Ten offenses against the holy name of the Lord
(We do not claim GHQ, other Polygamists, Misogynists, are not devotees. However, superior devotee is a joke. We see they follow avoidance of some of the ten offenses, but they break many.)
(We do not claim GHQ, other Polygamists, Misogynists, are not devotees. However, superior devotee is a joke. We see they follow avoidance of some of the ten offenses, but they break many.)
The offenses agaisnt the chanting of the holy name are as follows:
1. To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the holy name of the Lord. (This would include blaspheme of women who took spiritual initiation vows. Calling them *hores is committing one of the ten offenses.)
2. To consider the names of the demigods like Lord Shiva or Lord Brahma to be equal to, or independent of, the holy name of Lord Vishnu.
3. To disobey the orders of the spiritual master. (That would include vows, program for initiates, deliberately misconstrue his orders to make them fit their desires. Instead the disciple is simply to surrender to them, or admit to his problem, then fix it.)
4. To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic version. (Would not twisting of scripted fit here as well.)
5. To consider the glories of chanting the maha-mantra to be imagination.
6. To give some interpretation on the holy name of the Lord.
7. To commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name of the Lord. (Sinful activity, where shall their list of offenses begin?! Then blaming it on God, Guru, Sadhu.)
8. To consider chanting of Hare Krishna one of the auspicious ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities(karma-kanda).
9. To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name.
10. To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and to maintain material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this matter. (Maintaining kali yuga polygamy, man vs woman, power, hoarder or controller of money, overlord of material attachments fits here nicely.)
It is also an offense to be inattentive while chanting. (If only they'd pay more attention to Krishna, and stop thinking about women, sex, their other desires.)
Every devotee who claims to be a Vaisnava must strictly guard against these offenses in order to quickly achieve the desired success, which is Krishna-prema (Love of God).
