Re: Offender chanting Hare Krishna

Yes, Tommy. On an absolute platform, a devotee sees all souls superior to oneself so there is no question of criticizing any one...nindadi shunya hridayam...This is the symptom of an uttama adhikari or the topmost devotee. Constructive criticism is adoped in special cases by merciful devotees on the madhyama adhkari intermediate platform in order to help other devotees to undeviatedly remain on the right and pure path, not to belittle or insult any souls. But there is such a thin line that sometimes devotees may justify their criticism by quoting the above reason but they are still not fully purified from envy in their hearts for other living entities and Lord Gaura Krishna. In such a case, even if the criticism may be constructive, they will have to accept some reactions of Vaishnava Aparadha. That is why the safest path is not to even hear about the faults of others and totally avoid all criticism and associate with advanced devotees. Those devotees who are in the role of spiritual instructors may have to use construction criticism in very special cases but they should be very very careful and weary about it and keep it free from any tinge of enviousness. In one way, the normal devotees are even more lucky that they have no necessity to bother about even this constructive criticism. I am happy the discussion is churning more and more nectar on this topic. Pranaams. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna!

Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.

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