Activities and Attitudes Unfavorable for Bhakti

Unfavorable Activities

  • To eat more than required or accumulate more than necessary.
  • To work too hard for temporary things.
  • To speak unnecessarily or speak about material things that have no connection to a life of Bhakti.
  • To follow scriptural rules and regulations blindly.
  • To neglect to follow scriptural rules and regulations.
  • To keep the intimate company of persons who have no interest in Bhakti.

Unfavorable Attitudes

  • To be deceitful.
  • To be disturbed by material loss or gain, or overwhelmed by lamentation or anger.
  • To be greedy for mundane achievements.
  • To cause pain to any other living being.
  • To offend Krishna’s holy names.
  • To offend the temple Deity.