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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.
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