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<div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
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<div id="Initiation_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Lectures" text="Initiation Lectures"><h3>Initiation Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureInitiationSeattleOctober201968_0" class="quote" parent="Initiation_Lectures" book="Lec" index="10" link="Lecture &amp; Initiation -- Seattle, October 20, 1968" link_text="Lecture &amp; Initiation -- Seattle, October 20, 1968">
<div class="heading">Of course, you have no affairs with demigods. Vedic religion there are hundreds and thousands of demigods. Especially it is going on that either you worship Kṛṣṇa or Lord Śiva or Kali, the same thing. This is nonsense. You should not, I mean to, place on the same level with the Supreme Lord. Nobody is greater than Lord. Nobody is equal than the Lord. So this equality should be avoided.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture &amp; Initiation -- Seattle, October 20, 1968|Lecture &amp; Initiation -- Seattle, October 20, 1968]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Śrīmatī means Rādhārāṇī. So Rādhārāṇī dāsī means you are maidservant of Rādhārāṇī. Don't think that you are maidservant of this world. (chuckles) It is very fortunate to become maidservant of Rādhārāṇī. Yes. So Śrīmatī dāsī, your name. So you'll chant beginning from here, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Then next. In this way come this side and again begin. Sixteen rounds at least. (Śrīmatī repeating:)</p>
:nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
:śrīmate bhaktivedānta svāmin iti nāmine
:All right. Take. Be happy.
<p>Śrīmatī: Hare Kṛṣṇa.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: So where is that paper, ten kinds of offenses? Where is that paper? There are three stages of chanting. What is that?</p>
<p>Young man: It is a picture she drew.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Oh, you have drawn this? Good. Very nice. Thank you very much.</p>
<p>Jāhnavā: With your blessing, would you give this to Sharon? Would you give this to Sharon with your blessing?</p>
<p>Young man: Śrīmatī dāsī.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Oh. It is a presentation. (chuckles)</p>
<p>Śrīmatī: Thank you.</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: Śrīla Prabhupāda? Should I read the ten offenses?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: We have them here.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Just see. Go on reading. Yes, you read.</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: "The ten offenses to avoid while chanting the mahā-mantra. Number one: Blaspheming the Lord's devotee."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Now just try to understand. Any devotee of Lord should not be blasphemed. It doesn't matter in any country. Just like Lord Jesus Christ, he is a great devotee. And even Muhammad, he's also a devotee. It is not that because we are devotee and they are not devotee. Don't think like that. Anyone who is preaching the glories of God, he is a devotee. He should not be blasphemed. You should be careful. Then?</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: "Number two: Considering the Lord and other demigods on the same level or assuming there are many Gods."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Just like there are many nonsense, they say that demigods... Of course, you have no affairs with demigods. Vedic religion there are hundreds and thousands of demigods. Especially it is going on that either you worship Kṛṣṇa or Lord Śiva or Kali, the same thing. This is nonsense. You should not, I mean to, place on the same level with the Supreme Lord. Nobody is greater than Lord. Nobody is equal than the Lord. So this equality should be avoided. Then?</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: "Number three: Neglecting the orders of the spiritual master."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Spiritual master's order should be as your life and soul. Then everything will be clear. Then?</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: "Number four: Minimizing the authority of the Vedas."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Nobody should minimize the authorized scripture. This is also offense. Then?</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: "Number five: Interpreting the holy names of God."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Now just like we are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, just like the other day some boy was: "a symbolic." It is not symbolic. Kṛṣṇa... We are chanting "Kṛṣṇa," addressing Kṛṣṇa. Hare means addressing Kṛṣṇa's energy, and we are praying that "Please engage me in Your service." That is Hare Kṛṣṇa. There is no other interpretation. Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. The only prayer is, "O the energy of Lord, O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Lord Rāma, please engage me in Your service." That's all. There is no other second interpretation. Then?</p>
<p>Madhudviṣa: "Number six: Committing sin on the strength of chanting."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Now this initiation, from this day your account, past life, all sinful activities, is now what is called, adjusted. Closed. It is finished. Now because by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa you can finish your sinful activities' reaction, that does not mean that you will repeat: "Oh, I shall commit sinful activities and I shall chant. It will be adjusted. The balance will be nil." No. Not like that. Don't commit that. Whatever is done is done. No more. Now there should be pure life. No illicit sex life, no intoxication, no gambling, and no meat-eating. Finished now. It is not that "Oh, I am chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Let me go to the hotel and take some meat." No. Then it will be a great sin. Don't do that. Then the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa will not fructify if you commit offense. Next?</p>
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