Category:Our Mistakes (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
Due to the conditioning of material nature, the tendency to commit errors is an unavoidable aspect of human life. In his profound wisdom, Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches his disciples that while occasional falldowns or misjudgments are natural, the true measure of a devotee is their willingness to humbly rectify these errors. He emphasizes that while the Lord easily forgives the accidental mistakes of sincere souls, practitioners must maintain strict vigilance—especially in publishing literature and managing the society—to ensure that carelessness does not disrupt the spiritual mission.
- The Inevitability of Human Error: Committing mistakes is a fundamental flaw of the conditioned soul, and sincere devotees must understand that such accidental slips do not disqualify them from executing their devotional duties.
- Avoiding Discouragement: Giving up one's spiritual career due to a mistake is a greater blunder than the error itself; true advancement requires feeling repentant and steadily moving forward with firm determination.
- Zero Tolerance in Publishing: While personal behavior may occasionally falter, there must be absolute vigilance in editing and publishing transcendental literature, as grammatical or philosophical errors severely damage the prestige of the movement.
- The Dangers of Management Negligence: Operating a global spiritual society requires careful attention to detail, as even a seemingly insignificant administrative mistake can drastically disrupt the harmony and function of the entire institution.
- Cooperation and Expert Consultation: The safest way to rectify and avoid future misgivings is to abandon the false prestige of the mind, consult authorities without reservation, and work cooperatively with other devotees for the satisfaction of the Lord.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Teaches His Disciples the Proper Attitude Toward Their Mistakes.
Pages in category "Our Mistakes (Disciples of SP)"
The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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- Abruptly if we stop, that will not be good. So we have to rectify by arrangement and agreement. I am simply surprised how you all GBC men agreed to give him $4000 per month. So the mistake has been made, now it has to be corrected by other ways
- Another request I have to you is that there have now been two instances of when somebody does not agree you try to get them out by calling the police. This is never to be done. This is the mistaken policy of Shayasundar, but do not follow this principle
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- Devotee should not commit mistake. He's above it. It is my business to worry. Because I do not show the stick, don't take advantage of it. Keep me less anxiety
- Do not worry about past mistakes and falldowns. Krsna has given you a new chance in taking care of one of His ISKCON temples, so the future is very bright
I
- I am easily able to pay you, and I am willing to pay you in principle, only I do not want to create any example which may be mistaken by other students
- I am proud to have disciples like you, who think freely, but correct their mistakes by consulting me without any reservation
- I am very glad to know that you are so much repentant even for this insignificant mistake, and that will push you forward further in Krsna Consciousness. Please be happy and work on with steady and firm determination
- I have just received the blueprint copy of KRSNA, the Reservoir of Pleasure and I have begun to read it through. But I notice that there are some points you should correct before the final printing
- I have nominated you as one of the members of the Governing Body because I know you are a very good soul and I shall be very pleased if the mistake which has already crept in our society can be rectified by your combined effort
- I prayed to Krishna to bring you back. Now, be very careful. Don't make any mistakes. Keep company with Bhavananda. He is very sincere
- I will have to see personally what are the mistakes in the synonyms and also how you intend to correct them. I was not satisfied with the corrections that were made before. I saw some changes which I did no approve.
- I wish that all copies, before finally going to the press, must be thoroughly revised and edited so that there may not be any mistakes especially of spelling and grammar or of the Sanskrit names
- If one is found doing mistake or doing something wrong, but because he is sticking to this principle of Krsna consciousness, he is sadhu. Sadhu means a holy man. He is holy. He is not doing any wrong consciously. But due to habit
- If the books are printed with spelling mistakes and other mistakes, that will be a discredit for our publication. So please see that editorial work is done very nicely
- If we are always afraid of our mistakes, Krishna will save us from all such misgivings and even imperceptibly we commit some mistake, He will forgive us
- If you commit mistake, by taking less food, that mistake is not bad
- If you know your mistakes and you're preaching, why this nonsense preaching?
- In a big machine, even one screw is slack, the machine stops. You know that? So we should not commit such mistake. "Don't care. It is a small screw." No. Even that small screw can stop the whole machine
- In every publication house all printing matters are edited at least three times. So we should be very much careful about grammatical and printing mistakes. That will mar the prestige of the press and the institution
- In some of the camps the acarya is being changed three times a year. Therefore we may not commit the same mistake in our ISKCON camp
- In the beginning there may be some mistake, but we must see that "Whether my mistakes are now correct?" That should be vigilance. Never trust the mind. That is the instruction here. Mind should not be trusted
- It is medical advice, that there are two kinds of mistakes in eating. Over-eating and under-eating. So under-eating mistake for old man is very good. And over-eating mistake for boys, that is good. So you can overeat. I cannot
- It is not our philosophy to print errors. Of course, our spiritual subject matter is transcendental and therefore it remains potent despite mistakes in grammar, spelling, etc
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- Never try to hear someone who is not in our line. It is simply a waste of time to hear and then again have to rectify the mistake
- Nitai may correct whatever mistakes are there, but the corrected material must be sent to me for final approval. So reprinting the volumes will have to wait until the mistakes are corrected and approved by me
O
- One mistake of judgment often made by the neophyte devotees is that any time there is some disturbance or difficulty they are considering that the conditions or the external circumstances under which the difficulty took place are the cause
- Others may be done by others. You print it. Even there is some mistake, that doesn't matter
S
- So far as the certificates are concerned, they are very beautiful and nicely done. But I have noticed that there is one small spelling mistake which you may be able to correct. "Srimati" you have spelled as "Srimate"
- So far as the mistake on the certificates, I think that only on the certificates to be given to brahmacarinis is it necessary to change the spelling, because on the brahmacari's certificate this word Srimate will be crossed out
- So far your telling me that some devotees consider that because there may be some grammatical discrepancies in my Srimad-Bhagavatam, first canto, then they may also be allowed to translate with errors accepted, that is just like imitating Raslila
T
- The composition which you have sent me, although it is incomplete, it appears to be nice. I do not find any mistake in the composition, but sometimes you have spelled Chaitanya as Chaitanya, and sometimes you have spelled it Caitanya
- The mistake is that being addressed as boss or prabhu one thinks himself as exactly Prabhu or the boss. One should not forget himself as humble servant even though one is addressed as prabhu
- There is no question of being disappointed. After all, we commit so many mistakes. That is human nature. To err is human. That is not fault. But try to rectify with cool head. That is required
W
- We are accepting these boys as brahmana because they have learned. Of course, due to their past habits sometimes they commit some mistakes, but they have concentrated their mind in Krsna
- We have to see that in our book there is no spelling or grammatical mistake. We do not mind for any good style, our style is Hare Krishna, but, still, we should not present a shabby thing
- We should cooperate. The hand and leg should cooperate for maintaining the whole body. Similarly, everyone should use his talent for satisfaction of Krsna. That is perfection. Not compete with one another. That is mistake
- Whatever mistakes that have been done in the past may be rectified. That is my request
- Why there should be mistakes? Mistakes makes the book useless. You must be very, very careful. It will be detrimental to the sales
- Why you are leaving out the name "Swami"? Please do not commit this nonsense mistake
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- You are noting down the mistakes and...? Noting down the mistakes, yes
- You say, "They mistake." Who are "they"? You say you do mistake. Don't say "they." This is bureaucracy, "they." You are all "they." Anyway, whatever is done, immediately make arrangement
- You should always remember this. A little mistake will spoil the whole scheme, little mistake. Nature is very strong
- Your only business is to follow the four principles of regulative life and chant Hare Krsna sixteen rounds. So there may be sometimes mistake. That will be corrected automatically