“So you are good Vaisnava. You do not find fault with anyone.”
“So in your letter you are not finding fault with anyone. So you are good Vaisnava. You do not find fault with anyone. This is the qualification. We should always think ourselves very humble and meek. This you must know.
So we have to all cooperate amongst ourselves, otherwise what will people think if we ourselves fight with one another? A devotee is always ideal in behavior.”
(Srila Prabhupada letter, December 12, 1974)
Ayodhyadeva dasa: If with devotees we
become like flies
and feel the “need” to criticize
tell outrageous lies
their “faults” advertise
falldowns publicize
or we heavily chastise
dislike or even despise
stigmatize
demonize
scandalize
minimize
polarize
or want to terrorize
maybe even ostracize
it may come as a surprise
but
the wise
advise
and emphasize
that we have to realize
and recognize
the need to apologize
with tears in the eyes
otherwise
as our enthusiasm dies
and our own problems arise
this attitude will cause our demise,
the boat we are on is going to capsize
our spiritual life we will surely jeopardize
anything we have achieved will vaporize
and thus we can wave our own bhakti bye byes
I’m far from perfect and notice that I often feel the urge to find fault with others. Sometimes, however, I have the presence of mind to go out and chant the maha mantra in public instead. Somehow that always really seems to help. When I get back either I’ve forgotten whatever it may have been that perturbed me or it no longer seems so terrible or pressing.