Lust
Somebody asked Srila Prabhupada how can I know I am becoming pure. Prabhupada replied, “Very easy. Are you becoming lusty while seeing some sense object? Who can say he is not lusty? If we are honest, then we have hope.
Fault Finding
1. If you find faults with others, You are digging your own Grave of spiritual life.
2. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu becomes very pleased with somebody who doesn’t find fault with devotees and chants Hare Krishna. But if you find fault, then no one knows what your future holds.
Criticism
Simply sitting in mouse holes and criticizing others will not work. There are many things which are making so much sound like radios, televisions. All should be utilized for preaching purpose.
Inviting Maya
Srila Prabhupada told his western disciples, “you have 3 main defects –
1. You are very restless. You change everything
2. You are not much afraid of maya
3. You allow too much free mixing between opposite genders.”
Changing Instructions
Acharyas said, “Don’t change what has been taught to you. If you change, then everything will be finished”.
Material Desires
We should ask ourselves, am I the speaker? If you think I want some credit from speaking then you are not the speaker. You are dancing and chanting in front the deity, if you think of people to see, think of name, fame, adoration then you are not really chanting. This is not the example shown by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.