Hare Krishna PEMHO AGTSP.
I can not remember where i think i heard this before, so i am asking. Does anyone remember or know of a lecture or letter where Srila Prabhupada said the causing a disturbance to a devotee can also be an offense?
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"Ten Offenses To be Avoided"
Feb 70 , Los Angeles
"The first offence is, blaspheming the Lord’s devotee. Anyone, it does not matter that your spiritual master is devotee and nobody is devotee, no. The devotee, the life of devotee is already explained. That he is fixed up in God. He has no other business, than to think of God, talk of God, preaching of God, he’s a devotee. It does not matter weather he is born this country or that country or that province or this province or this planet or that planet, Anyone, whose life is simply absorbed in Krsna consciousness and thoughts of God, he’s a devotee. So, we should not blaspheme that .. our process is better, your process is.. that is due to ignorance. And so this is offence. Blaspheme the devotee."
https://prabhupadavani.org/audio/Lectures/032LCT.MP3 Full version of complete lecture on 10 Namaparad or 10 Offenses against the Holy Names of Krishna
By definition, 99.99% of us are not devotees. We are practicing devotees, Sadhak. Most of us, unlike a devotee, have other business, like our 8-10 hour jobs, or other agendas.
Now would you like to rephrase your question? Were you referring to Sadhak or Devotees?
Devotees must of course not be disturbed. Sadhaks, practicing devotees, who have ulterior motives, of pleasing their ego, wife, children, parents, greed, desires, anger and intoxication. Not alcohol. I noticed some Sadhaks, practicing devotees are intoxicated with concept of illuminati taking over.
What kind of disturbance did Prabhupada refer to?