Anartha and How to Overcome Them

 

1. Weakness of heart
The four types of weakness are:
1) Attachment to objects not related to Krishna 
2) Deceitfulness or fault-finding
3) Enviousness 
4) Desire for fame

 

2. Aparadha – all kinds of offenses
The four types of offenses are:
1) Offenses to the holy name 
2) Offenses to the Deity 
3) Offenses to the devotees 
4) Offenses to other living entities

 

3. Asat-trsna – material desires
The four types of material desires are:
1) Desire for material objects 
2) Desire for heavenly comforts 
3) Desire for mystic powers 
4) Desire for liberation

 

4. Tattva-vibhrama – illusion about spiritual knowledge
The four types of illusion are:
1) Illusion about one’s own identity 
2) Illusion about the Supreme Lord 
3) Illusion about the processes of sadhana and prema-bhakti
4) Illusion regarding subjects unfavorable to Krishna consciousness

The creeper of devotion can never grow as long as one cannot give up these anarthas.

 

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