Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
If Krishna consciousness is covered by material sins, one can eliminate the sins simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, but if one pollutes his Krishna Consciousness by offending a brahmama or a Vaisnava, such a vaishnava-aparadha cannot be atoned for by any means other than by begging the pardon of the offended Vaisnava. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.26.24 Purport)
In old age, at the time of death, the throat sometimes becomes choked with mucus or blocked by air. At such a time the sound vibration of Hare Krishna may not come out. Thus one may forget Krishna. Of course, those who are strong in Krishna Consciousness cannot possibly forget Krishna at any stage because they are accustomed to chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, especially when there is a signal from death. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.28.15 Purport)
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur sings "My dear mind, what kind of Vaisnava are you? Simply for false prestige and a material reputation you are chanting the Hare Krishna mantra in a solitary place." In this way people who do not preach are criticized. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4.29.1b Purport)
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