Due to his bad habit, past, sometimes, not willingly, but due to his habit - habit is second nature - he does something nonsense. But that does not mean he is faulty

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"due to his bad habit, past, sometimes, not willingly, but due to his habit—habit is second nature—he does something nonsense. But that does not mean he is faulty"

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By . . . due to his bad habit, past, sometimes, not willingly, but due to his habit—habit is second nature—he does something nonsense. But that does not mean he is faulty. But he must repent for that that, "I have done this," and should try to avoid as far as possible. But habit is the second nature.

720229 - Conversation 3 with Bob Cohen - Mayapur

Pañcadraviḍa: I had an uncle and aunt. They were in the army, so when they went overseas, they could not take their dog with them. So they said: "The poor dog, he will be so heartbroken not to be with us," that they had him put to sleep. They killed.

Prabhupāda: In Gandhi's life also, he once killed one calf or some cow. It was suffering very much. So Gandhi ordered that, "Instead of suffering, just kill him."

Girirāja: Yesterday you said that the spiritual master may have to suffer due to the sinful activities of his disciple. What do you mean by sinful activities?

Prabhupāda: Sinful activity means therefore you promised that "I shall follow the regulative principles." If you do not, that is sinful. That is the promise. That is sinful. You break your promise and do nasty things, therefore you are sinful. Is it not?

Girirāja: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Yes. (pause)

Girirāja: But there are some things we're instructed to do . . .

Prabhupāda: Hmm?

Girirāja: There are other things which we're instructed to do which, even though we try to do, we cannot do perfectly yet.

Prabhupāda: How is that? You try to do and cannot do? How it is?

Girirāja: Like chanting attentively. Sometimes we try to . . .

Prabhupāda: That is . . . that is not fault. Suppose you are trying to do something, and due to your inexperience you sometimes fail, that is not fault. You are trying. There is a verse in Bhāgavata that a devotee is trying his best, but due to his incapability he sometimes fails. So Kṛṣṇa excuses. And in the Bhagavad-gītā also it is said, api cet sudurācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk (BG 9.30).

By . . . due to his bad habit, past, sometimes, not willingly, but due to his habit—habit is second nature—he does something nonsense. But that does not mean he is faulty. But he must repent for that that, "I have done this," and should try to avoid as far as possible. But habit is the second nature.

Sometimes, in spite of our trying hard, the māyā is so strong, push me into pitfalls. That can be excused. Kṛṣṇa excuses. But those who are doing willingly something, that is not excused.