Anarthas (Disaster)

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Anarthas (Disaster)

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura

1. Weakness of heart

The four types of weakness are:

1) Attachment to objects not related to God

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 God

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