another conundrum

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Is faultfinding good or not? How do devotees propose to resolve the

following apparent contradiction?

 

 

 

 

 

Lord Krsna mentions apaisunam--aversion to fault-finding--as one of the

godly qualities devotees are expected to develop. (c.f. Bhagavad-gita As It

Is: 16.2)

 

It is a qualification of a Vaisnava that he is adosa-darsi: he never sees

others' faults. Of course, every human being has both good qualities and

faults. Therefore it is said, saj-janä gunam icchanti dosam icchanti

pämaräh: everyone has a combination of faults and glories. But a Vaisnava, a

sober man, accepts only a man's glories and not his faults, for flies seek

sores whereas honeybees seek honey. REF. Ädi 8.62

 

One should reject such a deceitful mentality that acts only to find fault in

another. O faultfinder! O one with a deceitful tongue! You are like a

sweeper whose only job is to clean up a place of the dirty objects discarded

by others. We are therefore reluctant to touch you. A man cannot be

liberated until he gives up deceit. (ANANDA VRNDAVANA CAMPU ch.1)

 

Still, it is particularly a guru's duty to point out the faults of his

disciple.

 

Either son or disciple, you must always chastise him, not pat him, "Oh, you

are a very good boy.You are nothing. You are doing nothing." That is the

business of the guru, to find out fault.

 

Dr. Patel: Don't spare the rod.

 

Prabhupäda: Although there is no fault, the guru's business is to see:

"Where is his fault?" That is the guru's business. 740326mw.bom