Giriraj Swami spoke on the second day of this year’s annual Gita Nagari retreat with Radhanath Swami. He read and spoke from Sri Bhaktya-loka by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
“Because a householder is engaged in earning, saving, and protecting the family, he cannot completely give up talking about others. It is best for the householder to live in a Krishna conscious family. When all one’s material activities are related with Krishna, then even his unavoidable talk about others becomes sinless and a part of devotional practice to Krishna. He should not talk about others in a way that is detrimental to them. He should talk about others only what little is necessary in his Krishna conscious family. He should not talk about others without reason.”
— Sri Bhaktya-loka
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