Offenseless chanting (Conv and Letters)

Expressions researched:
"chant Hare Krishna offenselessly" |"chant offenselessly" |"chant the Holy Name offenselessly" |"chanting 16 offenseless" |"chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra offenselessly" |"chanting Hare Krishna at least 16 offenseless rounds" |"chanting Hare Krishna offenselessly" |"chanting Hare Krsna Mantra offenselessly" |"chanting offenselessly" |"chanting offenselessly" |"chanting the Holy Names offenselessly" |"offenseless chanting" |"offenseless rounds daily are being chanted"

Notes from the compiler: VedaBase query: "offenseless* chant*"@10

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Offenseless chanting is the ultimate goal. In the beginning we are not offenseless, but by chanting, chanting, by practice, we gradually become offenseless. But this is necessary, that you should be offenseless.

Morning Walk -- February 3, 1975, Hawaii:

Prabhupāda: Therefore it is recommended that you live with devotees. But if you cannot agree with the devotees, you have got your own opinion, then you cannot make a new opinion so far the process is concerned. That must be followed. This is not good idea, that "Whatever I do, it is my independence, and I will chant." So that is good in sense that some day he will come to senses. Otherwise, for the time being, the chant is not very powerful. The fire in wet wood is not powerful. It will create some smoke. Although the fire is there. But if you put dry wood, immediately it will be blazing, and your business will be quickly done. This is intelligence. There are many examples. A patient suffering from disease, a doctor said, "You should do; you should not do." So if we follow "You should not do," then it becomes quickly recovered. But if he becomes under the treatment of the doctor at the same time he does all nonsense, then how it can be successful? It will take time. That is stated in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Pāpi jane aparādha āchāya pracūra. Pāpi jane aparādha āchāya... Offenseless chanting is the ultimate goal. In the beginning we are not offenseless, but by chanting, chanting, by practice, we gradually become offenseless. But this is necessary, that you should be offenseless.