Revatīnandana: "The eighth offense is comparing the holy name to material piety."
Prabhupāda: Yes. And another thing, just like we are holding this ceremony, initiation ceremony. It should not be accepted just we are functioning some ritualistic ceremony. No. It is different from ritualistic ceremony. Although it appears like ritualistic, it is transcendental. Ritualistic ceremony, they are meant for giving you advantage of become pious, from impious life.
It also gives that, but this is not the ultimate aim. The ultimate aim is to give you love of God, which is far, far transcendental to the pious and impious activities. That is a different thing that belongs to the spiritual world—love of God.
It is not that it is a function to nullify your sinful activities. That is automatically done. Just like if you get one million dollars, the purpose of ten dollars automatically solved. Similarly, this acceptance of holy name of God will automatically wash off all your sinful reaction. That's a fact.
But it is not meant for that purpose. It is meant for higher purpose, to attain to this platform of loving God, rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord. That is the aim. Yes.
Revatīnandana: "The ninth offense is inattentive while chanting the holy name."
Prabhupāda: Yes. This is ninth offense. While you chant, you hear also. You don't turn your attention to anything else—mechanically chanting and thinking of something. Thinking of Kṛṣṇa is all right, but if I think something which is not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness . . . best thing is that I shall chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, and each word I shall hear, then it will be very much effective. Yes.
Revatīnandana: "The tenth offense is attachment to material things while engaged in the practice of chanting."
Prabhupāda: That I explained, ahaṁ . . . this is the disease, ahaṁ mameti (SB 5.5.8). The material disease means I am thinking this body, "I am," and everything belonging to this body or in relationship with the body, "mine." This is material disease. So we shall see. By chanting we shall see how much we are making progress, how much I am free from these two concept of life that, "I am this body, and anything belonging to this body is mine."
This is the test, how we are becoming free from these two concept of life. If there is still the concept that, "I am this body and anything belonging to this body is mine," then you have to chant very cautiously to make progress. Yes. That's all. These ten kinds of offenses you should be guard against.