How to avoid sins in life by identifying good and bad activities?
The activities that are recommended by the bona fide scriptures that help us to get elevated in devotion, are good acts. The activities prohibited by the bonafide scriptures that pull us back from devotion, are bad acts. Simple.
(Ten Sins through Mind, Words and Body a devotee should avoid! READ HERE!)
Let us understand this with a few examples:
(A)
Srila Prabhupada has said that a devotee should avoid the following four 4 activities:
Meat eating;
Gambling;
Intoxication;
illicit sex.
(B)
In addition to that, we must avoid doing certain fields to work for our earning:
Slaughter houses,
Meat shop,
Clubs,
Liquor/ cigarette sales,
Speculative businesses,
Cheating others with false promises for our earning,
Activities that encourage immorality, etc.
(Age of starting Karma! Do our violations or sins in the childhood add to karma? READ HERE!)
(C)
Then, as said by many scriptures, one should avoid the following:
Speaking lies for their benefit;
Cheating others financially, Sexually and emotionally;
Suppressing others for our own development;
Giving promises and not fulfilling them;
ill treating others and torturing them;
Killing any living beings,
Spending money unnecessarily for sense gratification because wealth is the resource of Lord;
Using the spirituality for our own personal development, etc.
(D) We ‘must’ avoid the following Spiritual Violations too:
Imitating or Violating the words of the acharyas;
Vaishnava Aparatha, ie, Blaspheming devotees (ill treating/ accusing);
Treating Krishna and demigods equally;
Thinking that Guru is an ordinary person like us;
Doing sinful acts in the strength of doing devotion and chanting.
(E) IMPORTANT:
While avoiding the above, a devotee should perform his assigned duties as a service to Krishna, not aiming to become popular or rich. He should accept whatever Krishna gives as return.
(What is ‘SIN’ as per the Scriptures? Definition of Sin & Tips to avoid sins! READ HERE!)
Thus, there are certain acts that should be avoided & followed by the devotees.
If a devotee always keeps the above list (A) to (D) in mind and avoid doing them, they can escape from the sins and they ill be safe.
Perform a good job/ business and accept the profit given as per your karma; Spend a part of that profit for the service of Krishna; Do all the sadhanas recommended including chanting; Avoid the prohibited acts mentioned above. Learn the bonafide scriptures regularly.
This is enough to avoid sins in life by to identifying good and bad activities AND to make your human birth meaningful. You need not refer all the Scriptures to know them.
This kind of Sinless Devotional way of life will elevate you to the Kingdom of Krishna and give you opportunity to eternally serve the Lord there.
(Story of 12 Siravanas that clears the sins just on hearing or reading! READ HERE!)