Ten Sins through Mind, Words and Body a devotee should avoid!
If a devotee commits sins while following the devotion to Krishna, it is not fully effective.
So, a devotee should stop sinning.
Srila Prabhupada has given four regulative principles that are the primary requirement for every devotee.
In addition to the four regulative principles such as Avoiding meat, intoxication, Gambling and Illicit sex, a devotee should also avoid the following A devotee should avoid the following Ten Sins through Mind, Words and Body:
(4 GATEWAYS OF SINS IN OUR BODY DEVIATING US FROM KRISHNA! READ HERE!)
Ten Sins through Mind, Words and Body a devotee should avoid!
THREE SINS THROUGH MIND
(1) Thinking of grabbing the belongings of others;
(2) Thinking bad thoughts;
(3) Developing desire on the spouse of another person;
FOUR SINS THROUGH WORDS
(4) Hurting others by using sharp words;
(5) Speaking lies;
(6) Speaking ill about others;
(7) Speaking the topics that are not productive;
(How to repent for our past illicit activities and sins? READ HERE!)
THREE SINS THROUGH BODY
(8) Stealing;
(9) Touching the spouse of others;
(10) Torturing others physically.
If the above sins had been done innocently once, they can be cleared by taking holy bath in the holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Kaveri, etc.
Serious and well planned sins need to be faced the reactions as per the karma rules.
(How Yama knows the sins and good deeds of people on earth? READ HERE!)