1. What is namaparadh?
2. How do we, the sadhak, know when we have done a namaparadh ?
3. How do we attone for namaparadh?
1. Namaparadh (spiritual transgression) means any kind of negative thinking about God, God's name, God's leelas, God's Divine abodes, or God's Divine Saints. Namaparadh can be committed by saying something negative, listening to something negative, reading something negative, or just thinking something negative. Namaparadh is more serious than an ordinary social sin (like lying or stealing). Social sins are generally punished in the next life when the person receives some kind of suffering as a result. Such sin also creates a negative sanskar (subtle imprint) on the mind, which makes the person more likely to have such sinful thoughts again. The effect of namaparadh is received instantaneously. It pollutes the mind, creates the worst kind of sanskar, and blocks the mind from being able to understand spiritual philosophy or feel the bliss of the Divine name. It also restricts the flow of Grace which the devotee is receiving from his Guru. It means that the Guru is still trying to Grace the devotee, but because of the devotee's wrong thinking, the devotee is unable to receive the Grace or experience it.
2. How do we, the sadhak, know when we have done a namaparadh ?
3. How do we attone for namaparadh?
1. Namaparadh (spiritual transgression) means any kind of negative thinking about God, God's name, God's leelas, God's Divine abodes, or God's Divine Saints. Namaparadh can be committed by saying something negative, listening to something negative, reading something negative, or just thinking something negative. Namaparadh is more serious than an ordinary social sin (like lying or stealing). Social sins are generally punished in the next life when the person receives some kind of suffering as a result. Such sin also creates a negative sanskar (subtle imprint) on the mind, which makes the person more likely to have such sinful thoughts again. The effect of namaparadh is received instantaneously. It pollutes the mind, creates the worst kind of sanskar, and blocks the mind from being able to understand spiritual philosophy or feel the bliss of the Divine name. It also restricts the flow of Grace which the devotee is receiving from his Guru. It means that the Guru is still trying to Grace the devotee, but because of the devotee's wrong thinking, the devotee is unable to receive the Grace or experience it.
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