Acting in Knowledge of Krsna 81

be so heartbroken not to be with us,” so they put him to
sleep—killed him.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: In Gandhi’s life also, he once killed
one calf or some cow. It was suffering very much. So
Gandhi ordered, “Instead of letting it suffer, just kill it.”
GIRIRAJA: Yesterday you said that the spiritual master may
have to suffer due to the sinful activities of his disciples.
What do you mean by sinful activities?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Sinful activities means that you
promised, “I shall follow the regulative principles.” If you
do not follow, that is sinful. That is the promise. Very sim-
ple. You break the promise and do nasty things; therefore
you are sinful. Is it not?

GIRIRAJA: Yes. [pause] But there are some things that we’re
instructed todo...

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Him-m?

GIRIRAJA: There are other things which we’re instructed
to do which, even though we try to do, we cannot do per-
fectly yet.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: How is that? You try to do and can-
not do? How is that?

GIRIRAJA: Like chanting attentively. Sometimes we try to,
but—

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Well, that is not a fault. Suppose you
are trying to do something. Due to your inexperience if you
sometimes fail, that is not a fault. You are trying. There is a
verse in the Bhagavatam—hm-m—that if a devotee is trying
his best but due to his incapability he sometimes fails,
Krsna excuses him. And in the Bhagavad-gitd also it is said:

api cet sudurdcdro
bhajate mam ananya-bhak
