Do not treat anyone harshly
A Vaiṣṇava is known as a perfect gentleman. Correct with care, not with harshness.
Asked how to recognize a Vaiṣṇava, the reply was simply: “He is a perfect gentleman.” Harsh words and rough manners do not fit that. If someone has to be corrected, do it gently and without anger, with the aim of helping them and not of being right. A harsh word closes the heart that a kind one would have opened.
- Whose teaching
- Bhakti Charu Swami
- Where it is taught
- Bhakti Charu Swami on the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava
- Source
- ISKCON Desire Tree