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21. "He does not require any labour on our part, for chanting His Name with devotion involves no effort."

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The conditioned soul is first called upon to utter the name of Kṛṣṇa. He should hear the name of Kṛṣṇa from an unconditioned soul who has no attachment whatsoever to the world, for it would suffice to follow the model set by such an unconditioned soul. The conditioned soul will then come to know that chanting is possible for him all twenty-four hours of the day, without using a single moment for any other purpose. If he is thereafter found to be impatient, if he is found to be hankering after a position in this mundane world, he will be a defaulter in chanting the name of Hari, the Transcendental Being. Kṛṣṇa, or Hari, has no mortal coil to be subjected to worldly assessment, as we have. He does not require any labour on our part, for chanting His Name with devotion involves no effort. So we should accept the views of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya in our transcendental march, in preference to any other advice. The true self, or unalloyed soul, should adopt a policy of not interfering with either
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20. "Everyone ought to be concerned about and seek out their eternal welfare. Everyone should be selfish in this matter, but most people in this world are engaged in activities that bring about the opposite result."

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  It is imperative for every human being to spend their whole day solely in spiritual discussions, yet our whole day is consumed in ordinary activities. Intelligent people must acknowledge that it is not the duty of any human being to spend their invaluable life in material sense gratification. Everyone ought to be concerned about and seek out their eternal welfare. Everyone should be selfish in this matter, but most people in this world are engaged in activities that bring about the opposite result. Children busy themselves in playing, the youth in family life, and the old in constantly protecting their property and in taking care of their body. This indicates indifference towards one’s true purpose. Hence, due to the desire to accumulate material gain, the people of this world remain indifferent to their own eternal gain. How unfortunate! Some say that there is no need to worry about one’s eternal welfare at the present, but this is not correct. If a person does not receive a proper
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19. "The ordinary meaning of the word kṛṣṇa is an entity which is different from Kṛṣṇa. It is something that is enveloped by the deluding energy of Kṛṣṇa. It is an object which is comprehensible to the other gross senses besides the ear. It is a product of our sensuous perception. We shall not defile the name Kṛṣṇa by accepting this meaning."

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Our purpose is to search for Kṛṣṇa. We have to consider in this connection two subjects: (1) Kṛṣṇa and (2) the search for Kṛṣṇa. The word kṛṣṇa has an ordinary meaning which is intelligible to all of us. This meaning is supported by history and the conditioned intellect of man, and this meaning leaves us ignorant of the Truth. We shall not accept this meaning. On the contrary we shall know the real, indivisible Truth Himself. There is a meaning which can enlighten us regarding the Truth. The ordinary meaning of the word kṛṣṇa is an entity which is different from Kṛṣṇa. It is something that is enveloped by the deluding energy of Kṛṣṇa. It is an object which is comprehensible to the other gross senses besides the ear. It is a product of our sensuous perception. We shall not defile the name Kṛṣṇa by accepting this meaning. -  by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupād a From The Gaudiya Volume 26, Number 5 Adapted by the Rays of The Harmonist team https://www.purebhakti.com/reso
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18 " That entity which is factually the complete whole is known as the Supreme Absolute Being. Subordination, or service, to that Supreme Divinity Śrī Hari, is the only true independence – and it is a delightful independence. Apart from this, all pretentious claims to independence by those who have adopted the mood of being the doer or the masters of this world are the cause of extreme distress. Such false independence is nothing but subservience and slavery to māyā."

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  Question 5: What is real independence? Answer: Endeavouring to become the Lord of this world is abhakti – the antithesis of transcendental devotion. The desire to become the Lord or to become independent, by worldly calculations, is in reality the desire for servitude and dependence. Independence in this world is but a veiled form of subservience. However, desiring to become the loyal subject, or servant, of the Supreme Lord, He who is the embodiment of sat, cit and ānanda, is the factual cause of attaining the most complete independence. As long as the living being holds fast the rope of Bhagavān’s mercy, he should be known by the term sevaka (servant). The inhabitants of this material plane who fancy themselves as self-dependent, and who thus afford themselves a mood of indifference, are truly dependent on others. But those who are subservient to the Supreme Lord are genuinely independent. When one achieves true independence, he is overwhelmed by the joyful realization, “I am etern
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17. "If at the beginning of every year, every month, every day and every moment, I do not remember my gurudeva, who saves me from absorption in that which has no connection to my constitutional nature or are separate from kṛṣṇa-bhakti, then I will definitely fall into greater and greater difficulty."

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"The moment I deviate from śrī guru, the moment I become forgetful of he who keeps me attracted to his lotus feet at every single moment, I will, without a doubt, diverge from the Truth. And when I am thus separated from śrī guru, countless misgivings and deficiencies will engulf me. I shall simply spend my time bathing when I’m hot and bundling up when I’m cold. In other words, I will become more anxious to arrange for my own comfort than to serve śrī gurudeva. If at the beginning of every year, every month, every day and every moment, I do not remember my gurudeva, who saves me from absorption in that which has no connection to my constitutional nature or are separate from kṛṣṇa-bhakti, then I will definitely fall into greater and greater difficulty. I will try to present myself as guru and will be swallowed up by the ill-mentality of believing that others should worship me as such. This alone is dvitīya abhiniveśa – infatuation with the worthless purposes of our unnatural state
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16. "If we live in this world in the midst of the discussion and message of the transcendental world, our reflections on that message will keep us aloof from worldly pain. No matter where you find yourself, that divine harikathā will never abandon you."

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  "While living on this earth, we do not get the direct association of many devotees from the transcendental realm. But because the conversations and pastimes of the devotees who were present during the manifest pastimes of Śrīman Mahāprabhu perpetually exist in the form of sacred texts (granthas) and sound vibration (śabda), or words, we do not feel so much pain in our worldly troubles. If we live in this world in the midst of the discussion and message of the transcendental world, our reflections on that message will keep us aloof from worldly pain. No matter where you find yourself, that divine harikathā will never abandon you . To be sure, you will even remember Bhagavān and comprehend the topic of bhakti within all the things of this world." - by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupād a Translated from Śrīla Prabhupādera Patrāvalī* by the Rays of The Harmonist team https://www.purebhakti.com/resources/harmonist-monthly/65-year-2-special-editions/1100-the-mean
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15. "When you are on your own, you should always read the Gauḍīya and the devotional literatures written by other Vaiṣṇavas. This will, in itself, enable you to reap the benefit of listening to harikathā from the lips of the devotees."

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"You are not hearing enough harikathā from the lips of the devotees, who are inclined toward serving Śrī Bhagavān and who are rapt in hari-bhajana. Because of this, you do not appreciate your good fortune. However, the fact that you constantly remain inclined to serve Śrī Hari keeps you aloof from adverse association. When you are on your own, you should always read the Gauḍīya and the devotional literatures written by other Vaiṣṇavas. This will, in itself, enable you to reap the benefit of listening to harikathā from the lips of the devotees. " - by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Translated from Śrīla Prabhupādera Patrāvalī* by the Rays of The Harmonist team https://www.purebhakti.com/resources/harmonist-monthly/65-year-2-special-editions/1100-the-means-of-attaining-welfare-when-sdhu-saga-is-far-away Rays of The Harmonist On-line, Year 2, Special On-line Edition “The Means of Attaining Welfare When Sādhu-saṅga is Far Away” by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasva
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