An Intelligent Person
An intelligent person should reject all bad association and instead take up the association of saintly devotees, whose words cut off the excessive attachment of one's mind.
Benefits of Association of Devotees
Through the association of devotees, one can engage in the service of the Lord by hearing and chanting. Thus one can revive his dormant Krishna consciousness and sticking to the cultivation of Krishna consciousness, return home, back to Godhead, even in this life.
Avoiding Bad Association
The most essential point of avoiding bad association is to give up the bad association of one's materialistic mentality.
Mood While Associating With Devotees
As we associate with others in our spiritiual communities, we should do so in a mood that these are the people that I am living with and they will probably also be the people that I will leave this body with.
Association of Devotees
What is the association of devotees? It does not mean that being around with people with tilak and shaved heads or with saris. It means engaging in the nine processes of bhakti (devotional service) together.
Impact of Association
Association can make us convinced about anything.