Sometimes another devotee’s light starts going out, and you might be the very person who can rekindle it into a flame. You might not always think you can or should do much, but often a few words of sympathy or encouragement, even to a devotee you don’t know – or don’t know well – can make a huge difference in their lives.
In the month of Karttika, one should daily worship Lord Damodara and sing the Damodarastaka (the eight prayers of lord damodara) which pleases Lord Damodara, written by the sage named Satyavrata.
In the beautiful Govardhana area there is Radhakunda (a lake of radharani) which is very dear to Lord Sri Hari. One, who takes bath in it on the eighth day of the dark moon night of Karttika, becomes very dear to Lord Sri Hari.
If one chants the holy name of the Lord just to make a show, not knowing the secret of success, he may increase his bile secretion, but he will never attain perfection in chanting the holy name.
Purport on Chaitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila 7.95-96
Caitanya Caritamrta on Progressing in Spiritual Life in Different Yugas: For progress in spiritual life, the sastras recommend meditation in Satya-yuga, sacrifice for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu in Treta-yuga and gorgeous worship of the Lord in the temple in Dvapara-yuga, but in the Age of Kali one can achieve spiritual progress only by chanting the holy name of the Lord.
Purport on Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila 7.76
Prithu Maharaja is very emphatic in this connection — only an animal can give up the practice of chanting Hare Krishna. Those who are not animals but actually intelligent, advanced, human, civilized men cannot give up this practice of continually chanting Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Purport on Srimad Bhagavatam 4.20.26