Will our parents or business or kids disappear if we turn off our cell phone while chanting? But surely our bhakti will disappear because if one drop of attention is on our phone, we are in maya. We are chanting inattentively and committing offense.
Envy is caused when one is influenced by the designations of the body – fat, thin, ugly, short, tall, rich, poor, knowledgeable, foolish, expert, amateur.
The eternality of our relationship with God is based on service.
As long as we maintain the independent spirit, we are actually cheaters, because no one is independent of the Lord.