Commitment
Initiation is a kind of registration.The main thing is how sincere, serious, dedicated and honest you are. If you are committed to Sri Guru & Vaishnavas, then you will surely progress in spiritual life.
Crying from the Core of Heart
Chant just like a child. When a child cries, then father-mother may give the child some chocolate, biscuit. If the child is still unhappy, they may give toy. But if still crying, then the mother takes the child to her lap. Then the child is pacified. We have to cry for God like that. From the core of our heart, we have to chant like that. Do we chant like that?
Changing subtle body
Subtle effects the gross. Subtle body has to be changed by listening hari-katha.
Cleansing the heart
If we listen hari-katha with love & devotion, it can cleanse our heart from anarthas.