Weapons of Love
When Lord Caitanya came, He didn't come with weapons of violence, but He came with weapons of love, His personal beauty, His Humility, mridangas, kartals, His devotees. Weapons of love to win over the conditioned soul.
Significance of Prayers
Prayer is a very important activity we have, it is a private talk between the devotee and the Lord. Akrura simply attained perfection by praying. In skanda-purana the glories of prayers is mentioned "A devotees whose tongue are decorated always with prayers is greatly respected even by saintly persons and such devotees are worship-able by demigods." It also helps us to establish our personal relationship with Krishna. because we are praying to Him, as that is our communication with the Lord.
Having Determination
Sometime because of the mercy of the Lord, the holy abode or the kirtan, everybody may feel some ecstasy, but then after the kirtan is over, after the narration is over, then mind goes back down to some lower level. However, if you like the mind to always remain in the ecstatic level, then we have to get purified. So we need to have a determination to go on with the process, no matter what.
Holy Places
The ability to purify one's sin varies from one holy place to other. Bhakti Vinod Thakur explained that Navadvipa dham of all holy place is increasing its strength day by day in this age of Kali-yuga. The Lord Nityananda, Lord Caitanya and Balarama visited all the holy places and acted as a filter. In this way the holy places got relieved of the accumulated sins. Similarly the Great devotees when they visit the holy place they can purify the holy place by their potency of preaching and carrying Krishna in their heart, by their potency of their connection to Krishna they can neutralise karma.
Understanding The Personal Activities of The Lord
To understand the personal activities of the Lord, one has to seek the association of devotees and by such association, when one contemplates and tries to understand the transcendental activities of the Lord, the path to liberation is open and he is freed.
Making Advancement
One must seek the association of persons who are Krishna Conscious and who engage in devotional service. Without such association one cannot make advancement.
Beginning of Real Devotion and Devotional Service
In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation and thereafter he is freed and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin.
Association of A Pure Devotee
One cannot compare the association of a pure devotee to anything material. Such association is always desirable, it is worshipable, it is praiseworthy.
The Topmost Benediction
The topmost benediction for those who are living in this material world and are subjected to the repetition of birth and death (transmigration) is association with pure devotees.
Significance of A Moment’s Association With A Pure Devotee
A pure devotee considers a moment's association with another pure devotee to be far superior than residing in a heavenly planet or merging in the Brahman effulgence.