Ingredients
Get up early in the morning. Attend mangala-arati. Follow four regulative principles nicely. Assosiate with devotees. Listen lectures thoughtfully. Do service. This is what devotional life is.
Developing Spiritual Greed
Prabhupada says, “You may not have adhikara in 10th canto, but still you can go through, so that you can have ‘lobha’ that he was in that stage, when the day will come that i become like this little, and what to do for that! Krishna will give you intelligence.
Krishna is the centre of Attraction
This Vaishnava, Vaishnavi is just a dress, even though we understand it is present in the spiritual world but the actual attraction is Krishna. Mother Yashoda is not as much attached to Nanda maharaja as much she is attached to Krishna. Same is true for Nanda Maharaja also. We should know this. Whether one is a vana-prastha, sanyasi, grihastha, main attraction is Krishna.
Following in the footsteps
We don’t have to imitate our previous acharya’s. We just have to follow in their footprints. If we can become the grain of dust of the Six Goswamis and previous Acharyas, then our life will become successful.
Pay the price
One has to pay the price. You cannot get something very cheaply. If you pay cheap, you will get cheap.
Relationship
Stay away from those who are envious of Krishna, help those who are innocent, serve those who are senior to you, keep loving relationship with those who are equal to you.
Save yourself
First save yourself, then save others!
Practical Application
One who does not taste honey, how much he tastes sugar, molasses, guda, yogurt, he cannot know the taste of honey. Better to open the Jar of honey and taste it, and then have the Knowledge of Honey.
Secret of Success
Unless you are obedient, submissive, surrendered, and unless you carry out Gurus order, you cannot achieve any success.
Constructive Criticism
Let the authorities find fault. That is called constructive criticism. Better not point out faults in others if we are not given authority.