Following The Instructions of The Pure Devotees
Pure devotees of Lord are associates of Lord. To associate means to surrender unto them and surrender means to follow their instructions.
Association
Association is very important. It acts just like a crystal stone, which will reflect anything which is put before it.
Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 12,
Srila Prabhupada
Spiritual Gain
For Financial gain you need finance experts, similarly, For Spiritual gain you need association of devotee.
Association
Association of saintly persons alone can bring us eternal peace and everlasting happiness and carry us across the ocean of birth, old age, disease and death.
Happiness of The Spirit Soul
The spirit soul can be happy only in the association of the supreme living being, the Personality of Godhead, and nowhere else.
Srimad Bhagavatam 3.2.11,
Srila Prabhupada.
Associating Directly With God
To chant God’s holy name means to associate directly with Him.