Eight Things that Help a Devotee Advance (10/19/13)

Eight Things that Help a Devotee Advance (10/19/13)

Dear ______ Dāsī,

Firstly, there were no files of Portuguese translation attached to your email.

As for the book ‘The Golden Staircase’ is concerned, please check with ____ Mahārāja about that.

Several things help a devotee to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness:

1] Constant chanting of the holy name
2] good Vaiṣṇava association
3] service to higher Vaiṣṇavas
4] correctly grasping Gauḍīya siddhānta
5] enthusiasm for service
6] patience for the results to come
7] studying Vaiṣṇava literature  and
8] regularly honoring Kṛṣṇa-prasādam.

You cannot rush the process, only hope against hope that you will be successful.

– SN