We need to go deep in our own sadhana, in our own chanting, in our own reading. And Srila Prabhupada’s complaint still stands, “my complaint is that my disciples don’t read my books.” Prabhupada’s complaint, that’s a big issue and what are we doing about it? Nothing! That’s the issue! So maybe we can take

Srimati Radharani couldn’t tolerate a second, a moment, a fraction of a moment without remembering Krsna. Now that is meditation! Speaking about meditation, it goes a little further than staring in the water, it goes a little deeper than breathing through pranayam – it is a matter of complete absorption! (Kadamba Kanana Swami, South Africa 2009)

In one sense one is serving Guru by serving Iskcon because Iskcon is a transcendental movement so one remains in devotional service and as long as one is situated in devotional service, one is still connected with the spiritual master. But there are different levels in which one can serve the spiritual master. Lord Caitanya

Ramananda Gopal, one of the Leipzig devotees, just said, during prasadam. ‘Devotees may not always take shelter in the Holy Name, but they always take shelter in prasadam.’ Lord Caitanya referred to it as His secret weapon. One who will take shelter of prasadam, will eventually also come to the lotus feet of the Holy