Three things are required

So Srila Prabhupada told us to try to just understand that Krishna consciousness will not always be easy, and then he said, “Three things are required for success in Krishna consciousness, and you must always rely on them—enthusiasm, will (or determination) and patience.” So now you can take just that one little instruction from Srila Prabhupada and start to apply it in your life, and to the degree that you want to become conscious—to the degree that you want to become committed, start examining these things. For almost thirty years, I’ve been going around and asking devotees, “What does will or determination mean to you?” Because I felt it was one of the weak things for me; if I had more determination I might be a devotee. So I wanted that then, and I want that now.  So you’ll decide how much you want these things, but you can go very quickly to Krishna if you want them enough. And the wonderful thing is you never get filled up—there is never an end to it. Just like Krishna is unlimited, so are these things. So, once we get an inclination of what it means to be a disciple, what it means to surrender, what it means to be committed, what it means to be these three things, they become more and more of your focus, and more and more attractive. And you ask questions about how other people have them, and you study how you can get them. Because that place that you can go to, even while being in this Kali-yuga place, is so wonderful, so glorious. It’s what human life is meant for.