sadhana

Listen to the mantra only. Knowing that you are helpless, but also that you are not your mind. Stop taking shelter of it.

I need to clean my heart by begging Krishna to come and help clean it. I need to chant humbly, knowing that I don't know what is to be done or what is to be avoided. I should try to listen carefully. I must avoid chatting with impure persons and avoid eating at the wrong time or eating things cooked by others.

I need to use my time to read, listen, and pray. I should try to fill my day with chanting.

I must bathe after waking from sleep because it pollutes my body with tamas and rajas.

I must be careful to avoid Maya's traps which are guilt based. I don't HAVE to associate with those who are not trying for the same thing. I don't HAVE to eat food cooked by karmis or unserious devotees.