Purpose of life
the house of Vaiñëava? Because there one will at least have the opportunity to hear the holy names.
Associate and Distribute Kåñëa Consciousness Earlier in this verse we have discussed the point that one should avoid the association of gross materialists. To be very practical, no one can avoid the association of gross materialists. Even if a devotee goes on book distribution, he will have to associate with them. This is also the case if he goes on prasäda distribution or to preach. Someone may say that there are some contradictions in this philosophy. There isn’t any contradiction. We associate with these gross materialists with the purpose of influencing them rather than being influenced by them. We associate with them so that we can give them Kåñëa consciousness. We want to give them something. The conclusion is that a devotee, be he a brahmacäré or a gåhastha, associates with these gross materialists only to carry out the mission of the spiritual master and Kåñëa. While associating with worldly-minded people, the purpose must be to influence them to the path of devotional service unto the Supreme Lord Çré Kåñëa. In fact, this is possible if and only if we maintain ourselves spiritually.
Practicing Internal Samädhi A devotee should always practice internal samädhi. What is internal samädhi? It means that one always meditates on the instructions of guru and Kåñëa. In his mind, he 64