So how sincere are we really? That is the question. And we should not so easily accept that we are sincere but rather we should see that we fall short in sincerity and that we should deepen our sincerity, that we should in other words, increase our commitment, because sincerity is measured in the commitment that we make- commitment that we make in sadhana and in service. It is that to which we must come to. Our Krsna consciousness is measured in what sacrifices are we ready to make for Krsna. We must make some sacrifice- not in the mode of passion, but a sacrifice in the mode of goodness, which means a lasting sacrifice. Not that one day we get up at one ‘o clock and the next day we get up at nine ‘o clock! Not that one day we chant 64 rounds and the next day we chant 4 rounds! No, no; we must make a 
commitment. Krsna is asking for this: sankhya-pürva näma-gana-natibhi; He wants us to chant a fixed number of rounds- not just as we feel. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura said that when we touch our beads, then we touch the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya! Isn’t that nice? I like that, myself! By touching our beads, we touch the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya! So that is quite a deep statement. It is said by touching the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya, there is mercy- obviously; He is the most magnanimous incarnation. So we must understand really how much benefit is there in the chanting, that we must do it. But the mind says, “Oh! So difficult! Oh! Other interests...other things to do.” And we are controlled by the mind. Thus we are not so sincere, we can see that. But we can strengthen ourselves by regular hearing and chanting and associating with devotees. That is really what we need to do. Regular means daily- daily…
commitment. Krsna is asking for this: sankhya-pürva näma-gana-natibhi; He wants us to chant a fixed number of rounds- not just as we feel. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura said that when we touch our beads, then we touch the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya! Isn’t that nice? I like that, myself! By touching our beads, we touch the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya! So that is quite a deep statement. It is said by touching the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya, there is mercy- obviously; He is the most magnanimous incarnation. So we must understand really how much benefit is there in the chanting, that we must do it. But the mind says, “Oh! So difficult! Oh! Other interests...other things to do.” And we are controlled by the mind. Thus we are not so sincere, we can see that. But we can strengthen ourselves by regular hearing and chanting and associating with devotees. That is really what we need to do. Regular means daily- daily…(Excerpt from New Jagannatha Puri class, Phoenix, Dbn, September '08, HH Kadamba Kanana Maharaja)
