If you serve a bogus sadhu, it will not have any
positive effect just like one cannot get cured by
taking a fake medicine. In Kaliyuga bogus sadhu
takes the garb of a genuine guru. We should judge
a sadhu by checking if his conduct is based on
scriptures or not. If one is unfortunate to come
in contact with a sadhu who is giving flattering
message then there is no need to follow that
instruction, but a genuine sadhu will only give
instructions that come in disciple succession.

The devotee does not want to stay away from
the chanting of the holy name, even for a
minute. When one cannot chant the holy name
because of the service that he maybe rendering
then one could always meditate on the holy name,
the different pastimes of the Lord, how He has
created this material manifestation, how the Lord
will annihilate this, how the Lord is performing
such wonderful activities in association with his
devotees. If we do not have this attachment for the
holy name, that means the material disease is very
strong within our heart.

How do we engage in devotional service?
Through the process of sravanam kirtanam.
Our unity has to be based on sastras, it cannot be
just sentimental unity; our unity is based on the
instructions of the spiritual master.