Six Secrets Of Success In Bhakti - Prabhupada 0161

700802 - Lecture Purport to Nrsimha Prayers - Los Angeles

So six things are required for advancing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The first thing is enthusiasm. Utsāhān dhairyāt. And patient. And niścayād, with conviction, firm conviction. Utsāhān dhairyāt niścayād tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt (vanisource:NOI 3|NOI 3]]): following the rules and regulation, chalked-out plans. And sato vṛtteḥ, dealing very straightforward. No diplomacy, no politics, no duplicity. That will not help you. Sato vṛtteḥ. Vṛtteḥ, his profession, should be very straightforward. No underhand dealings. Sato vṛtteḥ and sādhu-saṅga (CC Madhya 22.83), and in the association of devotees.

Six things - enthusiasm, patience, firm conviction, following the rules and regulations, dealing straightforward, no duplicity, and in association of devotees. If you can keep these six principles always in front, then your progress in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is sure. There is no doubt about it.