Can I chant less and do other forms of devotional service that inspire me more?
I feel more connected to Krishna when I listen to his pastimes or his devotional songs than chanting so is it ok if I chant less and engage more in other forms of devotional service answer any way we are attracted to Krishna is auspicious and wonderful and we should cherish that as an opportunity to connect with Krishna more and more and certainly do those activities more and more at the same time there is a prescribed process for purification that has been given by the Acharyas and it is following that process that will bring about sustained and last sustained and real transformation of our heart and redirection of our attraction from material things to Krishna that's why it is important that we follow that scriptural process also and following that scriptural process means that for example Maheshwara Prabhupada when he is called to chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra based on the teachings of the Vedic scriptures so therefore if we are serious about taking initiation in Sri Prabhupada's movement then we should chant 16 rounds and whatever other time we have we can certainly do those devotional activities which we feel most inspired to do so that means there is a prescribed process of devotional service which involves certain basic minimums and we should certainly do those and apart from that prescribed process there are other activities which we may feel inspired to do and certainly we can do those more and more so that we are always looking forward to doing them and doing them at every opportunity by which we don't feel the lacking that comes from not being able to practice devotional service the lacking that comes when we are idle and then the craving for material things that comes up so the idea is we should keep we keep ourselves engaged in Krishna's service in all possible ways so in the prescribed way that is given by the Acharyas and also whatever individualized ways that we feel attracted to Krishna so is one principle somehow or other fix the mind in Krishna but it is also that we should fix our mind in Krishna in a way that is Anukul that is actually pleasing to him and what is pleasing to him is what is done following the instructions of the Acharyas therefore we should do both while we are practicing devotional service and keep the prescribed basic devotional service as always to be done and whatever is individually inspired to do it at every opportunity that we get additionally. Thank you.