“Even if it becomes difficult when we are out, we have to continue anyway. That must be our conviction when we want to do sankirtana for a long time. We must be ready to accept the difficulties for the sake of our spiritual master’s pleasure and Krsna’s pleasure. Problems and mental suffering will come, there’s no question. It’s a war, and at one point we will get wounded. So we have to be prepared. We can’t think, “We’ll go out, and everything will be calm and sweet, ” because at one point we’ll become tired. Or no books will go out, and the mind will flip out. Or lust, anger, and ignorance will influence us. We have to be prepared. That means we must already have the determination to continue for the pleasure of the spiritual master. We may make a short break to read or chant or listen to a lecture, but it’s simply to prepare ourselves to go out again as soon as possible.”

~Kalpavasini devi dasi, p.459-60