We should associate with sadhus; but it is very difficult to understand who is a sadhu. Even by trying to understand advanced personalities, one can become bewildered. It is so difficult to understand the position of a very high-class devotee. It is only possible when we are situated in a high-class state. Only a sadhu can understand a sadhu.
Try to follow all these things. I see that Western devotees are sentimental. They take bhakti very sentimentally. They actually want to follow everything, but after some days they can totally give up their bhakti. They try to engage their whole energy in this, but somehow, after some days, if they are not actually following, in a moment they leave it. So, we should be very careful—very careful.
April 08, 2000 Mathurā