In this material world, to stay together is a very difficult task. It is easy for one to stay alone in a cave, but to stay together in an ashram is extremely austere.
The only way to free ourselves from all the temptations and attractions of this material world, one should do the hari naam sankirtan. That is the only way.
The aim of spiritual life is to substitute lust by love.
By meditating and hearing the lilas of the Lord and the brajabasis, our disposition for Krishna and Krishna Consciousness gets nourished.
There are two types of chanting: Offensive, where the the result will be that the chanting will be stopped in due course of time. While the other one is offense less chanting, where we will be inspired to always chant more.
To be called civilized, one has to follow varnashram dharma.
