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The Nectar of Devotion
Remembrance
Some way or other, if someone establishes in his mind his continuous relationship with Krṣṇa, this relationship is called remembrance. About this remembrance there is a nice statement in the  Viṣṇu Purāṇa , where it is said: “Simply by remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead all living entities become eligible for all kinds of auspiciousness. Therefore let me always remember the Lord, who is unborn and eternal.” In the  Padma Purāṇa  the same remembrance is explained as follows: “Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Krṣṇa, because if someone remembers Him, either at the time of death or during his span of life, he becomes freed from all sinful reactions.”
Meditation
Meditation means to engage the mind in thinking of the form of the Lord, of the qualities of the Lord, of the activities of the Lord and of the service of the Lord. Meditation does not mean anything impersonal or void. According to Vedic literature, meditation is always on the form of Viṣṇu.
In the  Nṛsiṅha Purāṇa  there is a statement about meditation on the form of the Lord. It is said there: “Meditation focusing on the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead has been accepted as transcendental and beyond the experience of material pain and pleasure. By such meditation even one who is grossly miscreant can be delivered from the sinful reactions of his life.”
In the  Viṣṇu-dharma  there is a statement about meditation on the transcendental quality of the Lord. It is said, “Persons who are constantly engaged in Krṣṇa consciousness, and who remember the transcendental qualities of the Lord, become free from all reactions to sinful activities, and after being so cleansed they become fit to enter into the kingdom of God.” In other words, no one can enter into the kingdom of God without being freed from all sinful reactions. Sinful reactions can be avoided simply by