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of  Bhagavad-gītā  according to his own whimsical interpretations and then rejects another portion. This is not  śraddhā .  Śraddhā  means accepting the instructions of  Bhagavad-gītā  in their totality, especially the last instruction:  sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja . “Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me.” (Bg. 18.66) When one becomes completely faithful in regard to this instruction, one’s strong faith becomes the basis for advancing in spiritual life.
When one fully engages in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra , he gradually realizes his own spiritual identity. Unless one faithfully chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra , Kṛṣṇa does not reveal Himself:  sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ . ( Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  1.2.234) We cannot realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead by any artificial means. We must engage faithfully in the service of the Lord. Such service begins with the tongue ( sevonmukhe hi jihvādau ), which means that we should always chant the holy names of the Lord and accept  kṛṣṇa-prasāda . We should not chant or accept anything else. When this process is faithfully followed, the Supreme Lord reveals Himself to the devotee.
When a person realizes himself to be an eternal servitor of Kṛṣṇa, he loses interest in everything but Kṛṣṇa’s service. Always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, devising means by which to spread the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, he understands that his only business is in spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement all over the world. Such a person is to be recognized as an  uttama-adhikārī , and his association should be immediately accepted according to the six processes ( dadāti pratigṛhṇāti , etc.). Indeed, the advanced  uttama-adhikārī  Vaisnava