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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 10]
sādhūnām —of saintly persons;  sama-cittānām —of those who are equal to everyone;  mukunda-caraṇa-eṣiṇām —whose only business is to serve Mukunda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and who always aspire for that service;  upekṣyaiḥ —neglecting the association;  kim —what;  dhana-stambhaiḥ —rich and proud;  asadbhiḥ —with the association of undesirable persons;  asat-āśrayaiḥ —taking shelter of those who are  asat , or nondevotees.
TRANSLATION
Saintly persons [ sādhus ] think of Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day. They have no other interest. Why should people neglect the association of such exalted spiritual personalities and try to associate with materialists, taking shelter of nondevotees, most of whom are proud and rich?
PURPORT
A  sādhu  is one who is engaged in devotional service to the Lord without deviation ( bhajate mām ananya-bhāk ).
titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ
“The symptoms of a  sādhu  are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.” ( Bhāg.  3.25.21) A  sādhu  is  suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām , the friend of everyone. Why then should the rich, instead of associating with  sādhus , waste their valuable time in association with other rich men who are averse to spiritual life? Both the poor man and the rich man can take advantage of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and here it is advised that everyone do so. There is no profit in avoiding the association of the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Narottama dāsa Thākura has said:
sat-saṅga chāḍi’ kainu asate vilāsa te-kāraṇe lāgila ye karma-bandha-phāṅsa