Devotional pursuit is easy and exhilarating, provided you understand what constitutes true devotion. As the fondness for the Lord grows, you should feel dispassion (virakti) towards the worldly allurements. When both bhakti and virakti grace the heart, experience of the Supreme (bhagavat-prabodha) will dawn irresistibly. If devotion does not bestow such realization, it is due to the lack of complementary qualities like viveka (truthful discrimination) and vairāgya (dispassion).
-Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
