Krishna says: “I am not in the Himalayas where yogis meditate or in Vaikuntha. But, my dear Narada, I am there wherever My devotees chant My Names.”
Write confidently and as much as you can. These last days I am becoming more aware—or more willing to admit it—that I write for others. In that sense, writing is a most important service for me. Writing about chanting can be valuable preaching. It’s a way to serve the holy name and the spiritual master.
Srila Prabhupada says that the desire to render devotional service is a test whether one is chanting properly. Service should be the result of intense harer nama. By repeating the Hare Krishna mantra we are actually praying, “Dear energy of the Lord, Radha, dear Krishna, please give me Your service.” Therefore, we shouldn’t avoid service. Srila Prabhupada writes, “If one is purified by following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s orders—that is, by chanting the holy name of Krishna—one must certainly be eager to render service to the Lord. This is the test. When one engages enthusiastically in the Lord’s service, it is to be understood that he is reaping the results of chanting the names of Krishna and Hari.” (C.c. Madhya 16.188–89)
(_Begging for the Nectar of the Holy Name_)