Try to realize the miserable condition of living beings, who are unhappy even in the higher planetary systems.
Seek truth with a philosophical mind, then accept all kinds of austerities and penances for the sake of devotional service.
Renounce all efforts aimed at sense gratification and devote yourselves to the service of the Lord.
Listen to discussions concerning the Supreme Personality of Godhead and always live in close association with devotees.
Glorify the Supreme Lord and consider all beings as spiritually equal.
Let go of all hostilities and triumph over anger and sorrow.
Cease to identify your being with the body and the home, and make a habit of reading the holy scriptures.
Live in a secluded place and follow the path that leads to perfect mastery of the vital breath, the mind, and the senses.
Have complete faith in the revealed texts, the Vedic scriptures (the Vedas, the original holy scriptures, also called “the true gospel”), and always observe the vow of continence.
Discharge the duties prescribed for you and avoid all idle talk.
While constantly meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, seek knowledge from a reliable source. By practicing devotional service in this way, you will be able, through patience and enthusiasm, to elevate yourself in knowledge and free yourself from the false ego (The false ego is the force that chains the incarnate being to material existence. It is the force that pushes the incarnate being to identify with his body and to want to dominate matter).
You, my dear sons, should act according to my advice; be very careful.
By the paths I have indicated to you, you will free yourselves from the ignorance bound up in the desire to enjoy your actions, and the knot of attachment that binds your heart will be definitively undone.
To progress even further, you should also abandon the means used, that is, you should avoid becoming attached to the process that leads to liberation.
One who seriously desires to return to God, to His original home, must consider the mercy of the Sovereign Lord as the ultimate good and the primary purpose of existence.