Question: Due to work I need to contact non-devotees from time to time, sometimes more than four or five hours constantly, and I felt that my consciousness was affected. For a few days the quality of my chanting dropped directly, how can I maintain my consciousness to be undisturbed?

Jayapataka Swami: If you have to talk to people as part of your work, then you can see your work is needed for you to engage in devotional service. Everyone has to do some work, to maintain their body. So, you should talk as little as possible with the clients or...