Māyeśvara dāsa: Gurudeva, I have a question. In spiritual life, when
we first come in contact with devotees, there is great enthusiasm
and faith built. But because of rough dealings, sometimes from
‘senior devotees,’ our faith gets crushed and we lose it. We have the
desire to regain faith. How can we regain faith?
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja: If you are strong – if you have
actually come for bhajana – this problem will not come. It comes
when you are weak.
You will have to be strong. If you have really come for bhajana,
why would you face so many problems?
Māyeśvara dāsa: Sometimes people who…
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja: Don’t look in the direction
of problems. Go on with your bhakti. It is your fault that you are
seeing obstacles. Don’t see obstacles. No trouble was ever able to
come to me – never in my entire life.

Morning Walks and Conversations with Śrīla Bhaktivedanta Nārāyaṇa Mahārāja 2010