The association of devotees is actually our most valuable possession. By that association we become fortunate, by that association we attain perfection.

There are holy places with sacred rivers and the demigods appear in deity forms. But these purify the soul only after a long time, whereas saintly persons purify just by being seen.

Kṛṣṇa, Who, being God, could eat anything, He has chosen these particular things to eat because out of all the different tastes they are the most developed and refined. So it is a nice direction to go towards. But I would say more important is to learn how to cook.