Oftentimes people come to Krsna consciousness seeking relief from distress. They take shelter among the devotees without realizing that as they become devotees, they too will be required to help others relieve their distress. People don’t understand the welfare mission of this movement in the beginning. They are too absorbed in themselves and their individual, selfish needs.
Lectures From a Disciple, Vol 1, p. 243
Hartford, 1992