Sometimes devotees wonder, “How can we preach if we are not actually experiencing satisfaction in Krishna consciousness?” Sometimes they complain that they do not have the conviction to preach, since they are not experiencing Krishna consciousness themselves. How can we preach that Krishna consciousness is a joyful process when we are suffering? Those who express this concern often find their own ways to seek liberation. The desire for salvation is a subtle attachment left over from jnana or karma mixtures. If we find ourselves trying to avoid misery, it means we are in the bodily concept of life. It means we have not learned to find shelter in Krishna consciousness.
(SB 4.23.12, Kishinyov, June 1996)