Vaishnava Initiation means that one has connected with a bona fide spiritual master who is a devotee of the Supreme Lord in His personal form: Krishna. One prepares for initiation by learning devotional service in the association of devotees. Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra and realizing the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is, one develops a higher taste of pleasure whilst avoiding the four pillars of sin: meat, intoxication, illicit sex and gambling.