To gain equanimity, you have to do not reading, but systematic sadhana (spiritual effort). Then, you can be happy whether you are rich or poor, appreciated or rejected, prosperous or
unlucky. That is an armour without which it is foolish to enter the arena of life. If the arena is entered just for getting sensory joy, you are in for all kinds of trouble. It is like sailing in a tiny boat on a storm-tossed sea, without a rudder. So, enter upon the path of spiritual discipline now itself. (SSS Vol.1, p. 92)
The Lord’s name is like a boat for a man crossing the ocean of life. It is supremely important in the Kali Age. It has been declared that there is nothing greater than the name of Hari in the Kali Age. By no other spiritual or religious practices can peace be attained in this age. (SSS Vol.22, p. 54)