Hello, Im new to understanding Krishna consciousnessand I have some beginner questions, so please help. First im beginning to stop eating meat wich is not so easy, since my parents raised my family eating it (im 18). But to ask my questions, I wanted to know if im making progress by chanting the mahamantra, (which i consider nondiffrent than Krishna himself), even if im not initiated? Also i want to know how do i become initiated? I live in Conyers Georgia and I dont even know if there is any temples around Atlanta. to be honest I dont know anything except Krsna is God and i want to be devoteed to him for the rest of my life. I do have some books The bhagavad gita, the krsna book, the theachings of Lord Chaitanya and brahma Samhita. so basically im tryning to understand these teachings as His Divine Grace Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada would want me too. But if anybody has some tips please help, also any help to start a CHEAP vegeterian diet would be great(I have no job). Thanks.