The core instruction from Sriman Mahaprabhu Himself

ataeva gopī-bhāva kari aṅgīkāra

rātri-dina cinte rādhā kṛṣṇera vihāra
siddha-dehe cinti kare tāhāṅṣi sevana
sakhī-bhāve pāya rādhā kṛṣṇera caraṇa

(CC 2.8.228-229)
ataeva — therefore; gopi-bhava gopi-bhava;
kari — making (serving);  aṅgīkāra — acceptance;
ratri-dine — day and night;
cinte — one thinks/remember; radha-krsnera — of Radha
and Kṛṣṇa; vihara — pastimes

siddha-dehe — in your spiritual body;

cinti — by rembering/mentally;
kare — does (serving); tahanni — unto him;
sevana — service; sakhī-bhāve — sakhi-bhava;
paya — gets; radha-krsnera — of Radha and Kṛṣṇa;
carana — lotus feet

“You all must accept gopi-bhava, and day and night

think about Radha-Krishna’s pastimes while mentally
serving the youthful couple (in Vrindavan) in your
siddha deha. By practicing raganuga-bhakti like this,
you will definitely attain sakhi/gopi-bhava and the lotus
feet of Radha-Krishna.”

Advaita: Showing that gopī-bhāva is not sahajiya, otherwise

Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who spoke this (in Caitanya-caritāmṛta
Madhya 8.228), would also be a sahajiya.