When he's convinced that, "Here is actually a guru who can teach me," then you accept him, guru. Don't accept him whimsically

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"when he's convinced that," |"Here is actually a guru who can teach me," |"then you accept him, guru. Don't accept him whimsically."

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

When he's convinced that, "Here is actually a guru who can teach me," then you accept him, guru. Don't accept him whimsically. This system now should stop, that somebody's coming for three days—"Prabhupāda, initiate him." Why?.

740121 - Lecture SB 01.16.25-30 - Honolulu

The process is before accepting a guru, one must hear him at least for one year. And when he's convinced that, "Here is actually a guru who can teach me," then you accept him, guru. Don't accept him whimsically. This system now should stop, that somebody's coming for three days—"Prabhupāda, initiate him." Why? First of all see whether he's fit for becoming a disciple; then recommend. Otherwise, don't recommend. Because the chief recommendation is creating havoc. One is not fit for becoming a student, disciple, and he's accepting discipleship, and after three days he's going away. This should not be allowed. Therefore, in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta . . . er, Hari-bhakti-vilāsa by Sanātana Gosvāmī it is directed that the spiritual master and the disciple must meet together at least for one year so that the disciple may also understand that, "Here is a person whom I can accept as my guru," and the guru also can see that, "Here is a person who is fit for becoming my disciple." Then the business is nice.