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So here in Bhagavad-gītā Arjuna has realized, “O Kṛṣṇa, You are the Supreme Brahman,” So you should make Arjuna your guru and Kṛṣṇa your guru. Arjuna is the representative of Kṛṣṇa, the friend of Kṛṣṇa. The guru is essential. The real guru is Kṛṣṇa or one who has seen Kṛṣṇa, such as Arjuna.

For instance, we are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. If Kṛṣṇa were different from the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, then how could we be satisfied chanting the But this Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra – if you go on chanting twenty-four hours a day, you’ll never become

Now, one may say, “Kṛṣṇa is no longer present, so how can I surrender to Him?” Kṛṣṇa is no longer present? How can you say that? Kṛṣṇa’s instruction is there – Bhagavad-gītā. How can you say that Kṛṣṇa is not present? Kṛṣṇa, being absolute, is not different from His words. The words of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa Himself – they are the same. That is the meaning of Absolute Truth.

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:

This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement teaches, “Accept Kṛṣṇa as your guru. We don’t say, “I am Kṛṣṇa; follow my order.” We never say that. We simply ask people, “Please abide by the order of Kṛṣṇa.” other ideas of so-called dharma and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.” This is the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.

In the Bhagavad-gītā, when Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were talking as friends, there was no conclusion. So Arjuna decided to accept Kṛṣṇa as his guru.

Now, Arjuna selected Kṛṣṇa as his guru. The purport is that like Arjuna, we should also accept Kṛṣṇa as the guru who can intruct us in how to So Kṛṣṇa is the guru not only for Arjuna, but for everyone.

So Kṛṣṇa is present through His words and through His representative. Therefore we advise everyone to accept Kṛṣṇa’s instructions in Bhagavad-gītā and to surrender to His That is the instruction given by Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā. Just find this

Śrīla Prabhupāda: So this is the real guru – one who has seen the truth, just as Arjuna has seen Kṛṣṇa Arjuna heard Kṛṣṇa’s instructions and said, “You are the Absolute Truth.”

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: May I ask another question, Śrīla Prabhupāda?

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: “Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master.