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Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: May I ask another question, Śrīla Prabhupāda? “Is a guru essential for one to enter the spiritual path …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes, a guru is necessary. In the Bhagavad-gītā, when Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were talking as friends, there was …

Hari Śauri:

“[Arjuna said:] Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes. So a guru is necessary. Like Arjuna, everyone is perplexed about his best course of action. Nobody …

Similarly, when we are perplexed and cannot find any solution, at that time the guru is required. It is therefore …

Now, Arjuna selected Kṛṣṇa as his guru. He did not go to anyone else, because he knew, “I can’t find …

If we take instruction from Kṛṣṇa and abide by that instruction, then our life is successful. Conveying that fact is …

Now, one may say, “Kṛṣṇa is no longer present, so how can I surrender to Him?” Kṛṣṇa is no longer …

In the relative world, the word water and the substance water are different. When I am thirsty, if I simply …

So Kṛṣṇa is present through His words and through His representative. Therefore we advise everyone to accept Kṛṣṇa’s instructions in …

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: “Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: So this is the real guru – one who has seen the truth, just as Arjuna has seen …

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:

“Arjuna said, ’You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: And the Vedānta-sūtra says, athāto brahma jijñāsā: “Now, in the human form of life, is the time to …