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Qualities of Jagat Guru

(6) One should search out a bona fide spiritual master who can lead him gradually to the stage of spiritual realization, and one must submit himself to such a spiritual master, render him service and ask relevant questions.

Srila Rupa Gosvami describes the qualities of a bona fide spiritual master: "A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind's demands, the actions of anger, and the urges of the tongue, belly, and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world." A guru is judged not just by what he preaches, but by what he practices. The Sanskrit word guru means "heavy." A spiritual master is heavy with transcendental knowledge.

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