How to become Guru, and BBT and distributing Srila Prabhupadas books is the heart and blood of ISKCON

[Paramananda das]

PAMHO
AGTSP
Srila Prabhupada has stated:

So every one of us, those who have come to this Krsna consciousness movement, expected to preach in the future and to become a spiritual master also in the future. But first of all you must spiritualize yourself; otherwise it is useless. So krsna-sakti vina nahe. Without... Just like without being red hot, you cannot burn any other thing. Similarly, without being fully spiritualized, you cannot make others spiritualized. Therefore we have to follow the parampara system. The disciplic succession, as we getthe knowledge, as we get the power, as we get the instruction, so we have to follow. That will help me to spiritualize myself. And when you are spiritualized... You'll have to wait for that time. Then, wherever you will preach, the result will be there.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.1.1 -- New York, April 10, 1969

The process to become empowered in KC is described by Srila Lokanath das Goswami to Srila Narottama das Thakura is described in Prema Vilasa:
Srila Lokanath das Goswami has stated to his disciple Srila Narottama das Thakura: Both Shrila Prabhupada and Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada have accepted Prema-vilasa as a bonafide scripture in their commentaries to Shri Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 13.60 purport.)

je vaishnava haibe laibe harinama;
sankhya kari nama laile, kripa karena gauradhama.

"Those who are Vaishavas must chant the Holy Names in a particular number everyday. Then Lord Gauranga, the supreme Abode of love will be merciful to them.

WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?

purva abhipraye sabe laha harinama;
keha laksha viseshatah mukhe gana.

"Everyone should specifically chant or sing the name loudly 100,000 times a day (64 rounds) with the mood I have described earlier.

EMPOWERMENT:

narottama laksha nama laya sankhya kari;
nama laile gaurangera sarva sakti dhari.

"O my disciple, Narottama! Please chant 100,000 names everyday while maintaining their count. If you chant in this way then you will become empowered by all the potencies of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu."

:

kali-kalera dharma--krishna-nama-sankirtana;
krishna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana.
(Cc Antya-lila 7.11)

"The fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Unless empowered by Krishna, one cannot propagate the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.

So from the above two verses, it becomes very clear that if one has to widely propogate the glories of the Holy Names, one has to get Krishna-shakti or Gauranga-shakti which is acquired when one completes the chanting of 100,000 names daily, according to Shrila Lokanatha Goswami.

ACHIEVE THE LOTUS FEET OF KRiShNA:

krishna pada prapti laksha laile harinama;
granthi purna haile eka karibe pranama.

"I again repeat that if you want to achieve the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, then you have to chant 100,000 names daily. After chanting four rounds (one granthi) or one round, you should offer obeisances to the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.


a pure devotee has no desire to take disciples unless Krsna himself orders him, because most in this world do so for fame and other ulterior motives ,so Lord Gauranga has prayed:
na dhanam na janam na sundarim
kavitam va jagad-isha kamaye
mama janmani janmanishvare
bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki twayi

O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth.


so the question is how will Lord Caitanyas mission be fullfilled:
prithivite ache yata nagaradi gram
sarvatra prachar haive mor nam-

[My name will be preached to all towns and villages in the world.]

Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Nityananda Prabhu and Namacharya Haridas Thakur after observing the troubles of jivas struck by Kali:

suna suna nityananda suna haridas
sarbatra amara ajna karaha prachar
prati ghare ghare giya kara ei bhiksha
bala krishna bhaja krishna kara krishna siksa

[My dear Nityananda and Haridas, please, give ample publicity of my order to all places. Go to every house and beg for uttering Krishna, worshiping Krishna and learning Krishna.]

Srila Prabhupada has asked all members of ISKCON to distribute his book and teach everyone from them by living example, this is how everyone becomes a Guru:
in the purport to SB 7.9.44

My dear Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and towns, they go to the Himalayas or the forest to meditate with vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others. As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these poor fools and rascals. I know that without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet.
Srila Prabhupada writes at the end of the purport:The members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are not at all interested in so-called meditation in the Himalayas or the forest, where one will only make a show of meditation, nor are they interested in opening many schools for yoga and meditation in the cities. Rather, every member of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is interested in going door to door to try to convince people about the teachings of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, the teachings of Lord Caitanya. That is the purpose of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. The members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must be fully convinced that without Kṛṣṇa one cannot be happy. Thus the Kṛṣṇa conscious person avoids all kinds of pseudo spiritualists, transcendentalists, meditators, monists, philosophers and philanthropists.

after one has spend this life and many lives to come selflessly distributing Srila Prabhupada books that is pure bhakti, making someone a devotee and teaching him also to live by Srila Prabhupadas books and distributing them by example he is Guru, this other kind of Guru does not cut it

In other words it is all the prime duty of all acting as diksa and Siksa Guru in ISKCON to make sure that all disciples are distributing Srila Prabupadas books and doing so by example ,this is real Guru

BBT and bookdistribution is the heart and blood of ISKCON

conclusion is chant 64 rounds daily without the 10 offences to the holy name, become a pure devotee and at the same time distribute Srila Prabhupadas books, then you can be Guru
and of course a Guru must be well versed in all Srila Prabhupadas books and that of the acaryas, otherwise he will be kanistha Guru and might teach much appasiddhanta

A real Guru is never independent of the teachings of Srila Prabhupada and constantly makes sure his disciples carefully study Srila Prabhupadas books and daily listens to Srila Prabhupadas lectures,this is Guru, when I find such a Guru, I fully surrender to his lotusfeet.And if he has such disciples they are also my Guru......
your servant
Payonidhi das