Offense 3: Qualifications of a Genuine Guru | Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu #25

What qualifies someone to be a guru, and which is more important, the shiksha guru or the diksha guru? Session 25 of our study of Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu (The Nectar of Devotion) by Srila Rupa Goswami, the classic guide to bhakti yoga. In this session: BRS - Offense 3 - Disrespecting Guru - Qualification of the guru; śikṣā guru or dīkṣā guru? 00:00 Opening 02:00 Recap - the Western and Northern sections 03:30 Recap - offense 3 05:00 Who is guru? 06:30 Qualification of the guru - tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta 17:00 Upadeśāmṛta 1 - vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegam 20:00 There is no bar for anyone to become a spiritual master 29:00 Lesser potent and more potent 32:00 The faithful son who earns for his father 39:30 Śikṣā guru or dīkṣā guru - which is more important? 48:30 Quotations about the guru 56:00 Looking at our paramparā 57:30 Mādhavendra Purī, Īśvara Purī, Nityānanda, Advaita ▶ Watch the full series from Session 1:    • Nectar of Devotion (Bhakti Rasamrita Sindh...   ◀ Previous (#24):    • Offense 3: Who Is a Guru? Diksha Explained...   ▶ Next (#26):    • Offense 3: What Is Diksha? Lord Chaitanya'...   #NectarOfDevotion #BhaktiYoga #RupaGoswami #BhaktiRasamritaSindhu #GaudiyaVaishnavism