Jayapatākā Swami: If the guru is able to help you if you feel that Śrīla Prabhupāda is talking to you through the guru and you are able to cross over māyā,

then that is the right guru for you.

So you also get help from various śikṣā-gurus and Vaiṣṇavas.

I have fifteen questions you should ask yourself,

to help you understand if it is the right guru.

Jayapatākā Swami: Naturally when you are serving guru and Kṛṣṇa,

then you will be connected to guru and Kṛṣṇa

and you can feel that.

So, we try if we can either serve the guru directly

or by following his instructions.

And that way we can feel connected.

Jayapatākā Swami: You see, Śrīla Prabhupāda, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda is our Founder-Ācārya

and he had a special mellow with Nitāi Gaura.

So, if your spiritual master find preaching brings you closer to Śrīla Prabhupāda,

then you if feel that Śrīla Prabhupāda is speaking through this spiritual master,

or if you are somehow are able to feel closer to Kṛṣṇa through this spiritual master,

or if you are feeling a faith by following a particular spiritual master,

I have a list that is of 15 names, you can see whether any person can be your spiritual master.

If you want, I can bring that tomorrow.

You want?

Jayapatākā Swami: Some people, they have some inclination to someone.

If one cannot understand, they can take them as their śikṣā-guru

and amongst the śikṣā-gurus they can decide who will be their dīkṣā-guru.

Otherwise, I have 15 questions and one can ask themselves and thus choose who is their dīkṣā-guru.

So if you have the Jayapatākā Swami App I can send those questions out.

Jayapatākā Swami: If the guru gives instruction

to accept disciples,

then one has to follow the instructions of the guru.

In the Remuna for instance, there is a Deity of Rasikānanda

and his guru is Śyāmānanda.

So he was a guru in the presence of his guru.

Because he got instruction from Śyāmānanda Paṇḍita to accept disciples.

I have in Russia, Caitanya Candra Caraṇa dāsa

and I asked him to be a guru.

He has thousands of disciples,

and he is preaching in Russia.

Similarly, I am asking other disciples who are qualified,

and unless one is asked by the guru

it is true that they should not accept disciples.

But if the guru asks,

if he orders then that has to be carried out by the disciple.

Jayapatākā Swami: You see, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda he gave me many instructions. I mean, at least 30 things to do, at least. And maybe more. And what I have done in my Jayapatākā Swami App, I have listed all of those. And of course, some of those things are instructions that Śrīla Prabhupāda gave to everybody, and some things he gave specifically to me, or to a few others. I asked any disciples, śikṣā disciples, well-wishers if they can you help me to fulfill these instructions. And you may help in one or help in five or many more.

So I gave all these instructions that Śrīla Prabhupāda gave me and requested the people to help me.

So, I give them a free will to choose from any of those instructions.

Hare Kṛṣṇa!