Guru is not so easy thing | Bhagavad-gita Lecture, Tokyo

Prabhupada, Tokyo, January 28, 1975: […] One who has understood thoroughly Krishna as the supreme controller, he is guru. He is guru. Otherwise one cannot be guru. Yei krsna-tattva-vetta sei guru haya [Cc. Madhya 8.128]. Who can be guru? Guru is not artificial thing, “Guru Maharaja”, “this Maharaja…”, no. One who has firmly understood that Krishna is the original cause of everything, He is the Supreme Person — nobody can remove him from that firm convictional position — then he is guru. Otherwise he is not guru. Guru is not so easy thing. Budha bhava-samanvitah. One who has understood Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, the supreme maintainer, the Supreme Person, everything, only one, vasudevah sarvam iti [Bg. 7.19] — that is guru. But otherwise, he is not guru, one who has not understood Krishna. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms, yei krsna-tattva-vetta sei guru haya [Cc. Madhya 8.128]. One who has understood Krishna as the supreme controller, the Supreme Person, the supreme maintainer, and everything, the supreme, ultimate, then he can become guru. Otherwise don’t try to become guru.