Being an initiated member means that the individual has acquainted himself sufficiently with your teaching and gone through certain disciplines?

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"being an initiated member means that the individual has acquainted himself sufficiently with your teaching and gone through certain disciplines"

1969 Conversations and Morning Walks

Oh, yes. Certainly. That is the first condition to accept one as my disciple, because there are some restriction.

Radio Interview -- February 12, 1969, Los Angeles:

Interviewer: I assume that being an initiated member means that the individual has acquainted himself sufficiently with your teaching and gone through certain disciplines? Is that?

Prabhupāda: Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Certainly. That is the first condition to accept one as my disciple, because there are some restriction. I don't allow illicit sex life. I don't allow intoxication. I don't allow meat-eating and gambling. So I build up their character. So naturally my followers are very restricted. (chuckles)