Sudāmā: She says that how much comment should there be for reading the books. In other . . . actually, the situation is that to be proper śikṣā, means that one must give instruction as the spiritual master. He has to follow your program, rising early . . .
Prabhupāda: That we have already sung: āra nā kariha mane āśā. Guru-mukha-padma. What is that? Read.
Bhadra-vardhana: Āra nā kariha mane āśā.
Prabhupāda: Ah. But I do not think otherwise. Whatever guru has said, accept it, final. Āra nā kariha mane āśā. Don't divert from this. This is infection. How you can divert from the instruction of guru?
Woman devotee: So just read it, not comment.
Prabhupāda: Yes. You read it or not read it, but you have to realize. Suppose one is illiterate, he cannot read, but he can follow. Anyone can follow the instruction of guru. Even he does not read because one is not educated. But, still if he follows the instruction of guru then he is going nicely. Āra nā kariha mane āśā, that is instruction. Do not need anything else. Stick to the principle of instruction of guru. Then you become perfect.
Sudāmā: Won't the person who is representing the guru, himself . . . (indistinct) . . . what if the person was following
Prabhupāda: (indistinct) . . . he is a rascal . . . (indistinct) . . . don't take him as a real . . . (indistinct) . . . guru, if he is deveating, he is a rascal.
Sudāmā: Is there anyway which one would know if he is deveating or not . . . (indistinct)
Prabhupāda: Everything requires little intelligence. If one is dull then it is very difficult for him. Spiritual life is meant for intelligent person. Otherwise what is the difference between cats and dogs and human being. And everything is there. Those who are following, they are happy, practically you can see. And those who are not following, they are unhappy. Yes.