One must take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master
tasmad gurum prapadyetajijnasuh sreya uttamamsabde pare ca nisnatambrahmany upasamasrayam[SB 11.3.21] “Any person who seriously desires to achieve real happiness must seek out a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of his spiritual master is that he must have realized the conclusion of the scriptures by deliberation and be […]