At the dawn of our spiritual life we sincerely
and with complete submission and self-surrender
pray to God for receiving the protection
of Sri Guru. The Supreme Lord, perceiving
our earnestness and devotion with a view to
guide us on the true path, will send a real
guru. We cannot find Sri Guru by our own fallible energy. If we
guide ourselves by our own energy we shall
come across the pseudo-gurus and being
caught hold of by them by their temporary
pleasing manners, run down to hell.
— Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada
