"The very gist of the guru parampara is siksa, the spiritual teaching, and wherever it is to be traced, there is guru. One who has the transcendental eye, the divine eye, will recognize the guru wherever he appears. One who possesses knowledge of absolute divine love in purity he is guru. Otherwise, the guru-parampara, is only a body parampara, a succession of bodies." (Srila B.R. Sridhar Swami)