# Spiritual Master and Disciple Instructions from Śrīla Prabhupāda's letters about initiation, the guru-disciple relationship, and the duties of both spiritual master and disciple. --- ## Dīkṣā Initiation ### The Meaning of Initiation *(Letters to be added)* ### Guru Dakṣiṇā *(Letters to be added)* ### The Initiation Ceremony *(Letters to be added)* ### Other Instructions *(Letters to be added)* ### Gāyatrī Initiation *(Letters to be added)* --- ## Relationship with Spiritual Master ### The Duty of a Spiritual Master *(Letters to be added)* ### Appreciation of Disciples' Service *(Letters to be added)* ### Chastising the Disciple *(Letters to be added)* ### Absorbing Sinful Reactions of Disciple *(Letters to be added)* ### Rebirth for Disciple *(Letters to be added)* --- ## Compassion of a Spiritual Master ![[letters/1968/680523_kirtanananda|I was always thinking of you. Sometimes I silently cried and prayed to Krishna that how I have lost this child]] —Kīrtanānanda, 23 May, 1968 --- **[← Back to Śikṣāmṛta](wiki/compile/siksamrita)**