In one sense everyone in Srila Prabhupada’s movement is, or can become, a guru or at least an instructor, which is one of the meanings of ‘guru.’ Srila Prabhupada on several occasions quoted the verse “Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are given in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. In this way become a spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.” (CC Madhya 7.128). Expanding on the concept of guru, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura wrote in his will: “Do not try to become a guru to become envious. Do not try to become a guru in order to become absorbed in material attachments. But if you become my unalloyed servant, if you have acquired my potency, then there is nothing to fear.” In “Easy Journey to Other Planets,” Srila Prabhupada makes it sound like becoming a guru is part of advancement. In Chapter 1, — his “Anti-material Worlds” chapter — he lists twenty points under “General Practice (Positive Functions).” Here he compares a guru to being a monitor in a class – not the teacher – but more advanced than the average student. Point thirteen in Srila Prabhupada’s list reads: “He must not take on unlimited disciples. This means that a candidate who has successfully followed the first twelve items can also become a spiritual master himself, just as a student becomes a monitor in class with a limited number of disciples.”