Guru teaches to give up materialistic life, disciple follows

[Bhakti Vikasa Swami]

From this verse we can understand the meaning of initiation and the duties of a
disciple and spiritual master. The spiritual master never instructs his
disciple, "Take a mantra from me, pay me some money, and by practicing this
yoga system you will become very expert in material life." This is not the duty
of a spiritual master. Rather, the spiritual master teaches the disciple how to
give up materialistic life, and the disciple's duty is to assimilate his
instructions and ultimately follow the path back home, back to Godhead, from
whence no one returns to this material world.
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From Srila Prabhupada's purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.5.21