Why should we stay away from bogus Gurus/preachers and their bogus ideas?

Hare Krishna. All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following article exposes the intentions of nonsense preachers and also how to identify them and their nonsense concocted ideas.

Śrīla Prabhupāda said:

You haven’t got to change your situation. If you are a student, remain a student. If you are a businessman, remain a businessman. Woman, man, black, white–anyone can chant Hare Krsna. It is a simple process, and there is no charge. We are not saying, “Give me so many dollars, and I shall give you this Hare Krsna mantra.” No, we are distributing it publicly. You simply have to catch it up and try it. You’ll very quickly come to the transcendental platform. When you hear the chanting, that is transcendental meditation.

The Journey of Self-Discovery-His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Srila Haridas Thakur.. Disappearance 

credit to Balarama dasa

krishna1008: 21 Sept 2018 -Sri Vamana Dwadashi : Appearance of Sri Vamana Deva

Vamana lila in brief by Srila Prabhupada –

There is a nice story of a great devotee, Bali Maharaja. Bali Maharaja was a very powerful king, and he conquered over the heavenly planets. So the denizens of the heavenly planets, they appealed to the Supreme Lord to save them, that “We are now conquered by the demonic king, Bali Maharaja.” 

So Bali Maharaja… And Krsna, Krsna took the shape of a dwarf and went to Bali Maharaja for begging as a brahmana boy. And He approached him, Bali Maharaja, “I want something from you. You are a great king. You give in charity to the brahmanas. So I want something from you.” So Bali Maharaja said, “Yes, I shall give You. What You want?” 

Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur was INITIATED by Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaja confirmed in BACK TO GODHEAD – March 20, 1960