Love Krishna intensely without needing to understand Him; serve guru and Krishna together with proper discrimination.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Room Conversation about Siddhasvarūpa — March 21, 1971, Bombay 710321R1-BOMBAY [30:20 Minutes] Conv_710321R1-BOMBAY Prabhupāda: You have tried to follow the principles which we are following. Now here, all your associates, they have joined us? Devotee: Yes. Prabhupāda: So that..., that's nice. You are welcome. Where is Sai? Devotee: Oh, he's in Honolulu right now. Prabhupāda: So, what is his opinion?
He wants to keep himself separate? Devotee: What from? Prabhupāda: From us, from our institution? Devotee: He says... He told me several months ago, "I'm going to go where I rightfully belong, and that's at the lotus feet of my spiritual master." He said that "I have these disciples, so they are my responsibility, and I cannot make this step until these devotees are fixed up enough so that they won't go back to māyā." And he says this is possible, because this is where he belongs. So he called our devotees that..., he said that he wanted to please you he would be willing to transfer[?] to you. Prabhupāda: That's nice. So, I think once he wrote me letter, and I replied.
Devotee: I heard that. Yes, I saw... Prabhupāda: I think it was from that time, during [indistinct]. Devotee: Yes. I saw that letter. It was given to us in New Vrindaban. Prabhupāda: The thing is that we are strictly following the disciplic succession, and so, dovetailing.
It doesn't matter if he works independently on this principle, but a dovetailing will give him strength, spiritual strength. So best thing will be to amalgamate, and follow our principles and work from there. Officially, he has to accept a spiritual master. That is necessary.
So has he got any objection? Devotee: No. He's..., he left Honolulu first and he told me, he told all the devotees he was going to take the lowest position in the temple. He was going to surrender at the feet of your devotees. So he flew to San Francisco.
Over fifty devotees went to different temples. The first night, thirty-five devotees left. Six went to San Francisco with Sai. And he came back after a few days, and went to stay with Gaurasundara at his… Prabhupāda: They're, all your brothers, they have shaven heads.
Shaven heads. No? Devotee: Yes. They are all... Prabhupāda: All? Devotee: The first morning Sai told all the devotees, at night, and the next morning, he came out a little bit, our first meeting in the morning with his long hair, and then he went back to his room and came out again with his head shaved. He said, "Anyone who wants to follow my example, please do so." And every boy... Prabhupāda: That's nice. Devotee: ...every boy shaved his head immediately.