Tamal Krishna Goswami:One of Srila Prabhupada’s symptoms was that he never gave up on a devotee. He said about Krishna, “When you sincerely chant Hare Krishna, even one time, He will never leave you alone.” I feel the same way about Prabhupada. He also never left you alone even if you made many mistakes in his service. He did not reject you, he accepted you just as the parent accepts the child. Prabhupada knew that there would be mistakes, and he would chastise you like anything, but he never gave you the sense that he didn’t love you. Despite all of the grand mistakes that were made, I never got the sense that Prabhupada loved me less because of them. I always felt encouraged, not discouraged, despite our many mistakes.
Courtesy Reference: Remembrances of Srila Prabhupada Folio Vedabase- HG Sidhanta Das
