Gargamuni: Allen Ginsberg brought Timothy Leary, who started the LSD movement, to meet Prabhupada. Actually Prabhupada stayed with the chemist who invented LSD and he was initiated as Karlapati, a graduate of Harvard. When Prabhupada met these dignitaries he never criticized their ways. He never put them on the spot but always acted in a very charming way and asked them, “Can you help me in my movement?” With George Harrison he said, “You are a very important person. People are following you. You can help me in my mission.” He would actually appeal to them and try to engage them in service to Krishna. He was never condescending or critical of their personal life. He would only see the good things and try to engage them in service. Usually we always look for the bad things in somebody. Prabhupada was just the opposite. In fact if you did something wrong he would reward you with more responsibility. He never took things away from you. If you did something bad, he would send you out to do something more, give you more responsibility. The more bad you were, the more mistakes you made, the more responsibility he gave you; the more he was merciful with you.
Reference: Remembrances by Sidhanta Das- Folio Vedabase
