Are you my real father?
Satsvarupa: I was upset and with tears in my eyes I went to him and said, "My father said if I continue to have anything to do with this movement he won't have anything to do with me." The Swami saw my teary state and with twinkling eyes said, "That's all right." Sometimes he would encourage his students to keep good relations with their parents, but he didn't do that with me. He smiled and more or less told me to let it go. Not long after that in a letter I asked him, "Are you my real father?" He wrote back, "You have accepted me as your father, so I have also accepted you as my dear and real son. The relationship of father and son on a spiritual platform is real and eternal, but on the material platform such a relationship is ephemeral and temporary." I never had any problem with that. I just had to be careful not to advise students in Krishna consciousness that my way was their way. It is possible for parents and their children to come together in Krishna consciousness. But I do tell students what happened to me and what happened to Narada Muni and that they shouldn't waste too much time on it. They certainly shouldn't tolerate blasphemy when they go home.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 4 by Siddhanta Dasa
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