Srila Prabhupada about Hippie Mentality

Hari Sauri dasa: Once in Vrindavana, Prabhupada noticed that some of his men disciples were letting their hair grow. Different men had their reasons for growing hair, so Prabhupada had not said anything, but one day in the presence of his servant, Hari Sauri, and Bhagavata dasa, Prabhupada expressed his displeasure. Turning to Bhagavata dasa, he said, "You look very beautiful by keeping hairs. What is your explanation?" "Oh, I was advised," said Bhagavata, "that because I was going to the European countries it would be required to keep this hair." "But they have won victory in the court by keeping a shaven head," said Prabhupada, referring to a recent New York court case. "I asked their advice," said Bhagavata, "whether I should shave or keep the hair." Bhagavata was about to say more, but Prabhupada interrupted him. "What is that nonsense advice? Who is that rascal advice? By keeping hair, you become beautiful. This is without advice, this mentality of growing thick hair. We are known as shaven-headed, the whole society." Hari Sauri attempted to explain his own case, saying, "It is about three weeks since I - " but Prabhupada interrupted him. "Every fortnight at least," said Srila Prabhupada, and then again he turned to Bhagavata. "Before going to Europe six years ago, you were keeping hairs like that. 'Oh, I have to go to Europe.' That I have seen. You like to keep hairs. That hippie mentality is going on."