Beware of sadness It can hit you It can hurt you Make you sore and what is more That is not what you are here for.

There's the whole significance of Krishna as the flute player who awakens our consciousness. It doesn't necessarily have to be a flute because for me it was a sitar or a guitar or even Elvis Presley doing "Heartbreak Hotel." It was like Krishna's flute calling me somewhere. It's just really simple when we can remember.

Be straight with yourself just to maybe save a few more people from being stupid and being ignorant.

Wherever I go in the world, when I see devotees, I always say "Hare Krishna!" to them, and they're always pleased to see me. It's a nice relationship. Whether they really know me personally or not, they feel they know me. And they do, really.

I've heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes.

It is an outrage that people can take other people's lives when they obviously haven't got their own lives in order.

I always felt at home with Krishna. You see it was already a part of me. I think it's something that's been with me from my previous birth.