You have to respect the individuality of each person. This is a leader, a real leader, a servant leader.

You have to respect the individuality of each person

Not that you have to do what I say, because I am the president. Guru can say, “I am your guru, you have to do this!” However, once you say that, you lose your authority. If you have to exert your authority in this way, you have lost it, because our movement is based on cooperation, love and trust.

As Srila Prabhupada was speaking, “We should not act in such a way as to destroy or harm individual initiative.” This means that we have to engage people according to their nature, which means that we have to ask them questions. Prabhupada would often ask people, “What would you want to do for Krishna?” Then he would engage them accordingly. However, to regard everyone as fitting the same mold is not good for the devotees in the long run. Therefore, we need varnasrama. Prabhupada said that 50 % of his mission is not fullfilled, and this means varnasrama. Varnasrama means that everyone has a different nature, and that he needs to be engaged in Krishna’s service accordingly.