"Arguments are like a full-frontal attack on a person's identity. Reading a book is like slipping the seed of an idea into a person's brain and letting it grow on their own terms. There's enough wrestling going on in someone's head when they are overcoming a pre-existing belief. They don't need to wrestle with you too.

Please tell us a little bit about the fate of your daughter Sarasvati. I remember Lecture of HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami where he says: "Where is little Saraswati?"

Eric Clapton: It was an amazing experience to be listening to it in the condition we were in. They had begun to explore Indian mysticism, perhaps as a result of George's influence and at some point the chanting of 'Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare' began to be heard in the club... we were all dancing to the rhythm. I have to admit we were pretty moved by the whole thing