Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He's been reading your Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam every morning, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Huh?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We've been reading Śrīla . . . Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Prabhupāda: Yes, read.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Should I get a copy of that?
Prabhupāda: So here is a microphone. You did not know? Śrīmatī has brought two microphones.
Śyāmasundara: Oh, Uher's?
Prabhupāda: Yes, just see.
Gurudas: There's tapes also.
Devotee (2): Wonderful.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Gurudas: Tapes.
Prabhupāda: Oh, that's nice.
Devotee (2): See if it works?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Whenever somebody comes from there, something must be brought, because these things are not available. (break) . . . Indian, you cannot excel in mechanical knowledge than the Europeans, American. That is not possible. We will always remain hundred years back.
Everyone has got some special talent given by God. We should cooperate. That's it. Just like the hand can work in this way. We cannot walk with hands. That is the business of the hand. Similarly, I cannot cut the papers with leg.
So all living entities are endowed with special . . . we should cooperate. The hand and leg should cooperate for maintaining the whole body. Similarly, everyone should use his talent for satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. That is perfection. Not compete with one another. That is mistake. No (laughs).