Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: That we won't have, though. The kind of businesses we do are not kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyam (BG 18.44). It's more or less businesses of incense business, jewelry business. We don't have extra milk products or grains, not very much.
Prabhupāda: So what is the harm if we do jewelry business?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Providing the men do not become contaminated, then there's no harm.
Prabhupāda: That is in his hand. Why he should be contaminated?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Shouldn't, but somehow our . . . you once said to me that "You Americans are already business-minded, so . . ."
Prabhupāda: Well, business-minded is not bad, but contamination is bad.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes.
Prabhupāda: If I chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and do business, what is the harm? Where is wrong?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: See, the trouble is that when you do book distribution, it's easier to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda: That is for that purpose.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: But when you sell jewelry, it's harder to remember Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: And our . . . we are not so advanced yet.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is the defect. Otherwise, if I am attracted Hare Kṛṣṇa, for my livelihood I can do anything.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Anything, yes. I've seen in India, many of our members, they are able to do their pūjā in the morning with an undisturbed mind and then do business.
Prabhupāda: Yes. All Marwaris do that.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Be ruthless as anything.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They are ruthless as anything during the day . . .
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: . . . and they're very humble . . .
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: . . . in their pūjā. But our men, if they are ruthless during the day . . .
Prabhupāda: My father was doing business, and he was a great devotee.