Community means to help one another. Community means I learn from you; you learn from the principles. But if you don't like community, you do it yourself.
Evening Conversation -- January 25, 1977, Puri:
Satsvarūpa: Some people don't like to live in the community.
Prabhupāda: Eh?
Satsvarūpa: Some people, they don't want to join...
Prabhupāda: Community, if you don't, you independently live. But this is the principle.
Satsvarūpa: Yes. They can do that in their house. They can live in their house and do all that.
Prabhupāda: Wherever you live, this is the principle.
Gargamuni: There are many people who are doing that.
Prabhupāda: Yes, why not?
Gargamuni: They are offering their food, they have...
Prabhupāda: There is no question. Community means to help one another. If you can help yourself, do it.
Satsvarūpa: But at least meet with us for training, for classes.
Prabhupāda: Yes. This is training.
Community means I learn from you; you learn from the principles. But if you don't like community, you do it yourself. But this is opportunity. You learn it. Sādhu-saṅga [Cc. Madhya 22.83]. By association of... And we must be sādhus. If we are also dogs and hogs, what they will learn?