Hayagrīva: Can one chant when working?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Why not? Chanting is the basic standing of our life.
Kīrtanānanda: I think here, as I look at it, we're spending about five hours a day in ārati and kīrtana, which, I think, is really good because I think that is the heart of Vṛndāvana.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is the life of Vṛndāvana.
Kīrtanānanda: So I don't want to sacrifice that for anything.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That must be...
Kīrtanānanda: That must be there. That's the heart.
Prabhupāda: You can forego even reading Bhagavad-gītā, but that must be continued.
Kīrtanānanda: But now, right now, of course, this is not time for pruning, but I'd like to prune to show people that we really have something.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Kīrtanānanda: It would be nice for our community. It would be nice for the people who visit us so that they'd be able to see that "Ah, they're able to carry on with their gardening."
Prabhupāda: No. You also require some fruits for your existence also. Kṛṣṇa will like it.
Kīrtanānanda: Actually it will help morale if they just have a little better prasādam.
Prabhupāda: Yes. And now we require some assistants, more assistants. Yes. So Kṛṣṇa will send. Kṛṣṇa will send gradually. You'll have more men here, and engage them.