Viṣṇujana: ...park areas where a lot of young people go for their summertime. And we'll be putting on our program right there in the park. We'll be chanting with our simple instruments. We'll want to serve some simple vegetarian, like a drink and some fruit, and discuss this philosophy amongst young people. We find that very successful all over the colleges in the country. And we think that around the Great Lakes here it will be very successful.
Prabhupāda: Now, we want this house just to keep them for sometimes with our association. That is temporary, for one hour or two hours, but I wish they should come and live with us for some time. Then it will be effective, more effective. That is... Therefore I wanted a house like this.
Mayor: Well, I think I probably should be getting on. Well, thank you very much for taking the time to talk to me this morning.
Prabhupāda: And I also thank you for your kindly coming here, taking...
Mayor: It's an honor to meet you.
Prabhupāda: So you can keep his card. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya. (break)
Śrī Govinda: ...to your wife.
Mayor: My wife may take it away from me. (laughter)
Prabhupāda: So you can take another for your wife.
Mayor: No, this is fine. Thank you very much. We'll see you all.
Prabhupāda: (laughing) Hare Kṛṣṇa. (mayor leaves) Now, try to get this house from the... He can... If he likes, he can do it.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. They're in a position. They have many such buildings, Prabhupāda.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: If not this building, they could give an alternate building.
Prabhupāda: Yes. But this is very good building. We can keep five hundred men.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They also seem to have their eyes on it. (Prabhupāda laughs)
Bhavānanda: This is a very wealthy community.
Prabhupāda: Oh, wealthy community. So invite all the young men to come and live with us for some time, and simply chanting, dancing, and give them prasādam. And if they like, they can read the books. Give this chance.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda? Of course, it would be beneficial if we had such a big building, but why can't we do it with the present building?
Prabhupāda: We cannot accommodate many men there.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: But at least we should be able to attract them.
Prabhupāda: Then you do this. Do this. This is the only means to save. Otherwise, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā. There is no other second alternative.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The point I am bringing up, Śrīla Prabhupāda, is that just like the program you're proposing, practically speaking...
Prabhupāda: My idea is I want to draw the attention of the authorities.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh.
Prabhupāda: You see? If they cooperate, then we can push on our movement more vigorously.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So with our present location here we cannot...
Prabhupāda: No, no, that you can do in a larger scale.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: I see.
Prabhupāda: We are doing it. In a small scale it is going on, but if we get some support of the authorities, we can push on in larger scale.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes.
Prabhupāda: That is the idea. We are not going to stop for anything. We are going on with our movement.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No. So the point is we need a larger scale...
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Brahmānanda: And we need help from the government.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, right.
Prabhupāda: And if there is good result, then government will... Just like they have thought Maharishi's movement is...
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yeah, they are supporting, the government is supporting that movement.
Prabhupāda: We are not being supported, why? We have not come to the notice of the government. (end)