Prabhupāda: Everything. As soon as it is powder, they will mix with all rubbish things. And it is very easy to cheat you. You are susceptible for being cheated. So they take advantage and cheat you. So best thing is to import spices from India whole and either get it powdered or during time of cooking you make them paste. That is first class.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Crushing.
Prabhupāda: You just put the spices water, soaked in water for some time, and then in mortar and pestle you. . .
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Smash it.
Prabhupāda: That is very nice. And immediately you fresh prepare and put into the vegetable. It will be tasteful, and it will be beneficial. All spices are beneficial.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: And much cheaper.
Prabhupāda: Cheaper. . . of course, there is no question to you what is cheaper. For you everything is "damn cheap."
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: "Damn cheap bābu."
Harikeśa: The Rādhā-Dāmodara party has very good prasādam program. This halavā they make every morning—everyone is fully satisfied.
Prabhupāda: They are sane men.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We give . . . Every morning we have . . .
Prabhupāda: So why do they not follow your principle?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Ah, it's very . . . And the devotees love it. Every day, Prabhupāda, we. . .
Prabhupāda: No, every temple, give them example. Invite them in your prasādam.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. That's what I'm going to do today.
Harikeśa: I noticed the devotees would wait for prasādam with great. . .
Prabhupāda: Yes, that is nice. It requires good leader, that's all. (break) . . . Kṛṣṇa we must prepare very first-class foodstuff, and where is the complaint if it is first class?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It's all a concoction. Certain devotees have concocted. They have taken advice from other masters, food masters, what to eat, what not to eat, all concoction. It's clearly written in Bhagavad-gītā, those foods which are sāttvika—juicy, fatty. Everything is mentioned there.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Guide them. (break) . . .here the main business is slaughterhouse.
Brahmānanda: In this state.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Cow Country, it's called.
Prabhupāda: Eh?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: This is called "Cow Country." They call it that. On the highway you see that, "Cow Country."
Prabhupāda: Chicago is also this. . .
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Oh, very bad. That is very bad.
Brahmānanda: There's one area of the town that there's a bad odor.
Prabhupāda: Here also they say. Just like in Bombay, the Bandra.
Harikeśa: Ah, terrible.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: What's Viṣṇujana doing? (break) . . .his Deity, I've never seen it. He gets up early in the morning, wakes Him up, cooks for Him, then we offer ārati, then bathing and dressing the Deity, sings for Him all day. He's so devoted to Rādhā-Dāmodara.
Prabhupāda: Svarūpa-siddhi, arcana-siddhi. By simply worshiping Deity one can become perfect. Arcana-siddhi.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: That's a great advantage of our bus. Now we just traveled for two days in a row from San Francisco, but we did not miss one ārati. We had six āratis, full prasādam. We took bath on the bus in our shower room. We had regular classes, kīrtana all day. It was undisturbed.
Prabhupāda: So why not one week with them? (laughter) I am prepared.