Prabhupāda: These new boys, they are understanding our philosophy?
Cyavana: Yes, gradually. They are attracted.
Prabhupāda: Hmm? You are reading books?
Indian boy (1): Yes.
Prabhupāda: That's nice.
Cyavana: One boy last night, he said he was ready to move into our āśrama.
Prabhupāda: Let him.
Cyavana: Yes?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Let him move. But he is going to cut his hair?
Cyavana: He said yes. He agreed. (break) (to boys:) Is that one of you who said you were ready? (break)
Prabhupāda: . . . nice. Here is . . . This is the qualification.
(break) . . . island can be developed in a very nice piece of country if the leaders are intelligent.
Cyavana: They are very interested in our philosophy.
Prabhupāda: The leaders?
Cyavana: Yes.
Prabhupāda: So why do they not accept it?
Cyavana: Gradually they will. They are attracted. They will accept. (break)
Prabhupāda: . . . only here I have seen. All the islands on the Pacific and Indian Ocean are all potential. Philippines, very . . . The Philippine boys, I saw, very nice. They are not guided.
Cyavana: Fiji also.
Prabhupāda: Fiji. Fiji also. Fiji, mostly Indian, but the original Fiji Fijians, they are also very nice.
Cyavana: What about Bali? There are also many . . .
Prabhupāda: Bali, there are practically Hindus. Yes. Everywhere. The soul is pure. They have been made impure by misleading.
Cyavana: All the outside influences are also here trying to make propaganda.
Prabhupāda: Just like here, this is māyā influence. These things should be stopped.
Cyavana: The Chinese come and make propaganda. The Russians come and make propaganda. The Americans come and make propaganda. They become confused what to do.