The soul, not the body, is life's true reality; recognizing this overcomes all obstacles.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: No, no. Curtain. Rādhā-vallabha: Curtain, oh. Close?
Hari-śauri: Bring the shutter down. Shade, the shade.
Rāmeśvara: I showed Richard the "Hare Kṛṣṇa People" movie that Yadubara made, and Yamunā mātājī made some prasādam for him to taste. So he's gotten some introduction already. Richard: Okay. You came here not too many years ago.
Did you ever expect that it would grow into what it has over the years?
Prabhupāda: We came in 1965. Richard: Eleven years ago. And in a relatively short period of time you've managed to gather around you a great number of people. Has it surprised you, or...
Prabhupāda: Yes, I did not expect. When I came here I did not expect, because we have got so many strictures, so I did not expect that here the people will accept my proposal. Richard: Your proposal?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Because our proposal is "No sinful life." No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no gambling, no intoxicants. So I did not expect that anyone will accept this proposal. [laughs] Richard: Are those three sort of proscriptions...