Human life exists solely to know God and satisfy Him through prescribed duty and devotional service.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Bṛṣākapi: These are the Flemings, Prabhupāda. You are a professor?
Professor Fleming: Well, I'm retired. Bṛṣākapi: Retired professor? From what school?
Professor Fleming: University of Maryland. Bṛṣākapi: The University of Maryland. What was your subject?
Professor Fleming: Modern poetry and theater. Bṛṣākapi: Oh, very nice, very nice. This is..., ah, you are a physicist? Carl Werntz: That's correct.
Bṛṣākapi: And your name is? Carl Warentz: Carl Werntz. Bṛṣākapi: Carl Werntz, Prabhupāda. He's from Catholic University, physicist.
Prabhupāda: If you are uncomfortable, you can sit on this couch. Carl Werntz: No, that's okay, I'll sit like this.
Prabhupāda: You are welcome to sit down here. [background discussion as sitting places arranged] Hari-śauri: If you want to sit, you can sit on the couch. Bṛṣākapi: This is Eugene Thoreau, Prabhupāda. He's an attorney in Washington, D.C.