Krishna's authority as Supreme Lord makes His words final law, not mere opinion, for all genuine seekers.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Indian man: I came to offer my obeisances to you. I became a Life Member as a result of Gopāla Kṛṣṇa's talking to me. Prabhupāda: In Bombay? Indian man: No, sir, here. I came to offer you obeisances in Brooklyn temple, and I asked you a special permission as my Gurudeva, which you gladly gave me, to teach Gītā in Poughkeepsie, where I am. And since then I have been trying to do your work sincerely in Poughkeepsie. Prabhupāda: Poughkeepsie. Indian man: Yes, sir. Prabhupāda: Where it is? Indian man: It is hundred miles north of New York.
I work there. I am an engineer, and I have been trying to spread Kṛṣṇa conscious movement of yours, trying to teach from your Gītā to the Indian community, and I have been slowly trying to get American people also involved. And, as I see, more and more American people are now coming in. And in fact, those people who are very steadfast, who come to attend my class, are the American people.
I am very glad to see that they are taking very great interest. And...
Prabhupāda: Indians are not taking so much. Indian man: No, sir, I'm... Prabhupāda: Indians are baḍā sāhīb. [laughs] Indian man: Ah. You see they have been going to... Prabhupāda: Ready? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, Śrīla Prabhupāda. I wanted to just finalize when you would join the festival tomorrow.
I wanted to fix that up, so I could, you know, just do that. We're leaving Fifty-ninth Street at two o'clock, and we're reaching downtown, the park, at four o'clock. In other words, it takes two hours, the route. At four o'clock we're going to have a Winnebago.
Winnebago is like a small bus which has a..., it has a lavatory in it. Hari-śauri: Like Satsvarūpa Mahārāja's traveling bus. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Right. It has a bathroom in it. That's going to accompany the parade in case at any time you require it, that will be right there. So it can pull alongside the cart.
At four o'clock we'll arrive, and at about four-thirty Kīrtanānanda Mahārāja will give a short introduction for you, and at four forty-five you'll speak. So at four forty-five you're expected to give the lecture. It begins at two o'clock at Fifty-ninth Street for two hours. Then by five, five-fifteen, the whole thing will be over.