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Māyāpur, India – February 29, 1972

Bob: Thank you so much for allowing me to ask my questions.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: That is my mission. People should understand the science of God. Unless we cooperate with the Supreme Lord, …

Bob: I met a young fellow today who came here because he heard that hippies were in Māyāpur.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: He’s Indian?

Bob: Yes. He lives nearby and speaks English fairly well. When he was young he worshiped Kālī [a popular demigoddess] …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Do not try at the present moment. You first of all become convinced, and then try to convince …

bhārata-bhūmite haila manuṣya-janma yāra janma sārthaka kari’ kara para-upakāra

First make your life perfect. Then try to teach others.

Bob: The devotees have told me that without consciousness of Kṛṣṇa all the time, you cannot be happy. But at …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: At times. Not always.

Bob: Yes.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: But if you become Kṛṣṇa conscious, you will feel happy always.

Bob: They implied that you cannot feel happy without Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: That is a fact. For example, if you are an animal of the land and you are thrown …

Bob: We are part of Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes. Everything is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa because everything is generated by the energy of Kṛṣṇa and …

Bob: How I can come to feel closer to God? I come to the temple at times, and then I …

Śrīla Prabhupāda: You have to be purified. It does not take much time. Within six months you will realize your …

Bob: Yes, I see.