Morning Walk in Sanand

0:00Prabhupāda: ...naturally.

Degradation of modern social standards

0:02Devotee: That was [indistinct].

0:08Yaśomatīnandana: Gradually they will start going around naked.

0:12Prabhupāda: No, they have already become. That is already advanced, to become naked. That rascal...

Meeting with John Lennon

0:26What is his name?

0:26Yaśomatīnandana: Rajneesh.

0:26Prabhupāda: No, no. That guru, Beat..., Beatle.

0:27Haṁsadūta: Oh, I know.

0:27Prabhupāda: Lennon. Yes. He has kept a very big photo, naked, near his fireplace. [chuckles] I was talking with him in his house and saw the photograph. And he is not at all ashamed.

0:55Yaśomatīnandana: Because most of the gurus that he met, they enjoyed it.

1:04Prabhupāda: Long hairs, naked.

Philosophical discussions with Yoko Ono

1:07[indistinct]

1:07What is his... Yogurt? No.

1:11Haṁsadūta: Yoko. Yoko, his wife.

1:14Prabhupāda: Yes. [chuckles] She is great philosopher. She was talking with me like a great philosopher. [break]

Leadership roles within the Beatles

1:38...head of the Beatles?

1:41Haṁsadūta: Actually, Lennon was.

1:44Prabhupāda: He was the head.

1:44Haṁsadūta: He was the most outstanding...

1:49Prabhupāda: Directing, managing director.

1:49Haṁsadūta: Managing type, yes.

1:50Prabhupāda: And next, George.

1:52Haṁsadūta: No, George was always considered to be in the back, the background man.

1:59Prabhupāda: Last prentice. [aside:] Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya.

Challenges of maintaining spiritual standards

2:16[Hindi]

2:16Haṁsadūta: George is also again smoking and drinking.

2:19Prabhupāda: Ācchā?

2:24Haṁsadūta: Because he always has to keep that kind of company in order to produce his records.

2:29Prabhupāda: No, no, he is very nice boy.

Appreciation for George Harrison's character

2:34I have studied. Very good boy, George. He showed me in Bombay. He came to see me in Bombay.

2:46Haṁsadūta: Just recently?

2:48Prabhupāda: No, last year.

2:48Haṁsadūta: Two years ago.

George Harrison's personal spiritual practice

2:52Prabhupāda: He is keeping Jagannātha within his beadbag and chanting.

3:03Haṁsadūta: Just before I came to India, Mukunda met him for about two hours. He said he was very friendly, and he would arrange a ninety-nine-year lease for us and give us the right to the [indistinct].

3:23Prabhupāda: No, he's always good boy. What is the time now? Hari-śauri: A quarter to eight.

Geographical differences in sunrise times

3:44Yaśomatīnandana: Sun shines very late, the sun rises.

3:49Prabhupāda: Because it is in the west. The sun rises from the east, so from Calcutta to here there must be one hour difference. [end]