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Prabhupada: If one is convinced about this philosophy, that is success. It doesn't matter what dress. Let him teach his family and neighborhood. Let them do their own business. It doesn't matter. That is... Let them understand Krsna, Krsna science. That is wanted. Do that program. Make that program. He is coming, Ramesvara. Take to it very seriously.    (More...)

Trivikrama: Buick? It's a good car.    (More...)

Prabhupada: At that time in India it was eight thousand rupees only. Very strong car.    (More...)

Trivikrama: From America it came?    (More...)

Prabhupada: Yes. American cars were selling during British days-Ford, Buick, Chevrolet. These cars were selling. Dodge. [Dr. Patel enters] Aiye. Jaya. In 1925 I purchased one Buick car, eight thousand rupees.    (More...)

Dr. Patel: That was..., small cars were everywhere seventeen hundred rupees in 1936-37.    (More...)

Prabhupada: And Ford car was very cheap.    (More...)

Dr. Patel: Thirty-two hundred rupees. V8 Ford cars were sold in Bombay market for thirty-two hundred rupees, 3,200. Now you send a car for repairs, the bill will be six thousand, seven thousand rupees.    (More...)

Prabhupada: What can be done? Things have gone high, I was calculating the other day-twenty times.    (More...)

Hari-sauri: Thirty times.    (More...)

Dr. Patel: More than that.    (More...)

Prabhupada: Thirty times, yes. My father's income was from 250 to 300, and we were living very comfortably.    (More...)

Dr. Patel: It was more than sufficient, those days.    (More...)

Prabhupada: No, no, that three hundred rupees means... What you calculated?    (More...)

Hari-sauri: Well, at 250 rupees it came to seven and a half thousand rupees now.    (More...)