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business. [ Everyone laughs. ] For example, here in Māyāpur we have employed a contractor. That is not service—that is business. Is it not? Sometimes they will advertise, “Our customers are our masters.” Is it not? But in spite of the flowery language—“Our customers are our masters”—this is business, because nobody is a qualified customer unless he pays. But service is not like that. Service—Caitanya Mahāprabhu prays to Kṛṣṇa:
yathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ
“You do whatever You like, but still You are my worshipable Lord.” That is service. “I don’t ask any return from You.” That is service. When you expect some return, that is business.
BOB:  I wish to ask you to advise me on how I can come to feel closer to God. I’ll be leaving you soon. And I’m—
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  You have to be purified.
BOB:  I come to the temple at times, and then I leave, and I’m not sure how much I take with me.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  It does not take much time. Within six months you will realize your progress. But you have to follow the regulative principles. Then it will be all right. Just like these boys and girls are doing.
BOB:  Yes, I see.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  They have no tendency for going to the cinema or going to a hotel. No. They have stopped all  anarthas , all unnecessary things.
BOB:  I—I feel that when I go back, they’ll—
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  The whole human life is meant for purification.
BOB:  Yes: