44 Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers

SRILA PRABHUPADA: This process. They are doing it. You
have seen these boys, our six boys who have been initiated
today. It is very simple. You have to follow the four restric-
tive regulations and chant these beads. Very easy.

BOB: Well, but, see—when I am back in Bihar and follow-
ing my lifestyle there, I—if I follow all these regulative
principles—some I follow now, but not all—

SRILA PRABHUPADA: “‘Some” means . . . ?

BOB: “Some”?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: There are only four regulative prin-
ciples. “Some” means three, or two?

BOB: Two or three.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: So why not the other one?

BOB: No, no. I mean I follow one or two. One or two I
follow now.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: [Laughs Why not the other three?
What is the difficulty? Which one do you follow?

BOB: Which one do I follow? Well, I’m almost vegetarian,
but I eat eggs.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Then that is also not complete.

BOB: No, not even complete. Since last time [November],
I’ve become vegetarian, but .. .

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Vegetarian is no qualification.

BOB: Not much.

SRILA PRABHUPADA: The pigeon is vegetarian. The mon-
key is vegetarian—the most rubbish creature . . .

BOB: Well . . .

SRILA PRABHUPADA: The monkey is vegetarian. This
naked sannydsi lives in the forest ... the most
mischievous . . .

BOB: I—I felt that it was a little bit of progress because it
