Prabhupāda: Yes, that you can stay anywhere. Anywhere.
Nitāi: But it's a little bit cold here in Italy, so we require a building. We cannot just stay under the tree.
Prabhupāda: Well, when Italy . . .
Italian devotee: It's a very wet country. The winter is very long and wet.
Prabhupāda: No, no. We don't say that don't construct building, but don't think that this is everything. We say . . . we don't say that you don't construct building. But you construct building, sit comfortably, but take knowledge. But they are not ready for the knowledge. They think, "This is all knowledge." That's all. That is the difficulty. We say that, "All right, you have constructed this building, but you take this knowledge. This is not permanent; you are permanent. So why don't you try for your permanent residence?" Is it very unreasonable? If I say: "My dear Mr. Such-and-such, you have constructed a very nice house. That is all right. But you cannot stay here," is it a wrong proposal? So why he does not understand that, "I will not be able to stay. Then where is that place I will be able to stay forever?" He says . . . rascal, he will not take this knowledge. Then he'll say: "Oh, don't talk all these things."
Italian devotee: He gets very angry, very upset at this movement.
Prabhupāda: He is such a foolish that he knows that he will not be able to stay in this but, "Why I made this house so strong, durable? I could have made some temporary house, some four pillars, that's all. But why I am anxious like that? I want that a building should be so strong it will endure for so many years." But what about you? What is your guarantee? That knowledge they will not take. This is their illusion. We don't say that you have done wrong. Utilize it. Be comfortable, seated, and use your time for taking that knowledge. (japa)
Dhanañjaya: . . . constructing these buildings in defiance of the existence of God. They are constructing these buildings in defiance.
Prabhupāda: Not defiance. Out of foolishness. They have got some energy for better purposes, but they are not utilizing it for better purposes—for some things which is illusion. That's all. They have got intelligence. This construction of building requires good intelligence, but they're lacking this intelligence that, "I have constructed this house very nicely, but I will not be able to live in it."
Dhanañjaya: Actually, they don't live in here. No one lives in these buildings. These are office buildings. Even they don't live there. They simply work.
Prabhupāda: That is also living, for eight hours daily. We don't condemn, but our proposal is that you have got higher intelligence. Utilize it for higher purpose. The construction of dwelling place, it is known even to the birds and the beasts. The mouse also knows how to live within the earth. They make a hole. According to their capacity, they make there. The birds also, they make their nest also, to live comfortably. So this intelligence there.