Prabhupāda: If I am guru of the richest country, then why shall I not have a car?
Woman Reporter: So you . . . you have one?
Prabhupāda: I have many. In each center I have got at least one dozen cars. (laughter) Just now I am coming from Europe—Germany. They have got nineteen vans. Nineteen. They go interior villages. The Volkswagen? What is called?
Devotees: Volkswagen Bus.
Prabhupāda: Bus, bus.
Devotees: Yes. (laughter)
Prabhupāda: So our devotees, they are packed up in each bus, and they go interior, in the village. Similarly, in every center we have got. In Germany, in England, in Los Angeles, in New York. Here also?
Devotee (1): Yes.
Sri Govinda: There's nine vehicles here.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Sri Govinda: Nine vehicles.
Prabhupāda: Just see.
Reporter (1): Nine vehicles in Chicago?
Sri Govinda: Yes.
Woman Reporter: Some spiritual leaders of, of various groups live in great richness, with a chauffeur, and, uh, uh, expensive cars and boats . . .
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Woman Reporter: What about you?
Prabhupāda: That because I know you are envious, therefore I don’t sit here, I am sitting here. (laughter) You are very envious when a spiritual master is honored very nicely by his disciples. You become envious. What can be done? But that is the etiquette, that spiritual master is honored as good as God. But if you, you do not know, you become envious, "Why this man is sitting in this position, in this gorgeous way. Why he . . .?" What can be done?
Woman Reporter: Are you honored as good as God?
Devotee (1): Yes.