Amogha: In Sydney, the city council once tried to stop us, legally, from chanting in the street. First they arrested us two years ago, but then they spent many dollars of tax money to prepare a case for the court, and they didn’t even tell us. They had the court session, and the judge ruled that “This Hare Krsna chanting in the streets is very… It adds color to the city.”

Prabhupada: Eh?

Amogha: The judge said, “This adds color to the city and is not illegal. Why you are saying this is illegal? This is their right. And it makes the city more colorful.”

Prabhupada: Nice judge. God gave him sense.

Amogha: Yes. So actually many people like to see the chanting now. Usually, we go downtown, a big party on Friday and Saturday nights, when they have late-night shopping and movies, and many people clap, and they dance a little bit. Sometimes mocking, but also you can see they’re affected. And usually if we stop in front of the cinema and chant there, fifty or more people, they just stop and they stare, and they can’t think of anything else. They just watch and watch and watch. They seem to be fascinated by the sound of Krsna’s name.

Prabhupada: There is natural tendency to hear. Artificially they stopped. Nitya siddha krsna bhakti. It appeals to the heart immediately. Unless he is too much sinful, it will appeal immediately.

Morning Walk Conversation on Beach — May 9, 1975, Perth