Reverend Powell: Another thing: We, of course, have been impressed by the number of young Australians who have become interested in the Hare Krishna Movement, and we really congratulate you, sir, (Prabhupāda chuckles) on the very fine work that you've done, and the ones who have rescued the ladies from the fire the other day. But I think everybody recognizes that they're most sincere, that they're not involved, because they're not being blessed. They feel they're getting something out of it. But how do you explain . . . I gather that most countries, in Britain and America and so on, that there are many thousands . . .
Prabhupāda: In Africa, in China, in Japan. Everywhere.
Reverend Powell: And now, how do you explain this? Why are people . . .? Why are . . .?
Prabhupāda: Because they are on the spiritual platform, they forget the material designation.
Reverend Powell: They're mostly young people, aren't they, or are they . . . you have all ages?
Prabhupāda: Yes, young, young people, they have got brain, (Reverend Powell laughs) receptive.
Reverend Powell: Yes, yes, I see. And I was interested . . . I take it that you feel—forgive me if I'm not using the right expression—but the caste system is written into the law of Godhead.
Prabhupāda: No, no. No, we have no caste system.
Reverend Powell: Well, I'm sorry. The brahmin, the śūdras and so on, per se.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is qualification. This is a division according to . . . (aside) Find out the cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ (BG 4.13).