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'''Theme Analysis''' | |||
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is defined by Śrīla Prabhupāda as a "great art of life" and a "scientific and authorized" process for restoring human society to its original, constitutional position. He explains that while people are currently godless due to ignorance or choice, the movement seeks to awaken their innate God consciousness. This is achieved by shifting one's focus from personal sense gratification to the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda characterizes the movement as a "cultural and educational" mission rather than a sectarian religion, emphasizing that it is open to everyone regardless of nationality, race, or previous background. Its core activities involve chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, studying the science of God through literatures like the Bhagavad-gītā, and simplifying life to find true happiness. Ultimately, the movement serves as the "best welfare activity," saving living entities from the cycle of birth and death and guiding them "back to home, back to Godhead." | |||
* '''Scientific and Educational Awakening:''' Far from being a "bluff sentiment," the movement is presented as a "great science" intended to educate people out of "rascaldom" and the "bodily concept of life." | |||
* '''Universal Inclusivity:''' The movement transcends all external "dresses" or designations. It accommodates Americans, Africans, and Indians alike, transforming "asuras" (non-devotees) into "devatas" (devotees). | |||
* '''The Art of Satisfaction:''' The essence of the movement is changing the focus of our activities from our own sense gratification to Kṛṣṇa's satisfaction. This "art" allows one to remain perfect in any profession or position. | |||
* '''Ultimate Welfare Work:''' By saving the soul from the entanglement of birth and death and the danger of "becoming cats and dogs" in the next life, the movement provides the highest benefit to human society. | |||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Art of Divine Life - This is the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement|Art of Divine Life - This is the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement.]] | |||
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Theme Analysis
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is defined by Śrīla Prabhupāda as a "great art of life" and a "scientific and authorized" process for restoring human society to its original, constitutional position. He explains that while people are currently godless due to ignorance or choice, the movement seeks to awaken their innate God consciousness. This is achieved by shifting one's focus from personal sense gratification to the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda characterizes the movement as a "cultural and educational" mission rather than a sectarian religion, emphasizing that it is open to everyone regardless of nationality, race, or previous background. Its core activities involve chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, studying the science of God through literatures like the Bhagavad-gītā, and simplifying life to find true happiness. Ultimately, the movement serves as the "best welfare activity," saving living entities from the cycle of birth and death and guiding them "back to home, back to Godhead."
- Scientific and Educational Awakening: Far from being a "bluff sentiment," the movement is presented as a "great science" intended to educate people out of "rascaldom" and the "bodily concept of life."
- Universal Inclusivity: The movement transcends all external "dresses" or designations. It accommodates Americans, Africans, and Indians alike, transforming "asuras" (non-devotees) into "devatas" (devotees).
- The Art of Satisfaction: The essence of the movement is changing the focus of our activities from our own sense gratification to Kṛṣṇa's satisfaction. This "art" allows one to remain perfect in any profession or position.
- Ultimate Welfare Work: By saving the soul from the entanglement of birth and death and the danger of "becoming cats and dogs" in the next life, the movement provides the highest benefit to human society.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Art of Divine Life - This is the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement.
Pages in category "This is Krsna Consciousness Movement"
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- Back to Godhead. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- Our principle is not to proselytize from Christian to Hindu or Muhammadan to Hindu. We are teaching simply how to revive his own constitutional position to become servant of Krsna, how to love God. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- Understand Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- We have to accept this Krsna consciousness if we at all want to be happy and be situated in our normal condition. This is Krsna consciousness movement
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- All the living entities here are godless, either by ignorance or by choice. They do not like to accept the supremacy of God. Demoniac. So we are trying to bring them to their original condition. That is the Krsna consciousness movement
- All the various swamis and yogis who came here - they never introduced Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Now it is being done, and people are accepting, naturally. This is the Krsna consciousness movement
- Any nonsense can come to me, and I shall prove that there is God; that is my Krsna consciousness movement
- As our consciousness is now for my sense gratification, my society's sense gratification, my nation's sense gratification, similarly, if we change it to Krsna's sense gratification, then we become perfect. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- At every home, every family, you can sit down together at the end of their work and simply question about Krsna and try to understand the answers. The books are already there. Answers are already there. So this is our Krsna consciousness movement
- Awaken their Krsna consciousness. - That is Krsna consciousness movement. It is the best welfare activities to the human society
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- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura knew this art, how to turn our activities for the satisfaction of Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- By speculation, by our research, it is impossible, but we can get a glimpse of knowledge of the Absolute Truth when we receive it through the Absolute Truth, Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness movement
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- Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given us this easy program. So don't deviate from this. Chant Hare Krsna and take prasadam. Make life simplified and be happy. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- Caitanya Mahaprabhu says: "Don't become zero, but be engaged always in chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra." That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult. We are not going to be zero. We want to be very active, active not for sense gratification but for Krsna's service
- Caitanya Mahaprabhu's teaching is so sublime, and very easy also. We should take it up - this is Krsna consciousness movement - and execute it as it is enjoined in the sastras and following the footsteps of mahajana
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- Every human being should have the greatest opportunity to make his life successful. So that is Krsna consciousness movement
- Every intelligent man should be aspiring for Krsna only and should be satisfied as Krsna likes him to do. That's all. This is Krsna consciousness movement. You try to understand. Take to it. You'll be happy. That is our proposal
- Every one of you can become spiritually advanced provided you study the science. That is Krsna consciousness movement. It is not a bluff sentiment. It is a great science
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- He (Arjuna) became perfect by his own profession. How? Because he satisfied Krsna. So you can be situated in any position. That does not matter. But try to satisfy Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness movement: how to satisfy Krsna. It is not very difficult
- Here we cannot live without working, and still we have to become always Krsna conscious. This art, to understand and to practice, is Krsna consciousness movement
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- I am very much encouraged by your work in pioneering this movement in South America and I pray to Lord Sri Krishna that he will protect you in all your endeavors
- If everyone has got the potency to go back to home, back to Godhead, it is the duty of the Vaisnava to educate the whole world how to go back to home, back to Godhead. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- If I take the process, how to get out of this cycle of birth and death, then our human life is successful. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- If we can go there, then you'll haven't got to come back again in this darkness. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- If you follow Bible, you also get knowledge. That is knowledge. We are after seeing people, that he has got knowledge of God. It is not a question of Bible or Bhagavad-gita. We want that you become God conscious. That is our movement
- If you simply increase your attachment for Krsna, then asamsayam, without any doubt, samagram, and in fullness, you can understand what is God. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- If you want actually your life successful, you must try to understand Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness movement. Then your life is successful. And to understand Krsna, no other method will help you
- In India there is storehouse of spiritual knowledge, and every one of us should make our life successful by assimilating this knowledge and distribute all over the world. There is customer; there is appreciation. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- In order to become recognized by Krsna, it is my duty to do my best to introduce as many persons as possible to Krsna. That is KC movement. I give you the information. I don't say that, "You surrender unto me," but I say - Surrender unto Krsna
- In this age, husband and wife means sex satisfaction, personal. There is no question of that "We shall live together; we shall satisfy Krsna by being trained up how to satisfy Krsna." That is Krsna consciousness movement
- In this material world everyone individually has to take care of himself. How he can be saved from the clutches of maya. That is Krsna consciousness movement. A teacher can give you hints. The acarya can give you hints
- In this temple there is guru and there is Krsna, and we call people to take the mercy of guru and Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- It doesn't matter whether, what you are. Chant Hare Krsna and you'll be purified. Then you'll understand everything, what is God, what you are, what is your relation. This is Krsna consciousness movement
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- Krsna consciousness movement is trying to save them from going back to become cats and dogs. Instead of going back there, they are trying to send him back to God. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- Krsna is feeling pain. So you become Krsna conscious, then Krsna will feel pleasure. That is Krsna consciousness movement
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- Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah. Why should you not accept? That is our Krsna consciousness movement. "Why you are searching God. Here is God, as Arjuna says." Tvam adyah purusah: "You are the original person"
- Most scientific and authorized movement. Trying to place people in his original, constitutional position and cooperate for the service of Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness movement
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- One who is devotee, he is devata. One who is not devotee, he's asura. That's all - in different names. So our this movement is making the asuras to become devata. This is our movement
- Our business is not to be attracted by the glimmer of this material world, but to be attracted by Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- Our business is to chant, so if there is restriction, sathe sathyam acaret, we should be also very clever. So anyway, chant Hare Krsna mantra and be happy. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- Our mission is simply to propagate Krsna's instructions. This is Krsna consciousness movement. We don't manufacture anything
- Our movement is not with the dress but with the living being who has the dress. This is our movement. This is a completely spiritual movement
- Our principle is not to proselytize from Christian to Hindu or Muhammadan to Hindu. We are teaching simply how to revive his old constitutional position to become servant of Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- Our request is that everyone with his talents should establish the authority of the Supreme. This is our Krsna consciousness movement
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- People should be educated how to increase the taste for understanding Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement. Everyone should come forward
- Proselytization will not stand. When one comes to the real understanding of his position, then that will continue. This Krsna consciousness movement is that
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- Sastra has given us very easy method to appreciate our transcendental life, our blissful life. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- So as we are fallen, similarly, sastra has given us very easy method to appreciate our transcendental life, our blissful life. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- So our little humble attempt is to give them relief from this rascaldom civilization. That is Krsna consciousness movement. Krsna consciousness movement means to give little relief or little knowledge to the people in general
- So practice. So here this Krsna consciousness movement is bringing them to the practice. Therefore you find, so nice, boys and girls, they're practiced. As soon as they're neglectful to the practice - falls down
- So these boys and girls, American boys and girls, they're being taught, instructed to become first-class, intelligent man. This is the movement
- So we Krsna consciousness movement, we are simply trying to make the asuras as sura. This is our movement. Anyone who is not devotee, he is asura. It doesn't matter whether he is born in some country or some family
- So-called Christians, they do not trust in Jesus Christ. But they are going on as Christian, as priest. Cheating and bluffing should be stopped. This is KC movement. The rascals are flourishing by cheating and bluffing. This business should be stopped
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- Taking advantage of all the facilities offered him, a human being who has taken birth in the land of Bharata-varsa should become a fully enlightened devotee and go back home, back to Godhead. This is the subject matter of the Krsna consciousness movement
- That is Krsna consciousness movement. Don't do anything for your personal sense gratification. Do everything for Krsna's sense gratification
- That is Krsna consciousness movement. It is an educational movement to enlighten the people from gross ignorance to the highest enlightenment of spiritual understanding
- That is Krsna consciousness movement. One has to understand thoroughly that he's not master. He's servant. He's completely dependent on the supreme will
- That is our Krsna consciousness movement. We simply educating people, "Don't waste your valuable life, the human form of life. If you are missing this chance, you are committing suicide." That is our propaganda. Don't commit suicide
- The effects of artificial proselytizing will not stand. But when one comes to the real understanding of his position, then that will continue. This Krsna consciousness movement is that real understanding - bringing everyone back to his original position
- The more we offer obeisances to sannyasis, especially Vaisnava sannyasis, the more we diminish our offenses and purify our hearts. Only in a purified heart can krsna-prema awaken. This is the process of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult, the KC movement
- The person who is dressing the Deity and the person who is cleansing the temple are the same because Krsna is absolute. Therefore, one should engage in Krsna's service in any way, and one's life will be successful. This is the Krsna consciousness movement
- The real thing is wanting that the human life is meant for understanding God, there is no such organization. This is the only organization, Krsna consciousness movement
- There is no more para-tattva, superior source, except Krsna. This Krsna consciousness movement is therefore..., we are trying to place before the civilized human society that the adi-purusa, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead
- There must be ideal brahmin, ideal ksatriya, ideal vaisya, as Krsna says. That is Krsna consciousness movement. It is all-inclusive
- These boys and girls, American boys and girls, they're being taught, instructed to become first-class, intelligent man. This is the movement
- These Gosvamis, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's direct disciples, they tried to establish sad-dharma, and we are trying to follow their footprints, footstep, to establish real dharma all over the world. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- These Gosvamis, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's direct disciples, they tried to establish sad-dharma, and we are trying to follow their footprints, footsteps, to establish real dharma all over the world. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- This Hare Krsna maha-mantra is so powerful, you understand or do not understand, if you go on chanting regularly, one day you will come to the platform - you will clearly understand what is the meaning of God. This is Hare Krsna movement
- This human form of body is a chance to think of whether there is any way out of this entanglement of repetition of birth, death, old age and disease. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- This is KCM, ante narayana-smrtih. So it is very important movement. Those who are very intelligent, they can take to it. Or you become intelligent or not intelligent, but know, at least, unless one is pious, he cannot take to this movement
- This is Krsna consciousness movement, raja-vidya. All these centers are being opened to give opportunity the people to take advantage of the mercy of guru and Krsna. This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu cult, guru-krsna krpa
- This is Krsna consciousness movement, that we are giving chance to the unfortunate
- This is Krsna consciousness movement, that we are giving chance to the unfortunate. Everyone is unfortunate. Everyone is a rascal. We are giving chance how to become intelligent and fortunate. This is Krsna consciousness
- This is Krsna consciousness movement, that we are inducing people to understand the problem. It is not a sectarian movement or so-called religious movement. It is not a religion. It is educational cultural movement
- This is Krsna consciousness movement. God is personally giving you the information, what is the material nature, what is the spiritual nature, how you can transfer yourself to the spiritual nature, and then you come to your original position
- This is Krsna consciousness movement. They have forgotten; they have forgotten that one is black, one is white, one is yellow, one is red or one is this or that. The bodily concept they have forgotten. This is practical. You can see
- This is Krsna consciousness movement. We don't manufacture anything. So-called yoga, so-called meditation, we don't care for all this nonsense. Our only business is how to implement the instruction of Krsna, the rascals may understand and be happy
- This is our Krsna consciousness movement. We are trying to educate people to understand the value of life, the value of spiritual life especially, Bhagavata
- This is our Krsna consciousness movement. We don't accept. We accept knowledge from the Vedas, which is perfect
- This is our Krsna consciousness movement. We offer to Krsna the patram puspam - flower, vegetables, grains, milk product - and we take prasadam. This is our movement
- This is the position of the world, and they are suffering and they will continue to suffer. Nature will punish them. Yamaraja will take them. That is their next life. So you try to save them. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- This kamaturam mind will be cleansed. Not only be cleansed: if you think of sex, you'll spite on it. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- This Krsna consciousness movement is a great art of life, very easy and sublime. This Krsna consciousness movement gives you everything you want, without any artificial endeavor
- This Krsna consciousness movement is purifying everyone. This bodily concept of life, "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am Hindu," "I am Muslim," they are forgetting. Just like in our society there are devotees from many religious sects, many countries
- This Krsna consciousness movement is to educate people how to become wise, honest, truthful, believer in God, so on, so on. This is the movement
- This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to raise the standard of the human society to become brahmana from the position of krpana. This is the attempt. It may be a tiny attempt, humble attempt, but our aim is how these dogs & cats will become brahmana
- This Krsna consciousness movement means to find out the supreme father. Supreme father. That is the sum and substance of this movement. If we do not know who is our father, that is not a very good position
- This Krsna consciousness movement will produce good father and mother, and therefore they will have good children, and there will be no problem in the world. If everyone is Krsna conscious. Not everyone, even ten per cent people become Krsna conscious
- This Krsna consciousness movement, although it appears a new movement in your country, but it is known to the world. But nobody had previously attempted to put these ideas and movement in practical shape. So that I am doing
- This Krsna consciousness movement, you can take it as a religious movement, bhagavata-dharma. This is the only dharma, bhagavata-dharma. Except bhagavata-dharma, any other dharma, so-called dharma, is cheating. That is not dharma
- This movement is, in the real sense, a spiritual initiation movement and this should be organized in such a manner that people all over the world may take interest in it
- This rascal civilization is so dangerous, mudha, full of rascals. So our little humble attempt is to give them relief from this rascaldom civilization. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- Those who are chanting and dancing, they are realizing. Why? Because Krsna Himself is delivering, "All right. Take Me. It is very difficult to understand Me, you are so defective. But I give Myself to you. Come on." This is Krsna consciousness movement
- Try to save the soul who is put into this body and embarrassed. That is real service. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- Try to understand God scientifically and become a devotee, a lover of God, your life will be successful. That is Krsna consciousness movement
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- We are conscious that "I am not this body." This is Krsna consciousness movement. Otherwise how it would accommodate Indians, Africans, Americans? They are chanting, they are dancing, they are eating
- We are conscious that, "I am not this body." This is Krsna consciousness movement. Otherwise, how we could accommodate Indians, Africans, Americans, others; they are chanting, they are dancing, they are eating
- We are elevating persons from the lowest level to the highest level. That we are actually doing. So these four classes of men exist, but by education, by training, the lowest class of men can be elevated to the highest class. That is our movement
- We are giving a great contribution to the human society, to understand God, or Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement. So you can understand God by becoming a devotee. That is not very difficult task
- We are giving chance to become fortunate. This is our mission. The most unfortunate is getting the chance of becoming fortunate. Any one of us can consider this, how from unfortunate life they are coming to fortunate. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- We are giving everyone in human society a chance to learn Bhagavad-gita as it is and make his life perfect. That is the Krsna consciousness movement
- We are spreading the Krsna consciousness movement for understanding this simple philosophy, that we are not this body. We have to rectify or purify this knowledge that I am this body. That is Krsna consciousness movement. It is very simple
- We are trying our humble way to give this knowledge to the world. That is Krsna consciousness movement. And our request to everyone is that "You try to understand the philosophy and cooperate"
- We are trying to create some sadhu so that in different parts of the world they will preach Krsna consciousness, and people will be able to associate with them, and they will become purified. This is KC movement, that sadhu-sanga. It is very essential
- We are trying to make our students the first-class yogi, always think of Krsna. This is our Krsna consciousness movement
- We can get the body like God; we can get the body like the dog. Therefore the best intelligent person should try to endeavor to get the next body like God. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- We do not allow any lazy man. He must be engaged. That is Krsna consciousness movement. That is Krsna's order
- We have taken this business that preach that there is God. We have got an intimate relationship with God. So if you act, act accordingly, then you will be happy. This is our Krsna consciousness movement
- We should not be puffed up. If we want to make success of our life, then we must revive our eternal relationship with Krsna. That is the movement of Krsna consciousness
- We simply carry out the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and we simply repeat 'krsna'-upadesa. That's all. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- What Krsna taught in the Bhagavad-gita, we are teaching the same thing without any different manufactured ideas. That is our Krsna consciousness movement. And it is open to everyone. The process is very simple
- Where is the difficulty to find out God? They are searching after God, making research, all nonsense speculation. This is our Krsna consciousness movement, that "Why you are searching?"
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- You have forgotten God. You have declared, 'God is dead.' These are all nonsense. God is there. You are here. You are suffering because you have forgotten God. You try to love God. Your normal life will come back. You will be happy. This is KC movement
- You have to go in the parampara system, submission, tapasya, jnana. Bahavo jnana-tapasa puta mad-bhavam agatah. So by jnana, by knowledge, by tapasya, you have to make progress. This is Krsna consciousness movement