Category:Krsna Consciousness Movement Is A Religious Movement
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda, the founder-ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, worked tirelessly to establish that the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a scientific, educational, and cultural endeavor. While the movement is legally registered and recognized by global judicial bodies as a "genuine religious movement," Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that it is not a "religious movement" in the sense of a temporary sentimental faith. Instead, it is the movement of the soul—bhāgavata-dharma—which provides an all-round solution to the problems of life through the science of God.
- Legal and Authentic Recognition: Legally incorporated in 1966 under New York’s state religious act, the movement has been recognized by the Supreme Court of New York as a genuine religious institution. This recognition is seen as Kṛṣṇa's grace, allowing the devotees to share the holy names in public spaces.
- Scientific Knowledge vs. Sentimental Faith: Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that while most religions are based on sentiment or "so-called faith," Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a scientific movement. It provides right knowledge and real education, solving life’s problems through philosophy, logic, and authorized scripture.
- An All-Round Reformatory Movement: Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not one-sided. It encompasses politics, sociology, philosophy, and astronomy as found in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is meant for the all-around development of human society, not just the chanting and dancing of a particular sect.
- The Supreme Path of Bhāgavata-dharma: Except for bhāgavata-dharma, which is the soul's natural relationship with God, all other systems are considered incomplete or "cheating." By following the previous ācāryas and authorized Vedic sources like the śruti, smṛti, and purāṇas, this movement is meant to be accepted as the only true religion for humanity.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Understanding Why the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement Is a Religious Movement.
Pages in category "Krsna Consciousness Movement Is A Religious Movement"
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- I have also read the newspaper cuttings in which I understand that people accept our Society as genuine and religious. So it is Krsna's grace that they are giving you permission to chant on the streets
- If one wants to understand this Krsna consciousness movement through science, through philosophy, through logic - in any way - through religion, through culture - anyway he wants to understand, we have got volumes of books
- If we remain very sincere and pure in following the line laid down by the previous great acaryas, this Krishna Consciousness Movement will undoubtedly be accepted throughout the world as the only religion
- In 1966 I started this movement after incorporation in New York under the state religious act, and I began to chant Hare Krsna mantra in a park in New York
- It is cultural movement, educational movement. It is not so-called religious movement. Religious movement is sentiment. Generally, religion is taken as a kind of faith but it is not a kind of faith
- It is reformatory movement, inclusive all sides of life. Don't think that we are simply chanting and dancing. Our philosophy includes all different activities of humankind, either it may be religious or political or social or cultural
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- Krsna consciousness means all-round: social, political, philosophical, religious, cultural - everything. It is not one-sided. They take it as . . . they do not know. Therefore they are thinking it is a religious movement. No
- Krsna consciousness movement means to give people right knowledge. Don't think that it is a sentimental so-called religious movement
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- Our Krsna consciousness movement is all-round. If people understand that this is a religious movement . . . no. Religious movement is different thing. Krsna consciousness movement . . . Krsna, it is not our manufactured ideas
- Our Krsna consciousness movement is no religious movement or any sectarian movement. This movement is to see everyone, every human being - not only human being, even the animals - everyone be happy. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. And the process is very simple
- Our only request is that do not take this movement as a religious movement. It is the movement of the soul. It is very scientific, based on authority. And practically we are seeing, we are getting good response all over the world
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- The idea is that any religious movement without philosophical basis, it is simply sentiment or fanaticism. And philosophy without idea of God is simply mental speculation
- The Krsna consciousness movement is trying to educate people about this science, how to go back to home, back to Godhead. It is not a so-called religious movement
- The Krsna consciousness movement is very, very important for the human society. It is not exactly a religious movement as it is understood in the Western countries
- The Society is registered in each and every country as a religious and cultural institution under specific statutes
- These rascal may understand this fact, that this Krsna consciousness movement is not a sentiment, so-called religious movement. It is a scientific movement to solve all the problems of life. This is Krsna consciousness
- They take it (Krsna consciousness) as a religious movement and reject it. No. Don't reject it. It is a science. You try to understand if you have got brain
- This (Krsna consciousness movement) is very important movement. Try to understand and broadcast it. It is not a sectarian, so-called religious movement. It is a scientific movement
- This (Krsna consciousness) is not a sentimental fanaticism, religious movement. This is scientific movement for the good of the whole world
- This Krsna consciousness movement is giving that education. Therefore it is not a sentimental so-called religious movement, it is a scientific movement of real education, to solve the problems of life
- This Krsna consciousness movement is not a sectarian religious movement. It is a scientific philosophical movement. Try to understand it. But the process is very simple. The process is by chanting this Hare Krsna
- 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
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- We are putting this Krsna consciousness movement not as a force, but to the judgment of the people. Let them judge. It is not a sectarian movement, not any religious movement. It is a science
- We have no other business than Krsna's business. That is the peculiarity of this movement. Even if you take it is a religious movement, there is no religious movement in the whole world which has got twenty-four hours' engagement
- We have nothing to do with politics and our cultural and religious movement is being spread throughout the world
- We should always remember that this Krsna consciousness movement is for all-around development of the human society, not a sentimental religious movement
- Whomever you meet, you talk of Krsna consciousness. That's, that is the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This is genuine spiritual movement. Or the human society's movement. Spiritual, cultural, religious philosophical, scientific, everything, complete
- Without the support of sruti, smrti, purana, any religious movement for understanding God is simply disturbance - utpatayaiva kalpate. Utpat