Category:Stopping the Krsna Consciousness Movement
Theme Analysis
"Stopping" the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an impossibility in the grand spiritual design, yet Śrīla Prabhupāda warns that it faces constant, multifaceted opposition from a "demonic civilization." This category explores the dynamic struggle between the "soldiers of Kṛṣṇa" and the "men of Kaṁsa’s class" who use legal, social, and political impositions to check the movement’s growth. Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that because the Lord Himself has taken shelter within this movement, modern materialists are instinctively afraid and busy trying to stop it, especially in the Western countries. However, the movement is fueled by the desire of Lord Caitanya, and therefore, it can never be truly checked by artificial means. The only real threat to its expansion is a lack of sincerity or purity among its members. Śrīla Prabhupāda encourages his disciples to remain diligent, patient, and prepared for "casualties" in the fight against māyā, assuring them that as long as even one sincere follower remains, the movement will persist and eventually make the whole world happy.
- The Demonic Principle of Opposition: Opposition is not accidental; it is a fundamental characteristic of a demonic society to want to "cut down" Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is compared to Kaṁsa’s attempt to kill the child of Devakī.
- Unstoppable by Divine Will: Since Lord Caitanya desires the holy name to reach every village, no government, municipality, or group of parents can stop it. Their "uncalled-for agitation" will ultimately lead to their own disheartened failure.
- The Test of Sincerity: While external forces cannot stop the movement, its internal health depends on sincerity. Śrīla Prabhupāda notes that the movement might seem to stop due to "bad luck" or internal factionalism, but it will always be restarted by the Lord’s servants.
- A Call for Heroic Persistence: Devotees are encouraged to protest if forced to stop, to fill jails if necessary, and to continue preaching without fear, knowing that the movement is destined to become more prominent through Kṛṣṇa's plan.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Unstoppable Force - Facing Attempts to Stop the Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement.
Pages in category "Stopping the Krsna Consciousness Movement"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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- Although the Krsna consciousness movement and Krsna are not different and no asuras can check it, we are afraid that at any moment the asuras can stop this movement in any part of the world
- Always there will be obstacles placed in our path by the demons and atheists, but if we can remain pure, nothing will be able to stop this great transcendental movement from spreading God consciousness all over the world
- As Kamsa was not expected to kill the beautiful child of Devaki and Vasudeva, the uncivilized society, although unhappy about the advancement of the KC movement, cannot be expected to stop it. Yet we must face many difficulties in many different ways
- At the present moment, as you say, in the Kali-yuga, it is accepted that almost everyone is a sudra. Otherwise, do you mean to say because everyone has become sudra, the science of Krsna, or Krsna consciousness, should be stopped? No
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- I am very much hopeful that, with my disciples who are now participating today, even if I die my movement will not stop
- If one wants to be for higher status of life, why he should be denied (in KC movement)? This is not a bad thing. Why the city fathers are thinking that this should be stopped?
- If there is forcing us to stop this sankirtana movement, that much we must protest
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- People are trying to oppose this Krsna consciousness movement. But they cannot possibly check this movement or stop the activities of the devotees in Europe and America by their artificial impositions
- Professor Stillson Judah already has given his conclusion that "This movement is not going to stop. It will go on." That's a fact
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- Sankirtana movement will expand, continuing so long as we are sincere. When I came in the beginning I began to expand it and it is now going on and there is no question of it stopping
- Sometimes, because of our bad luck, this movement is stopped, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His servants again start the movement for the benefit of the entire world or, indeed, the entire universe
- Such uncivilized activities (prepared to stop the Hare Krsna movement) were actually demonstrated in opposition to the Hare Krsna movement's Bombay center, Hare Krsna Land
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- The cult of Krsna consciousness, based on the nine principles of devotional service will never be stopped. It will go on without distinction of caste, creed, color or country. No one can check it
- The general policy is to stop our Movement. That has begun, in so many ways; by the parents, by the municipality, by the government, by zoning; somehow or other to check this Movement
- The movement for Krishna Consciousness can in no way be stopped and be faded away. Rather those who are trying to do any harm by uncalled for agitation after spreading false facts, they are sure to be disheartened
- These attempts to stop our Movement will completely fail. It is Krishna's plan for us to become more prominent
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- We cannot stop this movement. It is actually a fight against Maya. So Maya may also sometimes cause casualties in our camp. So, we must only thank Krsna and seriously dedicate everything for Him
- We do not belong to any faction. But because the two parties, busy dividing the material assets of the Gaudiya Matha institution, stopped the preaching work, we took up the mission of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and Bhaktivinoda Thakura