Category:Wanting to Preach
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that a true devotee cannot sit silently while the world suffers in ignorance; he naturally wants to preach the glories of the Supreme Lord. This preaching spirit is the driving force behind the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, fulfilling the desire of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to spread the saṅkīrtana movement of love of Kṛṣṇa. Preaching is not limited by material circumstances—it can be executed with one's life, wealth, intelligence, or words. To ensure the purity of the message, preaching must be based on the solid ground of authorized books like the Bhagavad-gītā, rather than concocted philosophies. Whether one is a sannyāsī, a householder, or even facing severe opposition like Lord Jesus Christ, anyone who sincerely wants to preach and distribute transcendental knowledge is empowered to become a spiritual master and experience supreme happiness.
- The Duty of a Devotee: A sincere devotee cannot remain silent; driven by compassion, he wants to preach the glories of God to both the rich and the poor, even in the face of immense personal risk.
- The Global Saṅkīrtana Mission: Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to preach the chanting of the holy names all over the universe, a mission carried forward by empowering individuals from all backgrounds.
- The Solid Ground of Books: Real preaching is based on the authorized, recorded knowledge found in the scriptures. Distributing these books ensures the message remains pure and free from concocted rascal philosophy.
- Universal Qualification: Preaching is not restricted to a specific order of life. Householders, greatly empowered devotees, and even those facing persecution can successfully preach if they are sincere.
- Unstoppable Endeavor: Preaching cannot be checked by any material impediment. Anyone who wants to preach can utilize their life, wealth, intelligence, or words to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Wanted to Preach the Saṅkīrtana Movement of Love of Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Wanting to Preach"
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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- He (Haridasa Thakura) wanted to preach the glories of name, but there are teachers with title. Acarya title was given to Haridasa because he was chanting daily, regularly
- He (Yamaraja) wanted to preach the glories of the Lord, and therefore by the will of the Lord he was cursed by Manduka Muni to come into the world in the incarnation of Vidura and work very hard as a great devotee
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- I want everyone of our men to become first class preachers. So you want to preach that is best. Don't be worried, but go on with your preaching and you will be happy
- If one is devotee, he cannot sit down silently. He wants to preach God's glories to others, even at the risk of life, like Lord Jesus Christ did it. Even at the risk of life, he preached God consciousness. That is the duty of a devotee
- If you want to preach some rascal philosophy, you do. Why you take Bhagavad-gita? That is cheating
- It is understood that you have come back from Korea. I do not know why you have come back. You wanted to organize our preaching there
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- Sadhus, saintly persons, want to preach to both the poor and the rich, but the poor take more advantage of the sadhus' preaching than the rich do
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to preach the sankirtana movement of love of Krsna throughout the entire world, and therefore during His presence He inspired the sankirtana movement
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- The present Krsna consciousness movement was started with belief in the words of our spiritual master. He wanted to preach, we believed in his words and tried somehow or other to fulfill them
- The thing is that our spiritual master wants to preach Krsna consciousness, and he has repeatedly stressed to distribute books, we shall distribute books by any means, that is good. That is good
- There are many so-called sannyasis who went to your country. He was in fully in rajo and tamo-guna. He wanted to preach Vedanta. Therefore it was failure. Nobody can do so
- There are some foolish critics who say that Europeans and Americans cannot be offered sannyasa, but here (in CC Adi 7.163) we find that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to preach the sankirtana movement all over the universe
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- Wanted qualified Brahmins to preach Bhagavad-gita all over the world. Educated candidates accepted without any discrimination of Caste and Creed. Apply ISKCON
- We do not want to become alone guru, but we want to preach in such a way that every, the chief man, or any man, he can become guru in his surroundings