Krishna consciousness means to understand everything in the round , karma yoga, niskarma karma yoga, jnana yoga , astanga yoga ,and it’s perfection culminating in Bhaki yoga .
The broad application of Dharma sastra , Karma satra , Jnana sastra, and culminating in Bhaki Sastra should be understood as peripheral and cor practice.
The acceptances of all the teachings of the Gaudia Vaisnava sampradaya are absolutely essential. In a gradual progression order from Sadhana to Raganuga, black , white , many shades of grey , as given by Srila Rupa Goswami, practised by Ragganatha das Goswami and explained by Srila Jiva Goswami These have been brought to light in modern times by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, and further practicality demonstrated by Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami, those that Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has connected everyone to , along with some of his God brothers .
We must understand the fullness of our historical sampradaya and the traditions they represent as shaped by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The essence of Krishna consciousness, Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja once said to one of his leading disciples that he was really trying to give , and that his father Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur relished , such an essence he said has been given and understood , Srila BR Sridhar Swami tells of a conversation of his Guru Maharaja.