Some members of the Gaudia Vaisnava movements may misunderstand the purpose of the Harinama Sankirtana movement. Although it is perfectly clear when one examines the life of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His practical examples of establishing Krishna consciousness, everything is summarised in His conversations with Ramananda Roy. The glorification of the six Goswami’s in prayers led by their disciples also makes it clear how Krishna consciousness incorporates everything.
Here, Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada makes it clear .
Reporter: Thank you very much. Well, the first point is, people are used to seeing that your Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is completely out of life and doesn’t take any interest into the real life, materialistic, you know. So… But I think it’s a mistake, perhaps. It’s a mistake. And I’ve heard about that…
Yogeśvara: [French—asks if he would prefer to speak in French]
Reporter: [French]
Yogeśvara: Ah, oui?
Reporter: Oui. I’ve heard that it’s a mistake. And your movement, your consciousness of Kṛṣṇa, engloves…, takes all the direction of economics and political possibility.
Prabhupāda: Yes, yes.
Reporter: Can you speak, explain me about that?
Prabhupāda: Yes. Our aim is realization of God.
Reporter: Yes.
Yogeśvara: [French = Would you like a translation?]
Reporter: Oui.
Yogeśvara: [from this point Yogeśvara translates some of the dialogue]
Prabhupāda: And to get help for this realization we are concerned with everything. Naturally, politics, economics, science, art, philosophy—everything is included. And that is the perfection of all other subject matter. Everything has got an objective. So any of these departmental knowledge, namely politics, economics, art, science, philosophy, religion…, art, science, philosophy, religion, everything should be aimed to achieve this end, God realization.
Further, this is a letter Prabhupada sent in 1951.
Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami’s advice in 1951 …..
Letter to: R. Prakash
Dated: June 22nd 1951
Location: Allahabad
Letter to: R. Prakash
51-06-22
Sri R. Prakash M.A.
Officer in charge for Social Upliftment & Prohibition
Department N.P. Excise,
Allahabad.
The medicine is administered through submissive aural channel as “Hari Sankirtana” which means
(1) To sing “Bhajan” songs glorifying the Almighty and His Pastimes.
(2) To preach the teachings of Bhagavad-gita, Bhagavata, Ramayana, life of such saints as Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Tulsidas etc.
(3) To establish the philosophy of devotional life as against fruitful action or dry speculation of empiric philosophy and meet the opposite elements with all logical weapons. i.e the medicine of “Hari Sankirtana” is administered by threefold action, namely by (a) melodious songs (b) by propaganda through press and (c) by propaganda on platforms.
Systematic preaching in all areas of society on every topic can be presented as well as the path of progression of Krishna consciousness in ones own personal life , nothing should be excluded if one is actually a followers of the Gaudia Vaisnava movements founded by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
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