# Preaching Is the Highest Welfare Activity *Preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the supreme welfare activity, rendering eternal benefit to all human society.* ← Back to [[wiki/compile/preaching-is-the-essence|Preaching Is the Essence]] --- ## The Greatest Welfare Work ### Preachers are the greatest well-wishers of living entities ![[sb/4/7/28#purport|The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant to give relief to all these bewildered and distressed persons; therefore it is the greatest relief work for all human society, and the workers thereof are the greatest well-wishers, for they follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya, who is the greatest friend to all living entities]] —SB [[sb/4/7/28|4.7.28]] Purport --- ### Preaching kṛṣṇa-kathā is the greatest missionary activity ![[sb/3/5/11#purport|Kṛṣṇa-kathā is the only remedy for all people of the world because it can situate one in pure consciousness of the self and liberate one from material bondage. To preach kṛṣṇa-kathā all over the world, as recommended by Lord Caitanya, is the greatest missionary activity]] —SB [[sb/3/5/11|3.5.11]] Purport --- ### Preaching is the best welfare activity ![[sb/7/7/53#purport|The duty of all devotees is to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness everywhere all over the world, because all living entities without Kṛṣṇa consciousness are suffering the pangs of material existence. To preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the best welfare activity. Indeed, it is described by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as para-upakāra, work for the true benefit of others]] —SB [[sb/7/7/53|7.7.53]] Purport --- ### Preaching the knowledge of spiritual existence is the highest welfare work > [The living entity] must preach this knowledge [of self-realization] after perfecting himself and understanding his own position as an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. Preaching this is showing real mercy to living entities. Other types of humanitarian work may be temporarily beneficial for the body, but because a living entity is spirit soul, ultimately one can show him real mercy only by revealing knowledge of his spiritual existence. —SB 4.29.1b Purport --- ### Preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest welfare activity—the Lord is pleased ![[sb/8/7/44#purport|There are different kinds of welfare activities in this material world, but the supreme welfare activity is the spreading of Kṛṣṇa consciousness...If one tries to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world, he should be understood to be performing the best welfare activity. The Lord is automatically very pleased with him. If the Lord is pleased with him, what is left for him to achieve?]] —SB [[sb/8/7/44|8.7.44]] Purport --- ### Preaching of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is real mercy ![[cc/madhya/9/49#purport|We also must know what actual mercy is...Unless we know what mercy really is, we may create an undesirable situation. If we wish to show real mercy, we will preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness in order to revive the lost consciousness of human beings, the living entity's original consciousness]] —Cc. [[cc/madhya/9/49|Madhya 9.49]] Purport --- ## Devotee-Preachers Render the Highest Service ### Devotee-preachers are engaged in the highest welfare work ![[sb/4/12/36#purport|The self-effulgent Vaikuṇṭha planets...cannot be reached by those who are not merciful to other living entities. Only persons who constantly engage in welfare activities for all other living entities can reach the Vaikuṇṭha planets...A Kṛṣṇa conscious being is always engaged in planning how to take all the suffering humanity back home, back to Godhead]] —SB [[sb/4/12/36|4.12.36]] Purport --- ### Distribution of transcendental knowledge is the highest welfare work ![[sb/4/22/4#purport|Saintly persons like the Kumāras, Nārada, Prahlāda, Janaka, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Kapiladeva, as well as the followers of such authorities as the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas and their servants, can render a valuable service to humanity by disseminating knowledge of the relationship between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entity. Such knowledge is the perfect benediction for humanity]] —SB [[sb/4/22/4|4.22.4]] Purport --- ### Distribution of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam all over the world is a great welfare activity ![[sb/10/12/7#purport|The secret of success is unknown to people in general, and therefore Śrīla Vyāsadeva, being compassionate toward the poor souls in this material world, especially in this Age of Kali, has given us the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam...Therefore, distribution of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam all over the world is a great welfare activity for theologians, philosophers, transcendentalists and yogīs as well as for people in general]] —SB [[sb/10/12/7|10.12.7-11]] Purport --- ### Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's saṅkīrtana movement is meant for making people happy ![[cc/adi/9/45#purport|Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the most benevolent personality in human society because His only desire is to make people happy. His saṅkīrtana movement is especially meant for the purpose of making people happy]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/9/45|Ādi 9.45]] Purport --- ### An intelligent man must perform welfare activities ![[cc/adi/9/43|By his work, thoughts and words, an intelligent man must perform actions which will be beneficial for all living entities in this life and in the next]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/9/43|Ādi 9.43]] --- ## Spreading Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Benefits Human Society ### The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement renders the highest benefit to human society > Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has given a definition of auspiciousness. He says that actual auspiciousness means welfare activities for all the people of the world...The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, however, is so nice that it can render the highest benefit to the entire human race...Therefore, Rūpa Gosvāmī and other learned scholars agree that a broad propaganda program for the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement of devotional service all over the world is the highest humanitarian welfare activity. —NOD Chapter 1 --- ### Spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness renders eternal benefits to human society > Different people may accept certain welfare activities to be beneficial for human society, according to their own views, but the welfare activity that can be rendered to people in general, for eternal benefit, is the spreading of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Everyone should be prepared to propagate this movement. —Kṛṣṇa, Chapter 22 --- ### A Kṛṣṇa conscious preacher is the best friend of everyone > One who is Kṛṣṇa conscious is a perfect yogī; he is aware of everyone's happiness and distress by dint of his own personal experience...Because one in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is happy, he tries to distribute the knowledge of Kṛṣṇa everywhere. Since the perfect yogī tries to broadcast the importance of becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious, he is the best philanthropist in the world, and he is the dearest servitor of the Lord. —Bg. 6.32 Purport --- ### The highest act of philanthropy is to engage everyone in preaching ![[sb/1/13/46#purport|The highest perfectional project of philanthropic activities is to engage everyone in the act of preaching bhakti-yoga all over the world because that alone can save the people from the control of māyā]] —SB [[sb/1/13/46|1.13.46]] Purport --- ## Preaching Purifies Human Society ### One should spend fifty percent of his income for preaching ![[sb/1/17/42#purport|Spending fifty percent for the service of the Lord or for propagation of spiritual knowledge in society by way of the saṅkīrtana-yajña is the maximum display of human mercy. People of the world are generally in darkness regarding spiritual knowledge, especially in regard to the devotional service of the Lord, and therefore to propagate the systematic transcendental knowledge of devotional service is the greatest mercy that one can show in this world]] —SB [[sb/1/17/42|1.17.42]] Purport --- ### The flaws of human society are corrected by the preaching of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ![[sb/1/17/24#purport|The preaching of the Bhāgavatam principles will automatically render all men austere, clean both inside and outside, merciful to the suffering, and truthful in daily behavior. That is the way of correcting the flaws of human society, which are very prominently exhibited at the present moment]] —SB [[sb/1/17/24|1.17.24]] Purport --- ### Preaching Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam purifies the world ![[sb/1/17/27#purport|In the absence of a suitable king to curb irreligious tendencies, educating the people systematically in the teaching of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam will clear up the hazy atmosphere of corruption, bribery, blackmail, etc.]] —SB [[sb/1/17/27|1.17.27]] Purport --- ### Saṅkīrtana drives away the effects of Kali-yuga ![[sb/1/17/33#purport|In this Age of Kali, the greatest common formula of sacrifice is the saṅkīrtana-yajña. That is the opinion of the experts who know how to propagate the process of yajña. Lord Caitanya preached this method of yajña, and it is understood from this verse that the sacrificial method of saṅkīrtana-yajña may be performed anywhere and everywhere in order to drive away the personality of Kali and save human society from falling prey to the influence of the age]] —SB [[sb/1/17/33|1.17.33]] Purport --- ### Propaganda for Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the only remedy ![[sb/7/9/19#purport|So-called scientists, philosophers, religionists and politicians should therefore conclude that they cannot offer facilities to the people in general. They should make vigorous propaganda to awaken the populace and raise them to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Our humble attempt to propagate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement all over the world is the only remedy that can bring about a peaceful and happy life]] —SB [[sb/7/9/19|7.9.19]] Purport --- ### Preaching is the highest welfare activity > Only a person who is fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness can be said to be engaged in welfare work for all living entities. When a person is actually in the knowledge that Kṛṣṇa is the fountainhead of everything, then when he acts in that spirit he acts for everyone. The sufferings of humanity are due to forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa as the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor, and the supreme friend. Therefore, to act to revive this consciousness within the entire human society is the highest welfare work. —Bg. 5.25 Purport