# The Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement and the Holy Name Chanting the holy name is the basis of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. The movement is chiefly engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra all over the world, and it will continue to increase provided the leaders remain firmly Kṛṣṇa conscious by following the regulative principles and chanting regularly. --- ## Chanting Is the Basis of the Movement **Chanting the holy name is the basis of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement:** The simplest process of purification is to assemble in congregation and chant the holy names of God. This is called saṅkīrtana and **is the basis of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement**.... The age we live in is called Kali-yuga, the age of forgetting God. It is an age of misunderstanding and quarrel, and the people's hearts are filled with dirty things. But God is so powerful that if we chant His holy name we become purified, just as my disciples have become purified of their bad habits. **Our movement is based on this principle of chanting the holy name of God.** We give everyone the opportunity, without any distinction. They can come to our temple, chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, take a little prasāda as refreshment, and gradually become purified. —*The Science of Self-Realization* --- **The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based upon the principle of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra at every moment, everywhere:** ![[sb/4/12/10#purport|The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on this principle: chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra at every moment, as much as possible, both inside and outside of the temple, and, as far as possible, distribute prasāda]] —SB [[sb/4/12/10|4.12.10]] Purport --- **The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based upon the principles of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra:** ![[cc/adi/13/66#purport|In the house of Advaita Ācārya, all the Vaiṣṇavas took pleasure in always talking of Kṛṣṇa, always worshiping Kṛṣṇa and always chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. On these principles only does the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement go on. We have no business other than to talk of Kṛṣṇa, worship Kṛṣṇa and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/13/66|Ādi 13.66]] Purport --- ## The Movement's Spread and Success **The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is being distributed all over the world through the chanting of the holy name:** ![[cc/adi/9/40#purport|This prediction of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is now actually coming to pass. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is being distributed all over the world through the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and people who were leading confused, chaotic lives are now feeling transcendental happiness. They are finding peace in saṅkīrtana, and therefore they are acknowledging the supreme benefit of this movement]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/9/40|Ādi 9.40]] Purport --- **Thousands of people are attracted to the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement by the mahā-mantra:** ![[books/noi/7#purport|The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is especially meant for creating an atmosphere in which people can take to the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. One must begin with faith, and when this faith is increased by chanting, a person can become a member of the Society. We are sending saṅkīrtana parties all over the world, and they are experiencing that even in the remotest part of the world, where there is no knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra attracts thousands of men to our camp]] —*The Nectar of Instruction* [[books/noi/7|Text 7]] Purport --- **The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement began and developed simply by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa:** Śrīla Prabhupāda: ... I started my movement simply by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. I chanted in New York in a place called Tompkins Square Park, and soon people began to come to me. **In this way, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement gradually developed. Many accepted, and many did not accept. Those who are fortunate have accepted.** —*The Science of Self-Realization* --- ## Essential Instructions for the Movement **The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement will increase only if its leaders remain firmly Kṛṣṇa conscious by following the regulative principles and regularly chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra:** ![[sb/10/2/20#purport|The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading like wildfire all over the world, and it will go on doing so. Men who are like Kaṁsa are very much afraid of the movement's progress and acceptance by the younger generation, but as Kṛṣṇa could not be killed by Kaṁsa, this movement cannot be checked by men of Kaṁsa's class. The movement will go on increasing more and more, provided the leaders of the movement remain firmly Kṛṣṇa conscious by following the regulative principles and the primary activities of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra regularly]] —SB [[sb/10/2/20|10.2.20]] Purport --- **Dealings with the material world for spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are spiritual, as long as one daily chants sixteen rounds of the mahā-mantra:** ![[sb/5/16/3#purport|In our preaching work, we deal with so much property and money and so many books bought and sold, but because these dealings all pertain to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, they should never be considered material...If one rigidly observes the regulative principle of chanting sixteen rounds of the mahā-mantra every day, his dealings with the material world for the sake of spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are not different from the spiritual cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness]] —SB [[sb/5/16/3|5.16.3]] Purport --- **By chanting sixteen rounds of the mahā-mantra one gets the spiritual strength with which to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world:** ![[cc/adi/17/126#purport|That order is to become a spiritual master under the direction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by following the regulative principles, chanting daily at least sixteen rounds of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and preaching the cult of Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world. If we adhere to the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we shall get spiritual strength without a doubt, and we shall be free to preach this cult of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement and not be hampered by anyone]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/17/126|Ādi 17.126]] Purport --- **Persecution of ISKCON's public chanting of the holy name proves that the movement is pure and genuine:** ![[cc/adi/17/127#purport|We have hundreds of centers all over the world, and we have been specifically persecuted in Australia. In most cities of the Western world we have been arrested many times by the police, but we are nevertheless executing the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by chanting on the streets of all the important cities...The demons of the time tried to obstruct the saṅkīrtana movement started by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Similar demons are trying to obstruct the saṅkīrtana movement we are executing all over the world, and this proves that our saṅkīrtana movement is still pure and genuine, following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/17/127|Ādi 17.127]] Purport --- **[← Back to Śrī Nāmāmṛta](wiki/compile/sri-namamrita)**