# Simplicity *On the easy process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness* --- ### Caitanya Mahāprabhu Gives the Easiest Method > And Caitanya Mahāprabhu says..., gives you the easiest method. He says that "In this age simply chant 'Kṛṣṇa' and you'll get all perfection." So that is the easiest process. Therefore if you follow the footprints of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then it become easier. Kṛṣṇa says, *sarva-dharmān parityajya.* In the *Bhagavad-gītā.* Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, "All right. You cannot give up all of a sudden everything. You just join in this chanting." That is more magnanimous. You see? — [[spoken/1968/681223bg.la|Bhagavad-gītā 3.6–10, Los Angeles, December 23, 1968]] --- ### Curing Diseased Desires > Kṛṣṇa consciousness is therefore an art of changing our hearts by purification from the dust of material desires. We cannot stop our desire, because as living entity, desiring is the component part of our constitution. Therefore we cannot give up our desire, but we can purify our desire. Killing of desire is no solution, but curing the desires, diseased condition of desire, is the right solution. As such, therefore, this dust of misunderstanding is cleared off. We can see our real position of life and make steady progress towards the ultimate goal of life. — [[spoken/1968/681223sp.la|Recorded Speech to Members of ISKCON London, Los Angeles, December 23, 1968]] --- ### No Need to Change Position > We have forgotten the ultimate goal of our life due to lack of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore our entire activity should be executed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness to revive our lost relationship with God, or Kṛṣṇa. We do not prohibit anyone to cease from the present occupational duties, but we simply recommend that he execute such duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu never recommended changing one's position of life, but He favored the process of hearing about Kṛṣṇa from the right, bona fide source. — [[spoken/1968/681223sp.la|Recorded Speech to Members of ISKCON London, Los Angeles, December 23, 1968]] --- ### Very Simple Thing: Go and Speak What Kṛṣṇa Says > Very simple thing: go and speak what Kṛṣṇa says. That's all. You have nothing to manufacture, Dr. Frog. [laughs] There is no need of manufacturing. We simply repeat, parrotlike, what Kṛṣṇa has said. That's all, finished. Kṛṣṇa says, *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja:* "Let aside everything. Just become My devotee, surrendered soul." So we are preaching that. We don't make any compromise. Therefore all people are against me, because "This man simply says, 'Kṛṣṇa.' " Yes. But I cannot say anything more. That's all. — [[spoken/1973/731228sb.la|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.51, Los Angeles, December 28, 1973]] --- ### Perfect Knowledge from the Paramparā > This is perfect process. *Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ*, Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā.* The perfect knowledge received from Kṛṣṇa. From Kṛṣṇa, the knowledge was received by Brahmā. From Brahmā the knowledge was received by Nārada. From Nārada the knowledge was received by Vyāsadeva. From Vyāsadeva the knowledge was received by Madhva Muni. In this way, *paramparā-sūtra,* the same knowledge was received by Mādhavendra Purī. From Mādhavendra Purī, Īśvara Purī received the knowledge. From Īśvara Purī, Lord Caitanya received the knowledge. From Lord Caitanya, the six Gosvāmīs. In this way there is a *paramparā* system, handing down the knowledge from disciplic..., from disciple to disciple, *evaṁ paramparā.* That is perfect knowledge. — [[spoken/1972/721228sb.bom|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.10, Bombay, December 28, 1972]] --- ### God Can Become a Devotee of His Devotee > So our conception is very clear; therefore we are liberated. Liberation means to become free from all false conception of life. That is liberation. Liberation does not mean that you have got now two hands and, as soon as you are liberated, you'll have ten hands. No. Liberation means that you become free from all nonsensical, false conception of life. That is liberation. — [[spoken/1971/710801sb.ny|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.15, New York, August 1, 1971]] --- ### Firmly Convinced > *Bhaktyā śruta-gṛhītayā.* You can realize. God realization is possible by a person who is faithful, *tac chraddadhānāḥ.* And what is that faith? That faith is explained in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta: śraddhā-śabde viśvāsa sudṛḍha niścaya.* One who has been firmly convinced... — [[spoken/1973/731228sb.la|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.51, Los Angeles, December 28, 1973]] --- ### This Is Called Bhajana-Kriyā > The *sādhus* are rising early in the morning; they are attending *maṅgala-ārati,* they are reading *Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* then dressing the Deity and having *ārati* and so on, so on, so on. This is called *bhajana-kriyā.* Then *anartha-nivṛttiḥ syāt:* then all these material activities will stop. Because if you are engaged in spiritual act..., where is your time for material activities, for drinking wine and eating meat and going to the restaurant and...? No time. — [[spoken/1977/770109r1.bom|Room Conversation, Bombay, January 9, 1977]] --- *8 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on simplicity*