The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a
worldwide community of devotees practicing Bhakti-Yoga, the eternal science of
loving service to God. The Society was founded in 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a pure devotee of God representing an unbroken
chain of spiritual masters originating with Lord Krishna Himself.
The following
eight principles are the basis of the Krishna Consciousness Movement.
I request all readers to consider these few philosophies with an
open mind and see how they are being applied in everyday life.
1. By sincerely cultivating a bonafide spiritual science, we can
be free from anxiety and come to a state of pure, unending, blissful
consciousness in this lifetime.
2. We are not our bodies but eternal spirit souls, parts and
parcels of God (Lord Krishna). As such, we are all brothers, and Lord Krishna
is ultimately our common father.
3. Lord Krishna is the eternal, all-knowing, omnipresent,
all-powerful, and all-attractive Personality of Godhead. He is the seed-giving
father of all living beings, and He is the sustaining energy of the entire
cosmic creation.
4. The Absolute Truth is contained in all the great scriptures of
the world. However, the oldest known revealed scriptures in existence are the
Vedic literatures, most notably the Bhagavad-Gita, which is the literal record
of God's actual words.
5. We should learn the Vedic knowledge from a genuine spiritual
master one who has no selfish motives and whose mind is firmly fixed on Lord Krishna.
6. Before we eat, we should offer to the Lord the food that
sustains us. Then Lord Krishna becomes the offering and purifies us.
7. We should perform all our actions as offerings to Lord Krishna
and do nothing for our own sense gratification.
8. The recommended means for achieving the mature stage of love of
God in this age of Kali, or quarrel, is to chant the holy names of the Lord.
The easiest method for most people is to chant
the Hare Krishna mantra:
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