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video: Amrita Keli dasi
Ms. Nixon, July 1975, Philadelphia: My first question is very basic. What is Krishna consciousness?
Srila Prabhupada: Krishna means God. We are all intimately connected with Him because He is our original father. But we have forgotten this connection. When we become interested in knowing, “What is my connection with God? What is the aim of life?” Then we are called Krishna conscious.
Ms. Nixon: How does Krishna consciousness develop in the practitioner?
Srila Prabhupada: Krishna consciousness is already there in the core of everyone’s heart. But because of our materially conditioned life, we have forgotten it. The process of chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra—Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare—revives the Krishna consciousness we already have.
For example, a few months ago these American and European boys and girls did not know about Krishna, but just yesterday we saw how they were chanting Hare Krishna and dancing in ecstasy throughout the whole Ratha-yatra procession [an annual festival sponsored by the Krishna consciousness movement in cities around the world]. Do you think that was artificial? No. Artificially, nobody can chant and dance for hours together. They have actually awakened their Krishna consciousness by following a bona fide process. This is explained in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22. 107)
nitya-siddha krsna-prema ‘sadhya’ kabhu naya
sravanadi-suddha-citte karaye udaya
Krishna consciousness is dormant in everyone’s heart, and when one comes in contact with devotees, it is awakened. Krishna consciousness is not artificial. Just as a young boy awakens his natural attraction for a young girl in her association, similarly, if one hears about Krishna in the association of devotees, he awakens his dormant Krishna consciousness. Full Conversation
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