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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>General Lectures</h3>
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So long one is Hindu, so long one is Muslim, so long one is Christian, there is no question of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because Kṛṣṇa he says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁśaraṇaṁ (BG 18.66) that is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Only Kṛṣṇa really, Kṛṣṇa is my Lord and I am his eternal servant, this consciousness is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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[[Vanisource:711129 - Lecture - Vrndavana|711129 - Lecture - Vrndavana]]
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So when Śrīpāda Rāmānujācārya is explaining manuṣyā he says, śāstra adhikāra yajña. Unless one is conversant with the teachings of the lessons of śāstra, he is not to be considered as a human being. Actually that is so, unless one comes to the principles of dharma and āśrama, one is not to be considered as a human. So this institution the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness is trying to establish this daiva-varṇāśrama.

Daiva-varṇāśrama as Kṛṣṇa says that, cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ, what is created by Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead must be applicable universally. So this varṇāśrama-dharma is not limited in India or to the community who are known as Hindus. Because Kṛṣṇa claimed that, sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya sambhavanti mūrtayaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 14.4|BG 14.4]]) all species of forms, there are 8,400,000 species of life and Kṛṣṇa claims, ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā.

He is father of all, we should not consider that Kṛṣṇa is Hindu or Indian. Kṛṣṇa is for all, these foreigners they have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness by understanding that Kṛṣṇa is for all. They have not accepted a form of religious principles like Hindus or Muslims or Christians. These are designated religions, if I am calling myself a Hindu, this is not my religion this is my designation. Because I happen to take birth in a Hindu family therefore I call myself a Hindu. Or because I take birth in a particular land, I call myself Indian or American. But our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is not for such designative personalities.

This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is, sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.170|CC Madhya 19.170]]), when one becomes freed from all designations he can take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So long one is Hindu, so long one is Muslim, so long one is Christian, there is no question of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because Kṛṣṇa he says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁśaraṇaṁ ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66|BG 18.66]]) that is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Only Kṛṣṇa really, Kṛṣṇa is my Lord and I am his eternal servant, this consciousness is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

If I keep myself as Hindu or as Muslim or Christian then I cannot take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is not a statement manufactured by me, it is a statement by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He says, "I am not a brāhmaṇa, I am not a kṣatriya, I am not a vaiśya, I am not a śūdra, I am not a brahmacārī, I am not a gṛhastha, I am not a vānaprastha, I am not a sannyāsī. He declares all these designations, then what was He? That He explains himself, gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānu-dāsa ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 13.80|CC Madhya 13.80]]).
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