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<div class="heading">This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to teach people how to engage the tongue in the service of the Lord. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We are requesting everyone, "Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa." That is beginning with tongue. "And take prasādam and go home." That's all. Philosophy later on. Philosophy later on. Because, unless one has got clear brain, unless has actually the senses, purified, one cannot take the lesson of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.16.25 -- Hawaii, January 21, 1974|Lecture on SB 1.16.25 -- Hawaii, January 21, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said that it is very difficult time, ''kalau''. It is not Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's version; it is the Vedic version. ''Kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva'' ([[Vanisource:CC Adi 17.21|CC Adi 17.21]]). Simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mantra''. This will clarify your heart. Then you can understand who is ''guru'', where to surrender, where to take lesson. In this way we can make . . . haphazardly, if we accept, then there will be failure.

So ''satyaṁ śaucaṁ dayā.'' To accept ''guru'', there is also service. And to give service to an inferior person who is suffering, that is also service. The one service is called ''dayā'', and the other service is called ''sevā''. So if you want to realize God, then the other service, ''sevā'', not ''dayā''. You cannot show your mercy to God. God is full. There is no need of your showing mercy. That ''sevā''. Two kinds of service. One is called ''dayā'', and another is called ''sevā''. ''Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ''. If you want to know what is God, then the other service, ''sevā. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau.'' And that service begins from the tongue. Now, generally when we think of service, we think of our hand and legs that, "By . . . I can render service with my hands, with my legs." No. The science of understanding God—the service begins with the tongue. Just see. ''Ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ'' ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.136|CC Madhya 17.136]]). You cannot understand what is God, what is Kṛṣṇa, His name, His activities, ''nāmādi . . . nāmādi'' means name, form, quality, activities, pastimes, entourage, so many things, ''ādi''. Therefore . . . just like we are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, but we cannot understand what is the meaning of Hare Kṛṣṇa. We cannot understand. ''Nāmādi. Na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ. Indriyaiḥ'' means the senses. There are so many people are hearing this sound vibration, but why they're not becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious? Because there is no ''sevā'', there is no service. Therefore it is said, ''ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ''. But how it will be perceived by the ''indriyas''? ''Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau''. By service. And wherefrom the service begins? It begins ''jihvādau'', beginning with the tongue, beginning with the tongue. This is the service.

So it is a great science, how by tongue . . . actually, our this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to teach people how to engage the tongue in the service of the Lord. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We are requesting everyone, "Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa." That is beginning with tongue. "And take ''prasādam'' and go home." That's all. Philosophy later on. Philosophy later on. Because, unless one has got clear brain, unless has actually the senses, purified, one cannot take the lessons of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Just like this is philosophy. One cannot understand the lessons which are given in the ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', ''Bhagavad-gītā'' . . . therefore in the beginning we do not ask anybody, outsider that, "Read ''Bhagavad-gītā'' or . . ." no. "Please come, chant with us Hare Kṛṣṇa." That is required. Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and you will feel. You'll feel. Because this method will cleanse your heart. The more you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mahā-mantra'', the more you become fit to understand the philosophy of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the process. ''Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau'' (Brs. 1.2.234).

So anyone who will stop chanting, he will be a victim of ''māyā''. Always remember it. Therefore we insist, "Please do not forget to chant at least sixteen rounds." That is minimum. The maximum is 300,000. (laughter) As Haridāsa Ṭhākura used to do, three hundred . . . not impractical. But you . . . we cannot do that. Even we cannot complete sixteen rounds, we are so unfortunate. But that does not mean because we are unfortunate, we shall give it up. Try, try, try your best. Then life will become perfect.