09 Lord Caitanya introduced the maha mantra to counteract the philosophy of impersonalism
Lord Caitanya introduced the maha−mantra to counteract the philosophy of impersonalism: [Lord Caitanya to Prakasananda Sarasvati]: "The Mayavada philosophy is so degraded that it has taken the insignificant living entities to be the Lord, the Supreme Truth, thus covering the glory and supremacy of the Absolute Truth with monism." Sripada Sankaracarya purposely claimed the jiva−tattva, or living...
04 In the kali yuga, chanting yields the results of other religious practices performed in previous ages
By chanting the holy name in the Kali yuga, one can obtain the results of various spiritual activities performed in the previous three ages: [Sukadeva Gosvami to Maharaja Pariksit]: "'Whatever result was obtained in Satya yuga by meditating on Visnu, in Treta yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvapara yuga by seeing the Lord's lotus feet can also be obtained in Kali yuga simply by chanting the Hare Krsna...
02 In the kali yuga, Lord Krsna is worshiped by chanting of the holy name
Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation from the Narayana−samhita: dvapariyair janair visnuh pancaratrais tu kevalaih kalau tu nama−matrena pujyate bhagavan harih "In the Dvapara−yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only by worshiping opulently according to the pancaratriki system, but in the age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari...
02 “Krsna” is the principal name of God
"Krsna" is the principal name of the Supreme Lord: In his prayer, the author of Srimad−Bhagavatam first proposes that Lord Sri Krsna is the primeval Lord and that if any transcendental nomenclature for the Absolute Personality of Godhead is to be accepted, it should be the name Krsna, the all−attractive.… In Padma Purana it is also stated that of the innumerable names of the Lord, the name...
05 Sankirtana Yajna is the only recommended Yajna for this age
General Instructions Lord Caitanya introduced the sankirtana yajna for the deliverance of all men in this age of Kali: [Lord Krsna to Arjuna]: In the beginning of creation, the Lord of all creatures sent forth generations of men and demigods, along with sacrifices for Visnu, and blessed them by saying, "Be thou happy by this yajna [sacrifice] because its performance will bestow upon you all desirable things." The Lord...