The Way of Chanting and Knowing Krsna 31
As stated before, this chanting of Hare Krsna is a
process by which all contaminations due to material
association are removed from the mirror of the mind.
There is no need for external help in reviving our
Krsna consciousness, for Krsna consciousness is dor-
mant within the self. In fact, it is the very quality of
the self. We have only to invoke it by this process.
Krsna consciousness is an eternal fact. It is not a
doctrine or set of beliefs imposed by some organiza-
tion. It is within all living entities, whether they be
human being or animal. When Lord Caitanya Maha-
prabhu was passing through the jungles of South
India some five hundred years ago, He chanted Hare
Krsna, and all the animals—the tigers, elephants and
deer—joined Him in dancing to the holy names. Of
course this depends on the purity of the chanting.
As we progress in chanting, purification is sure to
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