why not God consciousness?
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Imported quote 16953 So the Krsna consciousness movement is completely scientific. As Krsna said... We have given therefore... When I was registering this association in New York, some friend suggested that "Why you are giving this name 'Krsna'? Why not put the name 'God,' 'God consciousness'?" Then "Yes, I can give the name 'God consciousness.' Then it will be confused." Because we want to preach Bhagavad-gita as it is. That is Krsna's speaking. And we are trying to place this Krsna's teachings to the world. And not only that-Bhagavan, God, means Krsna. And if I give the name of "God" instead of "Krsna," they will bring forth so many competition of Krsna. That is not our purpose. "Krsna" means God. If God has any perfect name, that is "Krsna." Because "Krsna" means all-attractive. God cannot be attractive for certain person. God cannot be Christian God or a Hindu God or Muslim God. God is equally attractive for Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddha. That is real God. And if Hindu has manufactured some God, Christian has manufactured some God, that may be God partially, but not the Supreme God. The Supreme God is Krsna. Īsvaraḥ paramaḥ krsnaḥ [Bs 5.1]. Parama means supreme. God... You are also god, I am also god, and every one of us, god. Why? God means controller. So controller, every one of us is a controller to certain extent; not the complete controller. But Krsna means the complete controller. Īsvaraḥ paramaḥ krsnaḥ [Bs 5.1]. Controller... You may be controller; I may be controller; he may be controller; but not controller like Krsna. Krsna can control all other controllers.
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