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Kali-yuga’s Good Quality: Freedom Through Chanting

“ ‘My dear King, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.344, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Although Kali-yuga is full of faults, it has one good quality.
  • Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage.
  • Through this chanting, one can be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.

Try this today

Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today, remembering its power to free one from material bondage.

Ask yourself

What hope does this good quality of Kali-yuga offer you?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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