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[“In every town and village of the world, the chanting of My name will be heard.]

He predicted that "As many villages and towns there are all over the world, everywhere this saṅkīrtana movement will be …

So by the grace of Lord Caitanya, this movement is already introduced in the Western countries, beginning from New York. …

[aside:] Is that Tompkinson Park or Square?

Devotee: Tompkins Square.

Prabhupāda: Tompkins Square. So this..., I was chanting there for three hours with a little small mṛdaṅga, and these boys, …

Then we started our branch in San Francisco, in Los Angeles, in Santa Fe, in Buffalo, then here. We have …

They are not sannyāsī, neither they are Vedāntist, neither they are Hindus, neither they are Indian. But they have taken …

So we have got many followers now. All my disciples till now, at least in this country, they are all …

So this movement is not like that is a sentimental movement. Don't think that these boys are dancing in some …

When Caitanya Mahāprabhu was there, He was chanting and dancing. So some of the people, they became very much appreciative …

So Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, he was a great Vedāntist. He did not like the idea. He said, "Oh, He is a …

Then one of the devotees, he did not like the idea, remark of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī. He came back and informed …

So one devotee, he arranged the meeting of all the sannyāsīns, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu was also invited, and there was …

So Caitanya Mahāprabhu's movement is not sentimental. People think that this is a sentimental movement. No. We have got very …

It is based on science and based on authority of Vedas. But it is simplified. That is the... That is …

Any system of self-realization, either jñāna process or yoga process or any process, they are also recognized, but they are …

kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt

[SB 12.3.52]

[Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices, and in Dvāpara-yuga by serving …