Global Declaration of Dependence on The Supreme Lord

By Sitapati Das

The unanimous declaration of the humans of Earth:

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident:

1. We are spiritual entities having a human experience.

2. Human religions are divine codes that aim to reestablish our relationship with the Supreme Person.

3. That Supreme Person is known by various names - including Allah, Jehovah, Krishna, and Vishnu - and we clearly see these local names refer to the same transcendent entity when we examine what is referred to by these names, according to the characteristics:

• The Supreme Person.

• The source of and owner of this world.

• Omniscient and omnipotent.

4. Human beings are never independent or free. They are always dependent on something or someone and are always under the stringent laws of material nature. It is a question of what we are dependent on.

5. The Supreme Person is the father and the ultimate shelter of all human beings as well as all other living entities.

As the father is concerned with the well-being of all his children, the instructions of the Supreme Person are meant for the well-being of humanity as well as all other living entities.

6. Deviation from the instructions of the Supreme Person places humanity at the mercy of forces that are inimical to the Supreme Person.

The history of the present leadership of humanity - corporate, religious, and political - is that they have:

1. Issued mandates and enforced restrictions on worship of the Supreme Person and association for the purpose of worship of the Supreme Person.

2. Unilaterally re-defined the political contract with the population to place themselves above humanity, rather than in service of it; and separate from the Supreme Lord, rather than in His service.

We, therefore, the representatives of the people of Earth, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of this planet, solemnly publish and declare, that we are dependent on the Supreme Lord, and accept and recognize no authority separate from Him and His bonafide representatives.

Chaitanya Charitamrita 

Ādi 17.141

কীর্তনের ধ্বনিতে কাজী লুকাইল ঘরে ।

তর্জন গর্জন শুনি’ না হয় বাহিরে ॥ ১৪১ ॥

kīrtanera dhvanite kājī lukāila ghare

tarjana garjana śuni’ nā haya bāhire

Synonyms

kīrtanera — of the saṅkīrtana movement; dhvanite — by the sound; kājī — the Chand Kazi; lukāila — hid himself; ghare — in the room; tarjana — murmuring; garjana — protesting; śuni’ — hearing; nā — does not; haya — come out; bāhire — outside.

Translation

The loud sound of the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra certainly made the Kazi very much afraid, and he hid himself within his room. Hearing the people thus protesting, murmuring in great anger, the Kazi would not come out of his home.

Purport

The Kazi’s order not to perform saṅkīrtana could stand only as long as there was no civil disobedience. Under the leadership of the Supreme Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the chanters, increasing in number, disobeyed the order of the Kazi. Thousands assembled together and formed parties, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and making a tumultuous sound of protest. Thus the Kazi was very much afraid, as naturally one should be under such circumstances.

In the present day also, people all over the world may join together in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and protest against the present degraded governments of the world’s godless societies, which are based on all kinds of sinful activities. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam states that in the Age of Kali, thieves, rogues and fourth-class people who have neither education nor culture capture the seats of governments to exploit the citizens. This is a symptom of Kali-yuga that has already appeared. People cannot feel secure about their lives and property, yet the so-called governments continue, and government ministers get fat salaries, although they are unable to do anything good for society. The only remedy for such conditions is to enhance the saṅkīrtana movement under the banner of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and protest against the sinful activities of all the world’s governments.

The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is not a sentimental religious movement; it is a movement for the reformation of all the anomalies of human society. If people take to it seriously, discharging this duty scientifically, as ordered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the world will see peace and prosperity instead of being confused and hopeless under useless governments. There are always rogues and thieves in human society, and as soon as a weak government is unable to execute its duties, these rogues and thieves come out to do their business. Thus the entire society becomes a hell unfit for gentlemen to live in. There is an immediate need for a good government — a government by the people, with Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Unless the masses of people become Kṛṣṇa conscious, they cannot be good men. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra still has its potency. Therefore people should understand it seriously and scientifically and spread it all over the world.

The saṅkīrtana movement started by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is described in the Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya-khaṇḍa, twenty-third chapter, beginning with verse 241, which states, “My dear Lord, let my mind be fixed at Your lotus feet.” Following Lord Caitanya’s chanting, all the devotees reproduced the same sound He chanted. In this way the Lord proceeded, leading the entire party on the strand roads by the bank of the Ganges. When the Lord came to His own ghāṭa, or bathing place, He danced more and more. Then He proceeded to Mādhāi’s ghāṭa. In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Lord, who was known as Viśvambhara, danced all over the banks of the Ganges. Then He proceeded to Bārakoṇā-ghāṭa, then Nāgariyā-ghāṭa, and, traveling through Gaṅgānagara, reached Simuliyā, a quarter at one end of the town. All these places surround Śrī Māyāpur. After reaching Simuliyā, the Lord proceeded toward the Kazi’s house, and in this way He reached the door of Chand Kazi.