What Is Krishna Consciousness? These are notes found in a handwritten diary kept by Srila Prabhupada, outlining how he intended to present the teachings of Krishna consciousness to the Western world. 1. Krishna consciousness means clear consciousness. 2. Material existence means hazy consciousness. 3. Identifying the body as self is hazy consciousness. 4. One has to understand himself first before making progress in Krishna consciousness. 5. Constitutional position of a living entity is being eternal servant of Krishna, or God. 6. God or Krishna means the Supreme Person and the supreme cause of all causes. 7. Forgetfulness of the eternal relationship to God, or Krishna, is the beginning of hazy consciousness. 8. To revive the original clear consciousness of the living entities, the Vedic literatures are there. 9. The Vedic literatures are as follows: a. The four Vedas. b. The Upanishads - numbering at least 108. c. The Vedanta philosophy. d. The 18 Puranas. e. The Ramayana (original Va...