- In this Age of Kali the practical system of religion for everyone is the chanting of the name of Godhead.

In the Age of Kali, however, people should simply chant the holy names of the Supreme Personality of Godhead." The Hare Krsna mantra is specifically mentioned in many Upaniṣads, such as the Kali-santaraṇa Upaniṣad, where it is said:

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

iti ṣoḍaśakaṁ nāmnā
kali-kalmaṣa-nāśanam
nātaḥ parataropāya
sarva-vedeṣu dṛśyate

"After searching through all the Vedic literature one cannot find a method of religion more sublime for this age than the chanting of Hare Krsna."
Cc. Adi 3.40

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- In Kali-yuga, simply by chanting the holy name one can attain the goal of life:

" 'Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life, know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the Age of Kali because in this age, simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mahāmantra, one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life's goal.'"

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.36) spoken by the great sage Karabhājana Ṛṣi, one of the nine Yogendras. The sage was informing Mahārāja Nimi about the people's duty to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to different processes in different yugas.
Madhya 20.347

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- In Kali-yuga, one can attain liberation and return to the spiritual world by chanting the holy name.

" '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 Krsna mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom. ' "
Madhya 20.344

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- Sankirtan is the present yuga-dharma:
(Lord Caitanya to Sanatana Gosvami: «... In the Kali-yuga the occupational duty of the people is to chant congregationally the holy name of Krsna.

In Kali-yuga one worships Lord Krsna by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Cc. Madhya 20.339

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- The only religious principe in the age of Kali is the chanting of the holy name.

(Isvara Puri to Lord Caitanya: " 'In this Age of Kali there is no religious principle other than the chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all Vedic hymns. This is the purport of all scriptures.'
Cc. Adi 7.74

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- In Kali-yuga, chanting of the holy name is the most feasible means of salvation. In great jubilation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "My dear Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya, know from Me that chanting of the holy names is the most feasible means of salvation in this age of Kali.
Cc. Antya 20.8