Christ and Krishna – the Name is the Same

When an Indian person calls on Krishna, he often says, Krsta. Krsta is a Sanskrit word meaning attraction. So when we address God as Christ, Krsta, or Krishna we indicate the same all-attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Jesus said, Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name, the name of God was Krsta or Krishna. Srila Prabhupada: What is the meaning of the word Christ? Father Emmanuel: Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “the anointed ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada On Chanting Hare Krishna (MP3 Audio)

DOWNLOAD Krsna consciousness is not an artificial imposition on the mind. This consciousness is the original energy of the living entity. When we hear the transcendental vibration, this consciousness is revived. As explained on the cover of the record album, this transcendental vibration–by chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare–is the sublime method for reviving our Krsna consciousness. As living spiritual souls we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but ...Read More

These People are Practicing Yoga?

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare You’d probably never think this picture shows people practicing yoga. But chanting the names of God is actually the supreme form of yoga. Of course, devotees chanting Hare Krishna certainly don’t look much like yogis. At least not the kind of yogis most people think of when they hear the word. But most people, it seems, have little understanding of what yoga is really all ...Read More

Prabhupada’s Magic: He Got the Whole World Chanting Hare Krishna! (MP3 Audio 1977 Conversation)

DOWNLOAD Throughout the whole world we are chanting Hare Krishna. Is not that magic? Foreign countries, foreign religion, and they are accepting Krishna and chanting Hare Krishna. Is not that magic? Tamala Krishna: He was asking that… He was hoping that because he had heard that you had some mystical powers, so he was hoping that you could help his situation by demonstrating some of these mystical powers. Prabhupada: Some magic. Our magic is already there. Throughout the whole world ...Read More

The Meaning of the Hare Krishna Mantra–1966 MP3 Audio Lecture

DOWNLOAD You can take the iron rod which is red hot in association with fire and touch anything; it will burn. That means it is no longer acting as iron; it is acting as fire. Similarly, if you associate with this transcendental incarnation, sound incarnation of God, then you will be gradually godly. If you want to get yourself warm, then you have to associate with fire… Prabhupada: Now, some of you members have asked me to explain the meaning ...Read More

Does Initiation Make The Maha-Mantra Work?

Ive read in Prabhupada’s books that this transcedental sound is passed down through a lineage of masters, and the pure sound is preserved by great yogis as himself. Also these great yogis share this sound with their desciples in first initiation. Is this the way you can begin to practice this kind of yoga? Can I receive this sound by anybody or do I need to receive it by someone like Prabhupada? From E…, 12-15-2004 Ive read in AC Bhaktivedanta ...Read More

The Way of Chanting and Knowing Krsna

This is transcendental sound vibration. It will help us to cleanse the dust from the mirror of the mind. At the present moment we have accumulated so much material dust on the mirror of the mind, just as on Second Avenue (New York City) there is dust and soot over everything due to the heavy traffic…. From: "On The Way To KRSNA" Ch 2.   "The Way of Chanting ...Read More

Sankirtana: A Cleansing for the Soul

What does the word “Sankirtana” mean? Sankirtana is a Sanskrit word. “San” comes from the word “samyak” which means “complete” and Kirtan means “glorifying” or “describing.” Generally when one is “glorified”, there is good reason. For instance, if a man becomes wealthy, most likely he will become famous and naturally he will be glorified, praised, and adored for his wealth and fame. But, who can say that they posses all wealth or all fame? It is stated in the ancient Vedic ...Read More

Kirtana–The Song of Ecstasy, The Dance of the Soul

The singing and dancing of Hare Krishna is known as kirtana. My spiritual master Srila Prabhupada said, This is not ordinary dancing; this is the dancing of the soul, a soul awakened to his original consciousness, Krishna consciousness. There is no motive in performing kirtana. It is the song and dance of ecstasy, the dance of the soul. The soul is dancing; therefore, the body is dancing. Actually, the body cannot dance without the soul. A body without the soul is ...Read More

If you can be liberated by chanting once, why continue chanting?

When a child is born, the doctors are anxious to see “Is the child breathing, does he have a heart beat ?” if yes, they are relieved, the child is alive, still, the child must go on breathing, and heart beating, otherwise it will be a dead child. Dear Hansadutta Prabhu, All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please accept my humble obesiences. Just one question on chanting and hearing the Maha-Mantra. It says that chanting is the most ...Read More

New York Hare Krishna Street Chanting Brings Devotees Back To Srila Prabhupada

IRM devotees are now doing Harinama 4 times a week in New York. The Saturday night Harinamas have grown and over 20 devotees now come to join in. And these are devotees who were unknown to us – they just show up! We had related in our previously [http://krishna.org/Articles/2000/09/00103.html] IRM has revived Harinama (congregational chanting of Krishna’s holy names on the streets) in the world famous ‘Times Square’ of New York city, which some would say is probably the epi-center of ...Read More