We become free
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare …is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness, or Krishna consciousness. As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krishna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere, called maya, or illusion. And what is...
Universal Mantra
The chanting of Hare Krsna is universally applicable: Chanting is free and open for everyone: We are not charging anything, we are not asking for fees and giving the people some secret mantra and promising them that within six months they will become God. No. This is open for everyone — children, women, girls, boys, old people everyone can chant and see the results. The Science of Self-Realization The holy name is readily...
Why Are Beads Necessary For Chanting The Holy Name?
If we chant His Holy Name without the beads, will it be less effective? Will it also be good if we continuously chant in our mind at any place and at any time? The answer to these questions is that only a highly advanced self-realized devotee can continuously chant the holy names of God within his mind in all times and places. To reach that stage disciplined, regulated chanting is required. We are in neophyte stage & the great...
Gudakesha
sanjaya uvaca evam ukto hrsikeso gudakesena bharata senayor ubhayor madhye sthapayitva rathottamam (Bhagavad Gita 01.24) Translation: Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, having thus been addressed by Arjuna, Lord Krishna drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties. Purport: In this verse Arjuna is referred to as Gudakesa. Gudaka means sleep, and one who conquers sleep is...
WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE
Question : WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE ? Answer : BY SRILA PRABHUPADA. etavan eva loke 'smin pumsam dharmah parah smṛtah bhakti-yogo bhagavati tan-nama-grahanadibhih TRANSLATION : Devotional service, beginning with the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is the ultimate religious principle for the living entity in human society. (Srimad Bhagavatam). PURPORT : As stated in the previous verse,...
Do enlighten souls see Krishna?
Question to His Grace Sankarshan Das Adhikari: While doing Hare Krishna chanting on japa beads, I feel immersed in the name of Lord Krishna and become oblivious to my surroundings. However I feel incomplete that I am only chanting the name of Krishna but not seeing Him. My question as a very low level soul is, "Do enlightened souls see Krishna?" Can you please tell me your experience? Answer: "They see very...
