Boston Samkirtan 1969 in Photos
I think you should try to always have Samkirtan going on. All other things are subsidiary. This chanting is our life and soul, so we must arrange our program so…
CHANT Hare Krishna!
The maha-mantra means, "O all-attractive, all-pleasing Lord, O energy of the Lord, please engage me in Your devotional service." Chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, and your life will be sublime.…
Transcendental TV on New York’s WNEW-TV 1969
The Samkirtan Party chanted with relaxed bliss, vibrating Krishna's Holy Names as the TV crew wound around them with cables and microphone cords, straining to record the bliss of Lord…
CHANT Hare Krishna!
Five centuries ago, while spreading the maha-mantra throughout the Indian subcontinent, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu prayed, "O Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Your holy name You have invested all Your transcendental…
CHANT Hare Krishna!
Krsna means "the all-attractive one," and Rama means "the all-pleasing one," and Hare is an address to the Lord's devotional energy. So the maha-mantra means, "O all-attractive, all-pleasing Lord, O…
Chanting Hare Krsna—Only in Georgetown?
One Saturday night a woman stopped before our chanting party and shook her head in disbelief. Finally she exclaimed, "Only in Georgetown!" and walked off in shocked dismay.…
CHANT Hare Krishna!
In Sanskrit, man means "mind" and tra means "freeing." So a mantra is a combination of transcendental, spiritual sounds that frees our minds from the anxieties of life in the…
CHANT! Hare Krishna!
The name Krsna means "the all-attractive one," the name Rama means "the all-pleasing one," and the name Hare is an address to the Lord's devotional energy. So the maha-mantra means,…
Kirtan at the Hindu Centre, London
Transformed hippes clad in saffron robes...chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra"—so ran a recent story in the London Evening Standard.…
Pure Love Through Transcendental Sound
One can extricate himself from the bonds of material life by hearing and chanting transcendental sounds. The common, unenlightened person is in a sleeplike state, oblivious of his real nature…
An Expanding Ocean Of Bliss
The chanting of God's holy names quickly polishes the mirror of the mind and reveals both Him and ourselves. "The face is the index of the mind," Prabhupada was fond…
Sankirtana — The Perfection of Glorifying God
Among all the practices of the Hare Krsna movement, the most prominent is the public chanting of God's names, ecstatic dancing, and playing of musical instruments—a spontaneous street liturgy common…
The Nectar of the Holy Name of Krishna
I do not know how much nectar the two syllables 'Krs-na' have produced. When the holy name of Krsna, is chanted, it appears to dance within the mouth. We then…
Chanting Hare Krsna is for Saints and Sinners — Notes from the Editor
The Vedic literature explains the power of chanting God's name in the story of Ajamila, a great sinner who at the time of his death called out the name of…
Krishna Consciousness: The Perfection of Yoga
In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way.…
Tasting the Nectar of Lord Krsna’s Holy Names
When Lord Krsna appears in the present age His complexion is golden, He is surrounded by various associates, and His mission is to teach people how to make their lives…
Chanting the Holy Names in West Berlin
In West Germany, devotees have evolved a preaching strategy adapted from the nama-hatta program established by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in India during the last century.…
CHANT!
The name Krishna means "the all-attractive one" the name Rama means "the all-pleasing one," and the name Hare is an address to the Lord's devotional energy.…
CHANT!
Tap into the reservoir of pleasure. By chanting the names of God, you'll immediately be in touch with the source of all pleasure. The name Krsna means the all-attractive person,…
CHANT!
"We're practicing yoga." "Yoga? You call this yoga? Chanting and dancing, playing on drums and hand cymbals, passing out magazines and sweets—all in one big group?" "Absolutely! Yoga means 'to…
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