Questions People Ask About Chanting
If I chant Hare Krsna, will I be able to levitate? Why not keep the Hare Krsna mantra secret, like other mantras? If you chant a mantra in public, won’t it lose its power?
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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Chanting is easy, and it works. In fact, it is the most effective means of God realization in the world. Here’s why. God is unlimitedly powerful, and His name is Himself. When we chant God’s names, God is totally […]
Questions People Ask About Chanting
I’m afraid I’m a rather materialistic person. I want a compatible mate, a reasonable amount of money, healthy children, and things like that. Can I still chant Hare Krsna? I’ve read about plants responding to sound. If you chant Hare Krsna, does it have any effect on them?
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Krsna
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Q; Does chanting Hare Krsna have anything to do with reincarnation? A. Definitely. The whole process of reincarnation depends on what you’re thinking about at the time of death. If you’re thinking about a dog, you could become a […]
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Krsna
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Q. What’s so special about the Hare Krsna mantra? Couldn’t you get the same effect by chanting Coca-cola Coca-cola, or any other sound, over and over again? A. No. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of God who inaugurated mass […]
What is a Mantra?
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 material world.
Questions People Ask About Chanting
Can I chant Hare Krsna while I’m doing yoga? I don’t understand Sanskrit. Will the Hare Krsna mantra work for me? Would it be a good idea to tell a dying person to chant Hare Krsna? Why so much talk about death? What about happiness here and now?
Sankirtan: The Science of Congregational Chanting of the Name of the Lord
When Pralhad Moharaj, the celebrated devotee of the Personality of Godhead Vishnu and the son of Hiranyakashipu the well-known atheist—was a mere boy of five years old, was seen one day by his fellow playmates, chanting the transcendental name of Hari (The Lord). The boys, who were all born of atheist family and thereby known […]
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Krishna
I want to get back in harmony with nature. Can chanting Hare Krsna help me do that? Can’t I harmonize with nature by backpacking, jogging, or surfing? Can chanting Hare Krsna help me to see God in nature?
Questions People Ask About Chanting Hare Krsna
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Q. What are the instruments I see the Krsna people playing when they chant in the streets? A. When the chanters go out into the streets, they play the mrdanga (which in Bengali means “the drum you can walk […]