The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to as Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra") is a sixteen word Vaishnava mantra, outside of India notably popularized by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Hare Krishna - The mantra. The words "Hare Krishna" are part of a mantra comprising three Sanskrit names of God (Vishnu), Hari, Krishna and Rama, in the vocative case. Hare may also be interpreted as the vocative of a female name Harā, a name of Radha. All three nam ...

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• Hare Krishna - The mantra
• Hare Krishna - History
• Hare Krishna - Hare Krishna movement
• Hare Krishna - Hippie culture
• Hare Krishna - Other scriptural references
• Hare Krishna - Notes

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Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna - The mantra, Hare Krishna - History, Hare Krishna - Hare Krishna movement, Hare Krishna - Hippie culture, Hare Krishna - Other scriptural references, Hare Krishna - Notes

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"Hare Krishna" brings to mind, to many, the famous Hare Krishna devotees, who first hit the streets of Western cities in the 1960s and 1970s, dancing and chanting with drums and cymbals, wearing saffron dhotis or saris, and selling Bhagavad Gita As It Is and other books. These devotees were members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. ISKCON was the first organised Vaishnava group to make a large impression outside of India, now a number of such Vaishnava group ...

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Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna - The mantra, Hare Krishna - History, Hare Krishna - Hare Krishna movement, Hare Krishna - Hippie culture, Hare Krishna - Other scriptural references, Hare Krishna - Notes

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Invocatory Kirtans - a Hindu Prayer.

From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Motor Your Mind Towards Godhead

Compare your wealth to the automobile that you drive everyday. When you are at the wheel, you have two options: You can either drive without direction or, you can drive steadily to the temple and derive long-lasting happiness. The decision is yours. So are the effects. You are the master of your destiny. You may choose to amass wealth and use it for inferior means of consumption or decide to use your resources to serve humanity and therefore, Lord Krishna.

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The term Vedic chant refers to recitation of hymns of the Vedas, the most ancient scriptures of India, and the basis of the many Hindu traditions. Chanting of these hymns has continued for at least last three millennia and is believed to the oldest such religious tradition. Before the introduction of printed texts, the Vedas were passed from one generation to the next only by the oral tradition, which necessitated chanting and memorizing of these hymns. Vedas, Mantra, Yantra, Japa, Hare Krishna, ...

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• Vedic chant - Introduction
• Vedic chant - Divine Sound
• Vedic chant - Unesco
• Vedic chant - Popular Vedic Chants

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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly called Hare Krishna, is a new religious movement founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as "Srila Prabhupada," in New York in 1966. ISKCON is a society formed for practitioners of bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion, as practiced within Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The bhakta's devotion is specifically directed towards Krishna, along with Radha, his divine consort. International Society for Krishna Consciousness - An overview< ...

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• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - An overview
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - The great mantra
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Philosophy and history
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - The Seven Purposes of ISKCON
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Spreading the word
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - ISKCON after Prabhupada's Death
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Scandal and controversy
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Controversial Points
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Sources
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Reform Issues Replies

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A mantra is a religious syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language. Their use varies according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra. They are primarily used as spiritual conduits, words and vibrations that instill one-pointed concentration in the devotee. Other purposes have included religious ceremonies to accumulate wealth, avoid danger, or eliminate enemies. Mantras originated in India with Vedic Hinduism and were later adopted by Buddhists and Jains, now popular in various modern forms of spiritual practice which are loosely b ...

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• Mantra - Introduction
• Mantra - Mantra in Hinduism
• Mantra - Mantra Japa
• Mantra - Some Hindu mantras
• Mantra - Lead me from Ignorance to Truth
• Mantra - Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
• Mantra - The shanti mantras
• Mantra - Universal prayer
• Mantra - Other examples
• Mantra - The Hindu Bija Mantra
• Mantra - Remarks
• Mantra - What is Dharma?
• Mantra - The Significance of the Symbol Om
• Mantra - Mantras and Prayers
• Mantra - Kirtan and Bhajan
• Mantra - Vedic Conception of Sound
• Mantra - Mantra in Buddhism
• Mantra - Mantra in Shingon Buddhism
• Mantra - Mantra in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
• Mantra - Om mani padme hum
• Mantra - Some other mantras used by Tibetan Buddhists
• Mantra - Mantra in other traditions or contexts

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Achintya Bhedabheda is a Vedanta doctrine taught by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as a synthesy of teachings of all Vaishnava sampradayas. It means "paradoxically (achintya) dualistic (bheda) and monistic (abheda)". This central concept of Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology teaches that the absolute reality can be understood as non-dual and unmanifest (immanent brahmajyoti) and as dual (transcendent personal God). Thus it can be considered a form of panentheism. It is the philosophy followed by ISKCON (Hare Krishna movement). Indian pre-Shankara Buddhist writer Bhavya in the Madhyamakahrda ...

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Gouranga, or Gauranga, is said to originate in the Hare Krishna religious movement, whose founding father, Shri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was also called Gaura, or Gauranga. In popular culture it is accepted generally as a word meaning simply 'be happy', although the literal Sanskrit translation is 'light/golden-limbed'. Stickers bearing the word Gouranga or stating "Call out Gouranga and be happy!" have been appearing on bridges over motorways and railways in Scotland and the north of England. It has also appeared on ...

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• Gouranga - Background
• Gouranga - Pronunciation
• Gouranga - Other Theories that have arisen on the Origin of Gouranga
• Gouranga - Email and ICQ spam
• Gouranga - Gouranga in Grand Theft Auto
• Gouranga - Notes

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Hari is another name of Vishnu or God and appears as the 650th name in the Vishnu sahasranama. According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Hari means "One who destroys samsara, which is the entanglement in the cycle of birth and death, along with ignorance, its cause." The word hari in Sanskrit refers to a colour, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki (it is the colour of the Sun and of Soma; see also Hare Krishna). The Avestan cognate is zari, sometimes incorrectly identified as the first pa ...

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• Hari - Reference

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The term juggernaut is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable; that will crush all in its path. In Britain, it is also used to refer to any large and heavy lorry. The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannāth, meaning "Lord of the universe", it is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India. One of the most famous of Indian temples is the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, which has the Ratha Yatra (chariot procession), an annual procession of c ...

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Radha refers to either one of two figures in Hindu religion. By far the most important is Radha, the gopi, who participates in the Rasa Lila with Krishna. Radha - The Mahabharata. Radha - Radha the gopi. In the story of Krishna, as told in the Puranas and the Mahabharata, she is one of the gopis (cow-herding women) of the forest of Vrindavan, and was brought up in this community with Krishna. In the orginal story she is briefly mentioned as one of the gopis who Krishna plays wit ...

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• Radha - The Mahabharata
• Radha - Radha the gopi
• Radha - The foster mother of Karna
• Radha - Radha the Gopi in later Vaishnava traditions
• Radha - Festivals
• Radha - Radha the most important Gopi of Krishna
• Radha - Radha the beautiful one

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Patchouli (also patchouly or pachouli) is both a plant and an essential oil (patchouli oil) obtained from the leaves of that plant. The scent of patchouli is heavy and strong, and some people find it offensive. It has been used for centuries in perfumes, and is grown in the East and West Indies. The word derives from the Tamil patchai (green), ellai (leaf). Patchouli oil and incense underwent a surge in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, mostly among devotees of the free love and hippie lifestyles. In addition, it c ...

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Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Goswami Maharaj was born in the village of Fulta, adjacent to the city of Berhampur in the state of Orissa, India in the year 1913. His given name at birth was Nrusimgha. The name of his father is Sri Damodar and the name of his mother is Srimati Devi. He attended Khallikote Autonomous College in the city of Berhampur, where he received a B.A. degree. In the 1930s, Srila Puri Maharaj completed his studies in Ayurveda, and also became active in the freedom fighter movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. According to his biography, he ...

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Krishna (IAST kṛṣṇa, the Sanskrit for "the all-attractive one") is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, however, he is seen as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the fountain head of all avatars. Krishna appears in a number of stories in different cultures and traditions. Sometimes these contradict each other, though ther ...

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• Krishna - The name
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• Krishna - The story of Krishna
• Krishna - The incarnation
• Krishna - Birth and childhood
• Krishna - Boyhood and youth
• Krishna - Krishna the prince
• Krishna - The Kurukshetra war
• Krishna - The last days
• Krishna - The worship of Krishna
• Krishna - Early references
• Krishna - The Bhakti tradition
• Krishna - Gita Govinda - the song of the cowherd
• Krishna - Recent Krishna bhakti movements
• Krishna - Krishna in Jainism
• Krishna - Krishna in Buddhism
• Krishna - Chronology

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Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a sect of Hinduism founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya is the disciplic succession following this particular type of Vaishnavism (and Vaishnava Theology), which worships Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Gaudiya Vaishnavism - Gaudiya and other Vaishnava schools: main theological differences. Krishna is the original form of God, the source of Vishnu and not His avatar. This teaching - shared by Nimbar ...

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• Gaudiya Vaishnavism - Gaudiya and other Vaishnava schools: main theological differences
• Gaudiya Vaishnavism - Modern times
• Gaudiya Vaishnavism - Gaudiya Vaishnava organizations

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Hare Krishna

Nickname for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. (ISKON)

(See also: Hare Krishna, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Hare Krishna

Nickname for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. (ISKON)

(See also: Hare Krishna, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Hare Krishna Land

name of the ISKCON temple in Mumbai, India.

(See also: Hare Krishna Land, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)