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MUSIC MAN
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The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha
Mantra
("Great Mantra"), is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra which first
appeared
in the Kali-Santarana Upanishad, and which from the 15th century rose
to
importance in the Bhakti movement following the teachings of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu. According to Gaudiya Vaishnava theology, one's original
consciousness and goal of life is pure love of God (Krishna). Since
the
1960s, the mantra has been made well known outside of India by A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his International Society for
Krishna
Consciousness (commonly known as "the Hare Krishnas").
Mantra
The Hare Krishna mantra is composed of Sanskrit names...
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
"Hare" can be interpreted as either the vocative of Hari, another name
of
Vishnu meaning "he who removes illusion", or as the vocative of Hara,
a name
of Radha, Krishna's eternal consort or Shakti. According to A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Hara refers to "the energy of God"
while
Krishna and Rama refer to God himself, meaning "He who is
All-Attractive" and
"He who is the Source of All Pleasure". Rama can refer to Ramachandra
or to
Krishna as Radha-Raman, another name of Krishna meaning beloved of
Radha. In
the hymn Vishnu Sahasranama spoken by Bhishma in praise of Krishna
after the
Kurukshetra War, Krishna is also called Rama. Rama can also be a
shortened
form of Balarama, Krishna's first expansion. The mantra is repeated,
either
out loud (kirtan), softly to oneself (japa), or internally within the
mind.
A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami describes the process of chanting the Maha
Mantra as
follows:
Krishna 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. This chanting
of
'Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama,
Hare
Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare' is directly enacted from the spiritual
platform,
and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of
consciousness -
namely sensual, mental, and intellectual. As such anyone can take part
in the
chanting without any previous qualification.
Hippie Culture
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Hare Krishnas became confused
with the
hippie subculture. In reality, the genuine Hare Krishna followers were
a far
cry from certain hippies. Although Prabhupada was open to anyone
becoming a
member of the Hare Krishnas, they had to follow the four regulative
principles,
one of which is strict abstention from intoxicants, including
marijuana.
Elevation and joy were to be derived from chanting God's holy names.
The hippie
Broadway musical "Hair" has a song, "Be-In" with the mantra in it,
along with
some additional lyrics.
Popular Culture
The Hare Krishna mantra appears in a number of famous songs, notably
those sung
by The Beatles (in the lyrics of John Lennon and George Harrison), and
has been
at the number-one spot in the UK singles charts on more than one
occasion within
songs such as Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". George Harrison put a Hare
Krishna
sticker on the back of the headstock of Eric Clapton's 1964 Gibson
ES-335; the
sticker also appeared on Gibson's 2005 reproduction of the guitar. The
mantra
also appears in The Pretenders' Boots of Chinese Plastic. The Radha
Krsna
Temple's recording Hare Krsna Mantra was released as a single on The
Beatles'
Apple Records label in 1969, and reached #12 in the UK music chart and
appeared
on the music show Top of the Pops. It also made the #1 slot in both
German and
Czechoslovakian music charts.
Less well-known but equally relevant to fans of pop music culture are
recordings
of the Hare Krishna mantra by The Fugs on their 1968 album Tenderness
Junction
(featuring poet Allen Ginsberg), by Nina Hagen, and by H�sker D� on
their 1984
album Zen Arcade. Kula Shaker, Boy George, and members of The Rubettes
have
recorded music tracks about Krishna Consciousness. At the 2008 and
2009 VMA
Awards, the host, English comedian Russell Brand ended the ceremony by
saying
Hare Krishna, as he does at all his shows.
The Washington D.C. Production duo Thievery Corporation released a
track on the
2008 album entitled, "Hare Krishna". In 2010 Soho Blue released a
version also
entitled "Hare Krishna".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hare-Krishna/dp/B0048YTXYI
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-mixture-of-events/id399976560
In the Muppet Movie a running gag entailed one character saying they
were lost
and the other saying "maybe you should try Hare Krishna." In the
Seinfeld episode
The Subway, a patron in Monk's restaurant yells, "Hare Krishna! Hare
Krishna!"
when he sees George walk in wearing only a bedsheet. A similar
scenario occurs
in Scrubs when J.D. shaves his head in support for a chemo patient,
and in the
movie Stripes when John Candy's character leaves the army barber. The
Hare
Krishnas are featured in the popular video game series Grand Theft
Auto originally
as pedestrians, and in later installments as a gang. The band Shelter
features
themes and lyrics of Hare Krishna culture. In the film 'Osmosis Jones'
(2001),
Jones pushes past two cells in Franks stomach who are singing 'Hare
Krishna'
whilst playing a drum and jiggling a tambourine.
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