The Hare Kṛṣṇa Mantra
The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa , Hare Kṛṣṇa , Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma , Hare Rāma , Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Kṛṣṇa conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now adulterated by the material atmosphere. The material atmosphere, in which we are now living, is called māyā , or illusion. Māyā means that which is not. And what is this illusion? The illusion is that we are all trying to be lords of material nature, while actually we are under the grip of her stringent laws. When a servant artificially tries to imitate the all-powerful master, it is called illusion. We are trying to exploit the resources of material nature, but actually we are bec...