Hare Krishna Mantra (Exercises & Activities)

Mantra

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण , कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम , राम राम हरे हरे

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rāma Hare Rāma,
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare

Benefits

When you chant the Hare Krishna mantra, we begin to cleanse the impure consciousness, which keeps us unhappy and far from our true self. This mantra somehow connects us with that higher energy and helps us break that endless cycle and attachment to the physical world.

  • Dissolves bad habits
  • Purify negative emotions
  • Free from anxiety and fear
  • Provide motivation
  • Facilitates divine connection
  • Bring the highest state of ecstasy
  • Generate joy, peace and happiness
  • Relieve all miseries
  • Gives divine qualities like love, mercy, and inner happiness
  • Purify yourself and around you
  • Clean your mind and your heart.

Meaning

The Hare Krishna mantra is also reverently known as the Maha Mantra or "Great Mantra". It is made up of three Sanskrit names of the Supreme Being; "Hare", "Krishna" and "Rama".

Understanding the mantra

The three words — Hare, Krishna, and Rama — are the seed sounds of the maha-mantra. Hare refers to the energy of that One Infinite Source of us all. The energy that is present around us. Rama and Krishna refer to incarnations of Lord Vishnu.

By chanting this mantra, we are asking for that universal energy. This Mantra has the power to dissolve our bad habits and negative emotions. By chanting or listening to the Mantra, you free yourself from all anxiety and internal fears.