Meditation with Chanting God’s Names

The names of God are identical to Him and are therefore transcendental. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu taught that chanting the great (maha) mantra “Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare” is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness.

The material atmosphere, in which we are now living, is called MAYA,  or  illusion. It means “that which is not.”. Most of us are entangled in material life, but even a materially engrossed person is quickly raised to the spiritual platform by chanting. By chanting this mantra, we can cleanse away all misgivings within our hearts. With this cleaning, one can at once feel  a transcendental ecstasy coming through from the spiritual world.

The mantra is a spiritual call to the Lord and His internal energy. The mood of the chanting is like that of a child crying for its mother. It is a request to be returned to our natural position of pure devotional service to Sri  Krishna.

The word HARE (HARA) is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words KRSHNA and RAMA mean “the supreme pleasure”, and HARA(HARE) is the supreme pleasure energy of the Lord, changed to Hare in the vocative. The supreme happiness energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord.

If we can do only one thing for our ultimate benefit, it should be to chant the Hare Krishna mantra.