Ananta Govinda 
–by Jessica Davey Jessica is a student on the ChantNow Mantra Meditation course, sharing her personal experiences as an example of how Bhakti-yoga unfolds naturally by the grace of the divine. Before I start anything new, I usually do some research to figure out how “impossible” the thing is. My ego likes to know the … Read more
In this short video, we hear Srila Prabhupada speak of the nature of the energy that surrounds us and seeing the divine behind it. The video begins with a verse from the Bhagavad-gita and goes on to give various analogies that explain the principles behind it.
This entertaining video illustrates the futility of seeking lasting happiness in material things
In the early days of the Hare Krishna Movement, Srila Prabhupada recorded this guided chanting session where he chanted slowly, asking his students to chant along with him. We invite you to try using this video to guide your own first chanting sessions. You can chant along, either with the eyes open, watching the … Read more
Here is a graphic image of the maha-mantra you can download and print as an aid to your meditation. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
During kirtan, experienced chanters often call us to chant from the heart, not just the mind. We are called to go from mindfulness to heartfulness. But, how do we find the place of the heart? Of course, there’s the physical heart, with its ventricles and atria and valves and all. And research does show that … Read more
What The Vedas Say About Who God Is Ask who is God to a hundred people, and you’ll get a hundred answers. This is where the Vedas get interesting. Let’s see what they say. The Vedic texts say that God is everywhere, but He is also separate from everything. They give the example of how sunlight … Read more
Chanting Is A Journey To Higher Consciousness Chanting is a journey towards realizing your spiritual nature and achieving higher consciousness. Part of this journey is to start looking at the way we live and how it affects us. This is part of the science of yoga which leads to cleansing the heart and experiencing the … Read more