like their beliefs etc??!
2006-11-26 12:09:30 · 3 answers · asked by Kristin H 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
oops...yeh i slightly spelt it wrong...as corrected..Hara Krishnas!
2006-11-26 12:21:54 · update #1
i spelt it wrong again!! Hare Krishnas!
2006-11-26 12:22:39 · update #2
The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra"), is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra, made well known outside of India by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as 'the Hare Krishnas'). It is believed by practitioners to bring about a higher state of consciousness when heard, spoken, meditated upon or sung out loud. According to Gaudiya Vaishnava theology this higher consciousness ultimately takes the form of pure love of God (Krishna).
Most serious 'Hare Krishna' practitioners live according to strict rules. For example, initiates take vows to abstain from all forms of recreational drugs and intoxicants (including caffeine), from eating meat, fish and eggs, from gambling, and from all sexual relations except for purposes of procreation within marriage. For non-initiates how many of these rules to follow is left to one's own discretion, but these four 'regulative principles' remain the agreed standard to aim towards.
In the 1970s, Hare Krishnas became confused with the hippie subculture. The 1971 Hindi film Hare Rama, Hare Krishna, written and directed by Dev Anand, was shot with many real-life hippie extras. To this very day, as a result of this classic movie, young Western travelers are greeted with mocking renditions of the film’s hit title song, "Hare Krishna, Hare Ram," more generally known by its opening line, "Dum maro dum" ("Take another toke!"). But in fact the genuine Hare Krishna followers were a far cry from hippies. Although Prabhupada was open to anyone, members had to follow the 4 regulative principles, one of which is "no intoxicants." Elevation and joy were to be derived from chanting God's holy names
2006-11-26 12:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Teresa C 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
are they anything like the Hare Krishnas?
2006-11-26 20:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by beavis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are Hairy Christians, do they believe in Gillette? I guess not.
2006-11-26 20:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋