The Hare Krishna Movement is a contemporary exponent of Vedic culture or "Hinduism". It is actually millions of years old, but only arrived in the West, in NY City, in 1965. The saintly spiritual teacher, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada began sitting in Tompkins Square Park,chanting the timeless Hare Krishna mantra on his cymbals & began a free Sunday Vegetarian Love Feast . Thousands of spiritual seekers, Hippies, Beatniks, Bohemians, Draft dodgers, & scholars became intrigued by his books and message of achieving world peace & divine love through the process of bhakti yoga, or Krishna ( Christ ) consciouness. John Lennon picked up Prabhupada's recording of the Hare Krishna chant, turned George Harrison on to it, and they both started to experience the joy & purified consciousness that came from the mantra meditation of Hare Krishna chanting. Millions of youth became introduced to Hare Krishna through their music like "I Am The Walrus","Give Peace A Chance"", & "My Sweet Lord"
2007-01-26
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