What does "Hare Krishna" mean?

Question

I have read these answers, but I want a little more clarity, esp from Lord Krishna devotees. What does it mean when you say "Hare Krishna" at the beginning and end of an email?

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Answer 1

According to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,

Harā refers to "the energy of God" while

Krishna refer to God himself, meaning "He who is All-Attractive" and "He who is the Source of All Pleasure". Rama and Krishna both appear as names of Vishnu in the Vishnu sahasranama and refer primarily to the 7th and 8th Maha Avataras of Vishnu. "Hare" can be interpreted as the vocative of Hari, another name of Vishnu meaning "golden one", or as the vocative of Harā, a name of Rādhā, Krishna's eternal consort or Shakti. Rama can also refer to Radha-Raman, another name of Krishna meaning beloved of Radha, or as a shortened form of Balarama, Krishna's first expansion.

Hare Krishna also mean - Worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Some people add Hare Krishna at the beginning or ending of the email or even letters. These persons even while talking to someone say Hare Krishna and then talk whatever they like. This is just like any other salutation and to glorifiy Lord Krishna.-

Answer 2

Hare Krishna Meaning

Answer 3

The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially 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')[1]. It is believed by practitioners to bring about a higher state of consciousness when heard, spoken, meditated upon or sung out loud[2]. According to Gaudiya Vaishnava theology this higher consciousness ultimately takes the form of pure love of God (Krishna). [3]

Answer 4

The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially 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.

There are many Krishna bhajans and songs that are peaceful and that spread happiness, the one I listen to regularly is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgIzXh1h8cw.

Answer 5

Hare Means addressing then energy of God (feminine counterpart and Supreme Goddess) and Krishna means the Supreme Person. (Krishna has an extremely detail definition. But is is addressing Radha and Krishna The Supreme God and Goddess. We also say Hari Bol! Which hari means The One who takes away all miseries and Bol means to say or chant. Say the name of the one who takes away all miseries. We always like to be thinking and saying His names So we address with Hare Krishna or Hari Bol! and end with it as well. Thanks.

Answer 6

The mantra is a profound call to the Lord, signifying, "Goodness vitality of the Lord, please captivate me in the cherishing administration of Lord Krishna."

This droning of Hare Krishna is straightforwardly instituted from the otherworldly stage, surpassing all lower phases of awareness, specifically sexy, mental, and learned. There is no compelling reason to comprehend the dialect of the mantra, nor is there any need of mental theory, nor any erudite conformity for droning this maha-mantra. It springs naturally from the otherworldly stage, and accordingly anybody can tune in this supernatural sound vibration without any past capability and move in joy.

The expression Hara is a type of tending to the vitality of the Lord. Both Krishna and Rama are types of straightforwardly tending to the Lord, and they signify "the most astounding joy." Hara is the preeminent joy strength of the Lord. This strength, tended to as Hare, helps us in arriving at the Supreme Lord.

The three words—to be specific Hare, Krishna, and Rama—are the supernatural seeds of the maha-mantra, and the droning is the otherworldly require the Lord and His inside vitality, Hara, for offering insurance to the molded souls. The droning is precisely like veritable crying by the youngster for his mother. Mother Hara helps in attaining the beauty of the incomparable father Hari, or Krishna, and the Lord uncovers Himself to such genuine enthusia
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Answer 7

What does it REALLY means????Or is it just made up stuff?Where is the reliable source that says it`s this or that?

Answer 8

When you call somebody in this world, before you take his name you frame his image up in your mind. It is impossible for you to call for somebody without having thought of him first.

But when we take God's name we in most cases take it as a ritual only. We have no feelings about the existence of God, so we do not have a picture of Him in our mind. We just chant His name trusting that it is fruitful (which indeed it is).

Krishn is a pesonalised form of God. Krishn incarnated in this world in a place called Vrindavan, which is in India. He indulged in worldly pastimes like we do, ie , did childhood's naughty and attractive acts, gave the pleasant feelings of motherhood to his mother Yashoda, danced to the tunes of his beloveds when he grew young. He was so much sold out to the affection of these deserving beings, that He forgot about his divinity. That was the power of love.

When we say Hare Krishn, we actually are calling to Krishn, keeping his attributes in mind, ie we are calling God in a human form. Hare Krishn means, come Krishn, or Oh! Krishn!

Answer 9

It means hello Chris. But a lot is lost in the translation. (Not lost between east and west, but lost beyond several thousand years of a dead language.) The Vedas are pretty stale, when it comes to the common venacular.

Answer 10

By A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder-acharya of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), popularly known as Hare Krishna Movement.

The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of
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. As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krishna Conscious entities, but due to our association with matter—since time immemorial—our consciousness is now adulterated by the material atmosphere. The material atmosphere, in which we are now living, is called Maya, or illusion. Maya means that which is not. And what is this illusion? The illusion is that we are all trying to be lords of material nature, while actually we are under the grip of the stringent laws of material nature. When a servant artificially tries to imitate the all powerful master, it is called illusion. We are trying to exploit the resources of material nature, but actually we are becoming more and more entangled in her complexities. Therefore, we are engaged in a hard struggle to conquer the stringent laws of material nature, but we are ever more dependent on it. This illusory struggle against material nature can be stopped at once by revival of our eternal Krishna Consciousness.
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare is the transcendental process for reviving this original pure consciousness. By chanting this transcendental vibration, we can cleanse away all misgivings within our hearts. The basic principle of all such misgivings is the false consciousness that I am the lord of all I survey.
Krishna Consciousness is not an artificial imposition on the mind. This consciousness is the original energy of the living entity. When we hear the transcendental vibration, this consciousness is revived. This simplest method is recommended for this age. By practical experience also, one can perceive that by the simple chanting of this Mahamantra, or the great chanting for deliverance, one can at once feel a transcendental ecstasy coming through from the spiritual stratum. In the material concept of life we are busy in the matter of sense gratification as if we were in the lower animal stage of life. A little elevated from this status of sense gratification, one is engaged in mental speculation for the purpose of getting out of the material clutches. A little elevated from this speculative status, when one is intelligent enough, one tries to find the Supreme Cause of all causes—within and without. And when one is factually on the plane of spiritual understanding, surpassing the stages of sense, mind and intelligence, he is then on the transcendental plane. This chanting of the Hare Krishna Mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform, and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower status of consciousness—namely sensual, mental, and intellectual. There is no need, therefore, to understand the language of the mantra, nor is there any need for mental speculation, nor any intellectual adjustment for chanting this Mahamantra. It is automatic, from the spiritual platform, and as such anyone can take part in vibrating this transcendental sound vibration without any previous qualifications. In a more advanced stage, of course, one is not expected to commit offenses on grounds of spiritual understanding.
In the beginning, there may be the presence of all transcendental ecstasies—which are eight in number. These are: 1) being stopped as though dumb; 2) perspiration; 3) standing up of hairs on the body; 4) dislocation of voice; 5) trembling; 6) fading 7) crying in ecstasy; and 8) trance. But there is no doubt that chanting for a while takes one immediately to the spiritual platform, and one shows the first symptom of this in the urge to dance along with the chanting of the Mantra. We have seen this practically. Even a child can take part in the chanting and dancing. Of course, for one who is too entangled in material life, it takes a little more time to come to the standard point, but even such a materially engrossed man is raised to the spiritual platform very quickly. When it is chanted by a pure devotee of the Lord in love, it has the greatest efficacy on hearers, and as such this chanting should be heard from the lips of a pure devotee of the Lord, so that immediate effects can be achieved. As far as possible, chanting from the lips of non-devotees should be avoided. Milk touched by the lips of a servant has poisonous effects.
The word Hare is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words Krishna and Rama are forms of addressing the Lord Himself. Both Krishna and Rama mean the Supreme Pleasure, and Hara is the supreme pleasure-energy of the Lord. The Supreme Pleasure Energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord.
The material energy called Maya is also one of the multi-energies of the Lord. We the living entities are also the energy—marginal energy—of the Lord. The living entities are described as superior to material energy. When the superior energy is in contact with the inferior energy, an incompatible situation arises, but when the superior marginal energy is in contact with the Superior Energy, called Hara, it is established in its happy, normal condition.
These three words, namely Hara, Krishna and Rama, are the transcendental seeds of the Mahamantra. The chanting is a spiritual call for the Lord and His Energy to give protection to the conditioned soul. This chanting is exactly like the genuine cry of a child for its mother's presence. Mother Hara helps the devotee to achieve the Lord Father's grace, and the Lord reveals Himself to the devotee who chants this Mantra sincerely.
No other means of spiritual realization is as effective in this age of quarrel an hypocrisy as is the Mahamantra.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE.