The Ultimate Exciting Adventure

There is nothing more thrilling or exciting than awakening our dormant Krishna consciousness because, for one reason, this awakening empowers us to be key players in the greatest of all revolutions, the sankirtana movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. By joining Lord Caitanya's movement we get the privilege of riding the crest of the most powerful tidal wave that is in due course of time going to completely revolutionize the entire global society. We get to be pioneers, key players in the greatest transformation that has ever taken place in human history. So there is no reason to live a dull, drab existence of simply getting sick, getting old, and dying. Even right here, right now, even while we are still situated in our material bodies we can fully enter into our eternal all blissful, fully cognizant, eternally youthful identities simply by dedicating ourselves fully to serving the world deliverance mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This is done simply by as far as possible telling everyone we meet about Krishna and Krishna consciousness.

Lord Caitanya Invites Us to Assist Him
in His World Deliverance Mission


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Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: How to Chant Japa?

Hare Krishna
Millions of pranams (obeisances) to you for your leading mankind to eternity. I have the deepest urge that you will accept me as your disciple.
You have mentioned to chant japa to 16 rounds per day. My urge is to know how many times should I chant the holy name for each round.

Regards
Tapas Chakraborty

Answer: Here's How

From: ISKCON Austin, Texas

My Dear Tapas,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Here is how to chant japa:

https://youtu.be/fpwmhOc_7qg

The entire Hare Krishna mantra, which is:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ||
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे||

is chanted 108 times on each round. The japa beads have 108 beads for
chanting and one head bead, which is not for chanting. So you chant one Hare Krishna mantra on each bead except for the head bead.

What the video does not show is that when you go the 2nd round you turn the beads around go in the reverse direction not crossing the head bead. This is done after you finish each round.

I hope this meets you in the best of healthand in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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