KIRTAN – The congregational  hearing and chanting of sacred mantras

 

Kirtan is the easiest form of meditation.

A “mantra” is a transcendental sound that, simply by

aural reception, has the power to awaken the soul to its full

spiritual potential.

There are no hard or fast rules to kirtan. Anyone, regardless of

race, gender, status, or religion, can join in this wonderful

spiritually healing activity. 

 

You may listen and repeat, or just relax and relish as these

beautiful transcendental vibrations wash over you,

cleansing you of anxieties and fears that may be held deep

within your heart. Kirtan helps to gradually awaken our natural

loving relationship with the Supreme, bringing us closer to the happiness we all seek.

 

Feel free to dance and sing along with abandon, taking in the

mantras that are unlike any fleeting material sound. They

descend from the spiritual realm and are infused with God’s

love for us, quenching our eternal thirst for true love, peace

and happiness.

HARIBOL!   Chant the Holy Names!

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CHANT ALONG WITH US:

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THE MAHA MANTRA: (Translations below)

 

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

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Bhaja sri-krishna-chaitanya
prabhu nityananda
sri-adwaita gadadhara
shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda

 

Gauranga  (Gaur – Ra – Ang – Ga)

 

Nitai-Gauranga

 

Haribol Nitai-Gaur Nitai-Gaur Haribol

 

Jaya Jaya Sri Chaitanya Jaya Jaya Nityananda

 

Aum Hari Aum    Aum Hari Aum

 

Gopala Govinda

 

Gopala Govinda Rama Madana Mohana

 

Madana Mohana Murari  (Haribol)

 

Govinda Jaya Jaya Gopala Jaya Jaya

Radha-ramana-hari Govinda Jaya Jaya

 

Radharani Syamasundar Vrindavan Haribol

Radharani Madhava Vrindavan Haribol

 

Radha Syam Vrindavan

 

jaya radhe, jaya krishna, jaya vrindavan
sri govinda, gopinatha, madana-mohan

 

syama-kunda, radha-kunda, giri-govardhan kalindi jamuna jaya 

jaya mahavan​

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(jaya) radha-madhava kunja-bihari

gopi-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhari

yasoda-nandana, braja-jana-ranjana,

jamuna-tira-vana-chari

                   Krishna is the Beloved of Radharani. He displays loving pastimes in the groves of

                   Vrindavana.  He is the lifter of Govardhana Hill, the beloved child of Yasoda, the

                   delighter of  all the inhabitants of Vraja, and He wanders in the forests along the

                   banks of the Yamuna.​

harer nāma harer nāma

harer nāmaiva kevalam

kalau nāstyeva nāstyeva nāstyeva

gatir anyathā

                     ‘In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance is the

                      chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no

                      other way. There is no other way.’

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​*meaning of the "Maha Mantra"

 

The Maha Mantra (also known as the "Hare Krishna" mantra) has been chanted from time immemorial by people from all walks of life.  It is not the exclusive property of any one group or sect. The mantra consists of three names of God.

 

Hare refers to God’s energy, which includes all living beings

Krishna means “The All-Attractive Being”. God is all-attractive. Various names of God refer to attributes that naturally attract us to him, e.g.: Jehova “The Cause of all Causes”, Buddha “Enlightened”, Allah “Compassionate”, Govinda “Protector” etc. All these attractive attributes are encompassed within just this one sound, “KRISHNA”.

Rama – “He who fully satisfies those who serve him” (whereas we try to please everyone, yet are never able to satisfy everyone. This is likened to watering the leaves of a tree. But pleasing God is watering the root of the tree. When the Supreme is pleased with you, you automatically become happy, and so does everyone else around you).