The chant “Hare Krishna” has gotten a bad rap. Since the 1960s the chant has become well known outside of India, mostly due to the efforts of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, better known as the Hare Krishnas. In the late ’60s the chant became associated with the hippie subculture, but this was an incorrect association as the goals of these two groups are very different. A member of the Hare Krishnas would be expected to strictly abstain from all intoxicants, including marijuana — not really a goal of the hippies! Krishna consciousness is said to be the original energy of all of us, and when we hear or chant the mantra this consciousness is revived. The sound vibration is said to transcend all the lower strata of consciousness bringing us into a realization of our true, blissful nature. Far out, man.

SONG ARTIST CD
Om Mercury Max The Eternal Om
Krishna Gayatri Swaha Bolo
Sri Krishna Ena Vie Heart of Devotion
Hari Krishna Masood Ali Khan The Yoga Sessions: Masood Ali Khan
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe Reaching In
Jai Jai Ram Krishna Hari Dave Stringer Joyride
Sri Krishna Govinda Mukti Light of the Sun
Song to Krishna Indiajiva Om Spiritus – Music for a Peaceful Planet