Hare Kṛṣṇa

कृष्ण.name / kṛṣṇa.name / harekrishna.name

hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare harehare rāma hare rāmarāma rāma hare hare

What is a mantra?

How to pronounce it?

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The Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is a time-tested sound vibration that brings peace, clarity, and joy. Anyone can say or sing it — no religious conversion is required.

It is a sound vibration that gradually or quickly activates your soul's already-existing knowledge of and love for God, who will be revealed to you in phases as you continue repeating this great mantra.

Where does it come from?

What do the words mean?

Why chant?

How to start

Chant once

Read the four lines above, aloud or silently. That is the practice — there is no other prerequisite. Repeat as long as it feels comfortable.

Listen

Hear how it sounds chanted by experienced devotees. Recordings at krishna.com.

Visit a program

Sit in on a Sunday Feast or a weekly kīrtan. Programs around Detroit.

Programs Near Detroit

  • ISKCON Farmington Hills, Michigan Bhakti Center — Farmington Hills Sunday Feast begins 12:30pm
  • ISKCON Detroit, Devasadan Mandir — Detroit east side Sunday Feast begins 4:15pm
  • The Harmony Collective — Ypsilanti Thursday Night Kirtan

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