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“But why do you only chant to Kṛṣṇa? What about Śiva or Sarasvatī?”

He cited several Sanskrit verses that explained the qualifications one needed to become Kṛṣṇa conscious

“Some of you are saying there is no God or that God is dead, and some of you are saying that God is impersonal or void.

“The essence of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to love Kṛṣṇa. We do that by serving Kṛṣṇa in everything we do and by chanting Kṛṣṇa’s names. When you chant Kṛṣṇa’s name Kṛṣṇa dances on your tongue.”

“Kṛṣṇa is the friend of everyone. He is such a nice friend that He is living with me in my heart. Therefore I think people should have one God, Kṛṣṇa; one scripture, the Bhagavad-gītā; one mantra, Hare Kṛṣṇa; and one activity, to serve Kṛṣṇa.

Prabhupāda’s voice was soft and amiable as he spoke of Kṛṣṇa as the universal father. “We are all Kṛṣṇa’s children,” he said, quoting the Bhagavad-gītā. “If we think of him, we chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, we will have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, everyone. Dance in ecstasy. My request is that you try to understand this Kṛṣṇa consciousness philosophy and make your own judgement

“Well, Kṛṣṇa seems to have arranged that,” laughed Śyāmasundara.

“Our spiritual master says that Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all other forms of God. So Kṛṣṇa includes all other deities – there is no need for us to chant to them separately. We depend on Kṛṣṇa for everything.”

Even back in San Francisco they had sometimes dreamed of what it would be like to record the Hare Kṛṣṇa It was more of Kṛṣṇa’s magic.

“Hare Kṛṣṇa!”

“Hare Kṛṣṇa!” answered George, waving goodbye. They each felt they had found a friend.

John, when he was not away recording the Beatles’ last album at Abbey Road or working on his solo music with Yoko, ranged through his mansion’s empty rooms, while Prabhupāda lived quietly in the cottage or

had not only learned the chant but had listened carefully to Prabhupāda’s recorded explanation of Kṛṣṇa He had even taught the mantra to John Lennon, and together they had chanted Hare Kṛṣṇa on a yacht in

If they became Kṛṣṇa conscious, others would surely follow.

I’ve seen Kṛṣṇa people in America, but I couldn’t just go up and talk to them. I started chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa along with him. I’ve listened so many times I’ve worn the record out.”

George Harrison had given the public something unexpected – a mantra, the “Hare Kṛṣṇa Mantra,” released on the Apple label by a group calling themselves the Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Temple.

“That’s the power of chanting,” Śyāmasundara replied, and he described how as long as you chanted Kṛṣṇa’s name you were with Kṛṣṇa.

“Be happy and make all others happy – that is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

good reason to be proud of his young followers, for they had succeeded in laying a foundation for Kṛṣṇa They had succeeded because they loved to sing Hare Kṛṣṇa and they loved their teacher and wanted to do