Respected Gurudeva,
While I chant the Hare Krishna mahamantra, I feel it is too long. I can chant a smaller mantra like "Om Namah Shivaya" and feel equally happy. Is there a shorter version of the Hare Krishna mahamantra which can be chanted?
Please forgive my impudence.
Shriram B.
Mumbai, India
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The physician gives the patient the correct medicine in the proper dosage for recovering his health as soon as possible. The patient does not take the medicine for his enjoyment. Even if bitter, he takes that medicine simply for the purpose of regaining his his health. So are you chanting for your enjoyment or for your purification?
If you are chanting for your purification, you should accept the recommended mantra for this age, the Hare Krishna mantra. If you are chanting for your enjoyment, you can chant anything you like. But do not expect to get the same result which you will get by chanting the full Hare Krishna mahamantra:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Taking this prescribed Hare Krishna mahamantra medicine will deliver you from the disease of birth and death. Chanting whatever you like, although perhaps seemingly easier, will not give you the same result.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
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