4 / The Hare Krsna Mantra

The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of
HARE KRSNA, HARE KRSNA, KRSNA KRSNA, HARE
HARE/ HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA, HARE
HARE is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental
consciousness. As living spiritual souls, we are all originally
Krsna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter
from time immemorial, our consciousness is now adulterated
by the material atmosphere. The material atmosphere, in which
we are now living, is called maya, or illusion. Maya means that
which is not. And what is this illusion? The illusion is that we
are all trying to be lords of material nature, while actually we
are under the grip of her stringent laws. When a servant artifi-
cially tries to imitate the all-powerful master, it is called illu-
sion. We are trying to exploit the resources of material nature,
but actually we are becoming more and more entangled in her
complexities. Therefore, although we are engaged in a hard
struggle to conquer nature, we are ever more dependent on her.
This illusory struggle against material nature can be stopped at
once by revival of our eternal Krsna consciousness.

Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare is the
transcendental process for reviving this original pure con-
sciousness. By chanting this transcendental vibration, we can
cleanse away all misgivings within our hearts. The basic princi-
ple of all such misgivings is the false consciousness that I am
the lord of all I survey.
