Why do you chant Hare Krishna? – A case study – Part 3

“If you simply chant Hare Krishna, you will be directly associating with the Supreme Lord. You will be directly associating.”

– Srila Prabhupada (lecture on Bhagavad Gita, New York, May 25, 1966)

One day I was chanting intensely in the temple hall – shaking my head vigorously and vibrating my body. It was more of a theatrical performance than chanting with feeling or devotion. Intermittently, my eyes caught a senior congregation leader who chanted quietly at a distance, and he seemed pique...