Why Chant Hare Krishna?
Japa, as seen in the above photo of Srila Prabhupada, is an individual rosary – like process of chanting softly on a strand of 108 japa beads, fingering each bead in succession. One circuit comprises one round of japa yoga. The following video, entltled “Japa Meditation” features the voice of Srila Prabhupada chanting japa. The video beneath features interviews with particpants in the 2008 24 hour kirtan in New Vrndavan, the Hare Krishna community in West Virginia. Here is a 5 minutes excerpt of that 24 hour kirtan lead by Bada Hari Das. Visit our Utah Krishnas YouTube channel for more videos of kirtans around the world. Below the video are a number of audio kirtans available for download.