Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is a

Spiritual Sound

God is eternal, and His instructions and followers are also eternal. In Bhagavad-gita (4.1), Krishna tells Arjuna that millions of years ago He spoke Bhagavad-gita to the sun-god. Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna five thousand years ago, and if we read it today, we will still find that it is fresh.

Bhagavad-gita and Krishna are never old. Although Krishna is the most ancient one, He never appears older than twenty. Krishna's words are absolute, as well as His form, qualities and activities. They are always fresh and new. If they were not, how could the devotees glorify them day after day with greater enthusiasm?

The more one glorifies Krishna, the more enthusiastic one becomes in glorifying, glorifying, glorifying. This is the meaning of spiritual. In the material world, if we repeat something once, twice, thrice, or four times, it finally becomes hackneyed and disgusting.

However, this Hare Krishna maha-mantra can be chanted twenty-four hours daily, and one will still feel fresh and enthusiastic. It is not a material sound like the sounds we hear on the radio or television. It is a spiritual sound that comes from the spiritual world.

-- Srila Prabhupada in Teachings of Lord Kapila, the Son of Devahuti

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