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Question: Short Mantra or Long Mantra is Better?

Dear Gurudeva, Namaste. I would like to ask following question: Which mahamantra, a short one i.e. "om itiaksharam brahma" or a long one "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare" is better for meditation leading to awakening of original Krishna consciousness? Why? Yours in Yoga Janardan Mali

Answer: Vedic Prescribed Mantra is the Best

The Vedic injunction is: hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare iti ṣoḍaśakaṁ nāmnāṁ kali-kalmaṣa-nāśanaṁ nātaḥ parataropāyaḥ sarva-vedeṣu dṛśyate "After searching through all the Vedic literature, one cannot find a method of self-realization more effective for this age of Kali than the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra."--Kali-Santarana Upanisad Therefore we don't have to speculate what is the best mantra. We can simply chant the Hare Krishna mahamantra and quickly and easily attain the supreme perfection of consciousness, Krishna consciousness. Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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