The Vibration of Krishna's Flute is Represented by The Holy Name | HG Vaisesika Dasa | 21 Mar 2026

Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa is a transcendental activity meant to revive our original consciousness. Our original consciousness is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and we’re in a sleeping state. We’ve forgotten our identity, and we’ve forgotten our relationship with Kṛṣṇa. The sound of the Mahā-mantra is non-different from Kṛṣṇa’s flute. It descends from the spiritual world; it is not a sound of this world. It requires practice and chanting because the mind is fickle and has a tendency to divert to other subject matters. Therefore, it’s essential for one who wants to have a stable life—what to speak of becoming spiritually advanced—to practice on a daily basis: chanting and paying attention to the sound vibration of the Mahā-mantra. We’re lucky because we haven’t been given many mantras; we’ve been given one mantra. The fatigue of trying to make too many choices is a strain on the brain. But Lord Caitanya gave us one mantra. Śrīla Prabhupāda gave us a number: 16. There are 16 words and 32 syllables in the mantra; therefore, we can practice and count the number of syllables that we’re chanting, count the number of rounds that we’re chanting, and stay in the training process. The other day, I was talking to a professor from Carnegie Mellon University, he is a neuroscientist and a psychologist. He teaches mindfulness. I told him about Rūpa Gosvāmī’s directive that, in the beginning, chanting tastes like poison. I gave him Rūpa Gosvāmī’s analogy: when you have jaundice and you drink sugarcane juice (which is the sweetest of the sweet), it tastes terrible. But as you get cured, you taste the nectar of the juice. It is perfectly analogous to chanting. Well, he’s just learning about chanting, but he had a "eureka" moment. He demonstratively said, "Oh, this is the best of analogies!" and he wrote it down. He said, "Where are there more of these?" because his point to many people who try to train their brains is that it’s very difficult, and it can even be torturous for some. He said: "You shouldn’t think you’re just going to start practicing meditation and then 'bliss out.' It takes a lot of practice, and you have to struggle through what I’ve mentioned before: benign discomfort." So, all those who take the time to try to train their brains understand this—or not all, but many. We should also understand and remember Rūpa Gosvāmī’s analogy: that it is medicine. However, it’s not just training the brain; it’s connecting to Kṛṣṇa, and this is the main means that we have. So, it’s worth the trouble. I’m preaching to the choir because you’re here. But the point is: we need constant coaching to remember that this is the main process, that it is highly effective, and that we should do it every day. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------