r/HareKrishna

I was grown up in a family where Lord Krishna was worshipped in balkrishna form. Stories of vrindavan and defeating Kansa. Bhajans were also around balgopala. Whereas, my wife who is from Gujarat is also a Krishna Bhakt but the difference between us is she and her family worships Dwarkadhish and also Shreenathji. I came to know that during her college time she went to Dwarka for the first time and that place awakened something in her she never felt. She got attached to the dwarka so much that she brought her parents who also felt the same way. Her father now watches live dwarkadhish darshan on YouTube every single day. I didn't understand it then and decided that I would feel it myself by visiting there. Naturally I was very excited to go to dwarka with her. But when I did reach, did the darshan and roamed along the streets. It was surreal but I didn't feel the connection that she and her parents have. I don't feel like going back, maybe because of the crowd or the mismanagement. Also felt something is very off with the priests at bet dwarka. Overall I didn't connect to Dwarka that spiritually as my wife does. I want to understand how I can be more connected to Dwarka. Because everytime she makes a plan to go to Dwarka, I make up an excuse or something. I know that it is wrong. I am spiritual, believe in god but visiting a mandir is maybe not my way of devotion. I feel more connected to Lord Krishna at home, doing meditation and worshipping at our nearby small temple.

I want to understand what you guys feel, did someone get attached to Dwarka, the way my wife did and how I can feel more connected to Dwarka and Dwarkadhish.

TL, DR: Wife is connected spiritually to Dwarka and Dwarkadhish form of Lord Krishna while I don't feel the same attachment. How do I start developing that bhakti?

why worship supreme lord:Krishna??

See this might provoke some people

But I'm a curious teenager with a lot of interest in my religion😋

Going through spiritual enlightenment

Need someone to guide me properly...

So my questions are

1. Why should a person worship the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, according to the Bhagavad Gita?

2. Why should one become free from the cycle of birth and death ,why not live life and also what happens when someone achieves eternal moksha?

3. Why should one attain liberation (moksha), and what joy does liberation bring according to the Bhagavad Gita?

4. What is life according to the Bhagavad Gita and Hinduism?

5. Why should I unite with the Supreme?

6. Why should I perform my duty (dharma)?

7. What is my duty(i know i should discover it but)?

8. Why was I born in Hinduism?

9. Why was I born in this age (Kali Yuga) and not in Treta Yuga or Satya Yuga?

10. Why am I just a human while some beings are gods?

11. Why am I in this world?

12. What is the purpose of life according to Hinduism?

13. What does Hinduism say about the multiverse?

14. Why are Rama, Krishna,Vishnu and other avatars of vishnu worshipped separately if they are all Vishnu?

15. How do I practice the four yogas described in Hindu philosophy?

Karma Yoga

Bhakti Yoga

Jnana Yoga

Raja Yoga

16. How did ancient devotees (bhaktas) live and practice spirituality?

17. What meditation and spiritual practices improve the mind, memory, intelligence, and willpower?

Please be polite to me I know these questions are a bit rude

But I'm 17

Radhe radhe.

I want to understand something.

I visited vrindavan 2 months back
Before that I had almost everything and everything was going very good

1)I had good friends
2) A interview where selection was very high
3) A girlfriend
And many other good things I was feeling on top of the world

But after coming from vrindavan

I lost gf,friends,
I was
Alleged that I was cheating in the interview.
I got scammed at multiple places.
I had to shift from my apartment.

Like everything went downhill and I feel whatever I do is getting cancelled at the last stage or something

I don’t know what is happening can anyone explain.

I want to recite kavacham twice a day - once for myself and once for someone else. Also, I want to divide the fruit of my japa and pooja in half and give it to someone else, daily.

Basically, whatever spiritual sadhana I do, I want to give half the fruit to someone else (family member) every single day.

Do I simply pray to lord Krishna that half of this is for xyz and say - Krishnarpanmastu? Would that be enough?

Thank you! :)

Hare Krishna

I’m a new devotee and I’m having trouble understanding why complete union with Lord isn’t desirable. Isn’t separation painful?

Could you explain what is better to seek than moksha?

Thank you :)

I recently got prescribed a medicine with a red dot. There’s apparently no vegetarian alternative for this one. I haven’t eaten it yet and thinking of returning it to the chemist. As Vaishnavas, what do you do in such situations?

>"I’m not an ISKCON devotee, but I’ve been reading the ex-Hare Krishna group's rants. As devotees, how do you reconcile Prabhupada’s controversial quotes?"

Hare Krishna Prabhu-ji and Mataji! 🙏

Srila Prabhupada consistently taught that the chanting of the Hare Rama Hare Krishna Mahamantra is the yuga-dharma for Kali Yuga — the most direct and merciful path for the conditioned souls of this age to reconnect with Krishna.

Inspired by his teachings and the ISKCON kirtan tradition, I have created a Mahamantra album that tries to make the Holy Names accessible for devotees during their daily sadhana, japa, and meditation. The album has 5 different renditions:

🌻 Slow Rhythm Chant — closest to traditional japa style, minimal and meditative

🌻 Hindustani Fusion — in the spirit of North Indian kirtan, expansive and devotional

🌻 Carnatic Fusion — South Indian classical devotional style

🌻 Soothing Bhajan — gentle, calming rendition for evening prayers

🌻 Melody Sway — melodic, accessible for newcomers to Krishna consciousness

Total duration about 30 minutes — suitable for background during puja, before or after japa rounds, or as an offering at the altar.

Sharing humbly with this community. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Hare Krishna 🙏