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The Hare Krishna Movement

dimension in great detail. The one thing that all members of the faith do on a daily basis is chanting the holy names of Krishna. They are required to chant this so much that it becomes part of their consciousness. Everyday they chant Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Also emblazoned into their ritual is the previous 5 dimensions that I talked about as well as the seven points that are the backbone of the Hare Krishna Movement.The People who practice this religion may seem very similar to Hindus. However they have a very different and distinct religion. They do not have a cultural religion like the Hindu faith. Their religion is on a much different platform. They intend to spread their religion to the masses, and actively participate in recruitment of new members. But they are not a universal religion either. They are far enough from mainstream that some scholars even refer to the as a religious cult. Their structure is not quite that of a universal religion either. They definitely do seem to be eastern in nature. The movement was founded in the United States in New York, but all of their philosophies are based on and already formed eastern religion. So if I were to describe the Hare Krishna Movement in terms of such classification, I would have to call it an eastern, universal/cultural religion. They are a very interesting group of people who believe strongly in their faith and have a strong social binding. ...

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