Can we chant Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra during periods?

Originally Answered: Can one chant on beads during menstruation? That’s true one can chant Hare Krishna mahamantra at any time .

Can a non vegetarian chant Hare Krishna?

Hare Krishna . As per Kali Shantarana Upanishad, there is no precondition for chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra. It means you can chant the Hare Krishna Mantra inspite of you being non vegetarian.

Can Gayatri Mantra be chanted without initiation?

Can we chant Gayathri Mantra without taking Upadesam/initiation from a Guru? No, Its not that you can’t, but you shouldn’t. If you can read or write, you can easily read the mantra and chant it, but the true benefits can be accrued only when the person has been initiated via a Guru.

Is there a quality to the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra?

The answer is there is a quality to the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra. If the chanting of Hare Krishna is done purely then the results will be very quick and very great, but if there are offenses in the chanting then the results will be very, very limited.

Can we make any advancement in Krishna Consciousness without chanting 16 rounds?

If we are thinking that we can make any advancement in Krishna consciousness without coming to the platform of chanting at 1east 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra daily and strictly following the four regulative principles we are simply deluding ourselves. There is no spiritual life without following these principles, only useless sentiment.

How many mantra chanting is required to unlock a mantra?

Normally to unlock any mantra 1 lakh 25000 mantra chanting is required without any desires. After that, sometimes ten thousand mantra chanting & sometimes more will be required for a particular desire fulfilment. Normally if you take mantras which a guru is reciting from that guru then you will have to work less.

What is the catch in chanting the Holy Names (Maha Mantra)?

The catch here is that the Holy Names (Maha-Mantra) can deliver one from material bondage and give one the opportunity to develop the being’s original relationship with Krishna, the Absolute…. but the catch is to develop the chanting “without” offense.