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* Carl Jung (psychologist) speaks about how Westerners (might) project their deepest fears onto the East. I do this myself with misgivings about ISKCON.

* What's ISKCON? (note: I am not ISKCON, nor do I have any right to stand as a spokes-person to ISKCON in any form). Let me explain what I can. Its just the way my life turned out ..

* ISKCON stands for "The International Society for Krishna Consciousness".

* Now in my questioning about things, I was directed to a devotee by Devamrita Swami [ISKCON], who said I must not try to claim I am part of ISKCON.

* Whereas Mukunda Goswami [ISKCON] said to me how "any publicity is good publicity". Or quoting Oscar Wilde: "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."  Not that I'm out to say anything morbid, derogatory, malicious, offensive or knowingly means of envy!  Not out to start a flame-war of philosophical debate (jnana-yoga, speculation, etc).

* http://www.devamritaswami.com/

* http://www.mukundagoswami.org/

It has been said:

* "The path is narrow and few will find it".
* "Of all those who endeavor for perfection, hardly one knows me in truth".

* I start to wonder: where is "practical for the people" in this?
* A solution to / for the common-man?

* Make things seem rare or like Truth?

* Perhaps its suspension-of-disbelief (good illusion) for a higher-cause, taste or perception? (my speculations). One in a million, fish in the sea? Always meant to be together, never meant to be?

* Sarlo's Guru Rating Service (Masters and Wannabes).
* Sarlo's Guru Rating Service (Site Map).

* http://www.adherents.com/ (Major World Religions -- Pie Chart).

* The Truth will set you free, or The Truth is stranger than science-fiction?

Anyhow:

* Here (below) is my YouTube collection / play-list of favorite Hare Krishna music-artists: Aindra Prabhu, Vaiyasaki Dasa, Krishna Dasa, etc.

* Note: please give in charity to the Hare Krishna music-artists and purchase the audio track through iTunes or similar over-and-over till peace-of-mind or happier, etc?

* Now Nanda-Gopala [ISKCON] might say to me that I shouldn't care how the music sounds, any how the Holy Name should be enough. But see! I am a neophyte to the ISKCON system and (quoting) "am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for the Holy Name" (of God, etc).

* "Simple for the simple, complicated for the complicated?" Dare a Grail-quest to bring back the elixir (higher-taste) to the starving people, or just plain relax, fit in and thrive?

* Now sure, these YouTube videos may go over my limit of "5 minutes" to talk about the religious? But if interested, savour as you will? I think they all sound darn groovy! All glories to (aka "greets" / in our system?) those devotees with higher skill..!? (and/in their service to "Truth" .. "for the other devotees").

* Take a standard song and do it over? My personal "scene" take on X, Y, Z?

YouTube embedded videos follow (I'll order them better later):

Hare Krishna ~ Vaiyasaki das:



Namaste Narasimhaya ~ Vayasaki Dasa:



GEORGE HARRISON ~ GOVINDA



AINDRA PRABHU ~ VRINDAVAN MELLOWS 1.6:



Narasimha Kirtan ~ Vaiyasaki das:



Hare Krishna Vrindavan Mellows 2:



Damodarastaka by Shabda Hari Das 2009:



DAMODARASTAKA - KARTIK THE MOST SPIRITUALLY POWERFUL MONTH!!:



Tulasi arati (Vrindavan):



Vaiyasaki das - Tulasi kirtan:



Om Namah Shivaya ~ Krishna Das:



Ramayana Animated Movie (1992)

* All glories (aka "greets" / again) to the artisans who animated this fun production.  Please purchase (Google for it) (or look at it on YouTube) if it doesn't break copyright regulations.

* I recall how (out of the blue) Nanda-Gopala [ISKCON] once said that the (HKs / Hare Krishna's) are THG -- "The Humble Guys".