The Irony and the Ecstasy

English: The Hare Krishna maha-mantra, in Deva...
The Hare Krishna maha-mantra, in Devanagari. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
My college room mate's name was Chris Nelson.

The Vedas say that if anyone even unknowingly chants the Holy Name of God - such as Krishna or Rama - they are spiritually benefitted. If you take the name Chris Nelson and parse it like so - chrisne lson - you will notice that the chrisne part is simlar in sound to krishna.