The Irony and the Ecstasy

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.

Isolation in Krishna Consciousness

by Howard Resnick, Ph.D.

All Attractive

Krishna bhakti is practical and effective for protecting you from material attraction. Rather than hope for a pious aversion to the allure of mundane attractions, Krishna bhakti focuses instead on the All Attractive, Krishna. The Krishna bhakta becomes finds Krishna attractive enough to make every feature of the mundane world pale in comparison.