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...while God takes a physical form in the figure of Krishna, his energy is present in everything. Thus devotees see God's energy in all material objects and use those objects for the sake of God, not necessarily for the sake of themselves or for others...
...flowers, burning ghee, white-haired brush and water are offered during the aroti ceremony as a sign of love, because Krishna is pleased when people offer him these gifts...
...chant any of the many names of God but the most successful and easiest chant is the maha-mantra, which goes "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare." By chanting and dancing the devotees confirm the existence of their eternal souls as part of God, and their bodies as transient carriers of their souls...
Members of ISKCON believe the absolute truth is included in the Bible, Koran, Torah and all the other great scriptures of the world. However, the 5000-year-old Bhagavad-Gita is most important because it is an account of Krishna's actions and words...
Devotees believe Krishna takes his bodily form and visits men in every millenium, bringing his spiritual knowledge to earth. Krishna is supposed to have taken the bodily form during the first century A.D. in the village of Braj in North India. He is portrayed as a mischievous lad in The Round Dance of Krishna, a poem by Nanddas written in the 16th century and based on Sanskrit texts. Krishna is chased along the banks of the Jumnu River by 160 women and with an affected reluctance allows them to catch him. While declaring the strength of love, he multiplies himself...