other names than Krishna

 
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I have already mentioned about this Mantra in my previous letter and I beg to confirm it further that the Name "Krishna'' even up to the foreign words like God and Allah, if they at all aim at the Supreme Personality-then the Name is as much holy and potential as perfect is the Supreme Lord-because in the Absolute Realm or Spiritual Nature everything is identical with everything as all of them are qualitatively spiritual and therefore pure, eternal, liberated and perfect.    (More...)
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Prabhupada: If you don't like to chant "Krsna," you chant in your own way. But chant the name of God. If you know the name of God, chant it. If you do not know, then take it from me. [laughter] We are recommending to chant the holy name of God. If you know, you chant that name, and if you don't know, then take it from me. [break] ...explained by Caitanya Mahaprabhu that God has many thousands of name or God has no name. No name means He has..., He has got so many thousands of millions of name that you cannot say, "This is only God's name." This is one sense. But how God names are understood? The God names are understood by His action. Just like we say "Krsna." Krsna means all-attractive. God is all-attractive. God is attractive for the Hindus, for the Muslim, for the Christians, for everyone. Therefore, being all-attractive, there's a Sanskrit word of all-attraction, Krsna. This is the explanation of the attribute of God. Similarly, if you've got similar name which explains the attributes of God, that is also God's name. I think you said the Lord Jesus Christ said, "God, hallowed be Thy name."    (More...)
Prabhupada: Yes. Chanting of the holy name... We are broadcasting that you, in this age, you begin for God realization: chant His holy name. Very simple thing.    (More...)
Reporter: So this holy name can be in different forms, for say a Christian or a Hindu.    (More...)
Prabhupada: Different form means that the... Just like water. Water, somebody says, "water," and India, somebody says, jal, or pani, but the substance is the same. If your name means the same thing, then it is right. And if your name suggests something else, then it is wrong.    (More...)
Prabhupada: So if you have got some name which actually refers to God, then it is all right. But if you have got something, name, which refers to dog, then it is wrong.    (More...)
Reporter: Is this something that your followers can be aware of constantly?    (More...)
Reporter: Is this the same name that is spoken of in the Bible where it says "the word of God"?    (More...)
Prabhupada: Yes, word is God. Krsna is God. If you use this word Krsna-because God is all-attractive-then immediately you associate with God. And if you associate with God, then you become purified.    (More...)

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