Hare Krishna
noun
Ha·re Krish·na
ˈhär-ē-ˈkrish-nə 
ˈher-,
ˈha-rē-
plural Hare Krishna or Hare Krishnas
: a member of a religious group dedicated to the worship of the Hindu god Krishna
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As the journalist Henry Sanderson writes in his book Volt Rush:
The farm became a hippy commune where groups of young people from the Hare Krishna temple worked the apple orchard, meditated, and ate vegetarian food together.
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Their proceeds will help support a Hare Krishna hospital in Mumbai and people in need in the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh to the east.
—Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 4 May 2021
Allen Ginsberg chanted Hare Krishna on TV, making earnest eye contact with a visibly uncomfortable William F. Buckley, and again for an audience of Hells Angels at Ken Kesey’s house, famously documented in Tom Wolfe’s Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
—Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
On Firing Line, the poet Allen Ginsberg chanted a Hare Krishna chant — long.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2023
It is hidden down a passageway in the Hare Krishna temple complex on a side street in Culver City.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
The event included cultural activities, dance and drama performances, traditional Vedic chants of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, keynote speakers and a complimentary multi-course vegetarian dinner.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022
Street child turned Hare Krishna priest turned secret policeman turned lawyer, Prof. Wajackoyah is vowing to put the entire country on a four-day work schedule.
—Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
—Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Their proceeds will help support a Hare Krishna hospital in Mumbai and people in need in the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh to the east.
—Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 4 May 2021
Allen Ginsberg chanted Hare Krishna on TV, making earnest eye contact with a visibly uncomfortable William F. Buckley, and again for an audience of Hells Angels at Ken Kesey’s house, famously documented in Tom Wolfe’s Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
—Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
On Firing Line, the poet Allen Ginsberg chanted a Hare Krishna chant — long.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2023
It is hidden down a passageway in the Hare Krishna temple complex on a side street in Culver City.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
The event included cultural activities, dance and drama performances, traditional Vedic chants of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, keynote speakers and a complimentary multi-course vegetarian dinner.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022
Street child turned Hare Krishna priest turned secret policeman turned lawyer, Prof. Wajackoyah is vowing to put the entire country on a four-day work schedule.
—Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
—Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
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“Hare Krishna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hare%20Krishna. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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