consists of three words - hare, krishna, and rama. hare represents the spiritual energy that connects us with the god. the word krishna is a name for god, meaning the all attractive person. and rama is a name for the lord, meaning the reservoir, or source of all pleasure. so i'll take just a couple of minutes to chant, a demonstration. [chanting music - singing] well, we're known as the hare krishnas, because we're seen to be chanting and dancing on street corners and so many things. >> right. >> that of course is a spiritual experience, because to glorify the name of god is a universal principal accepted in all religions. even the bible says one should call upon the name of god. so again, krishna, being a name for god, means that we are glorifying him by this particular type of chanting, or glorification. so a devotee of krishna may have different types of spiritual experiences, based upon their individual level of advancement and purification. in our history of krishna - consciousness culture, there have been examples of devotees tha