Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all is a documentary on the life of Prabhupada — the 70-year-old Indian Swami who arrived in America without support or money in the turbulent 1960s. It explores how he ignited a spiritual revolution in consciousness, known worldwide as the Hare Krishna Movement.
A documentary on the life of an unexpected, prolific, and controversial revolutionary. Using never-before-seen archival verite, Prabhupada’s own recorded words, and interviews with scholars and his early followers, the film takes the audience behind-the-scenes of a cultural movement implanted in the artistic and intellectual scene of New York’s Bowery, the hippie mecca of Haight Ashbury, and the Beatle mania of London, to meet the Swami who started it all.
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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Ukraine is an ancient monotheistic religious tradition based on the Vedic scriptures and has tens of millions of followers in India and around the world. In 1965, the founder-acharya of the Society, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, transplanted this ancient religious tradition to Western soil.
Followers of Krishna Consciousness profess the development of love for God, a compassionate attitude towards every living being as a child of God, and respect for other religious traditions as different paths to one God.
During the difficult and tragic period of Russian aggression, Krishna devotees made a significant contribution to the well-being and strengthening of Ukraine. In particular, they actively participated in evacuating people, providing humanitarian aid, and distributing food.