January 2nd, 2008
YouTube and Krishna
Sometimes, when I am in the mood for a brief distraction, I search for videos about Krishna on YouTube. I hadn’t done that for a while, but the other day I did, and I was happy to see that the number of Krishna conscious contributions has grown, although there is still scope for a lot more.
As an astrophysicist and as someone who has been studying the Fifth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam quite a lot, I was particularly pleased to find the Universal Form on YouTube. Here is the video from Ben Loka who gets his information from the Second Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam:
The First Stage of God Realisation
OK, so it probably won’t win any Oscars, but I think it is a valuable contribution to YouTube and to spreading knowledge of God around the world. It has over 10,000 hits.
Here is the comical introduction in which Ben Loka apologizes for playing God’s part in the video:
Intro to Universal form video
(well, it made me laugh).
Ben Loka has several entertaining videos and he is quite a popular YouTuber. Here are some more videos he has made with a connection to Krishna consciousness (these links will take you to the videos on YouTube):
A report following his first stay at the temple (the Soho Street temple in London).
Hare Krishna mantra (rock style).
