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George Harrison, born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England, was a member of the iconic rock band The Beatles. His musical career began in the 1960s, alongside John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, and he co-wrote many classic songs with them. Known for his unique guitar playing and songwriting skills, Harrison brought Indian music influences to his work, which had a profound impact on music history.

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“God's all happiness, all bliss, and by chanting His names we connect with Him. So it's really a process of actually having a realization of God, which all becomes clear with the expanded state of consciousness that develops when you chant.”

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Author:George Harrison

“If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception.”

Ifs Want Believe Consciousness Meditation Perception Method Proof Pointless Krishna

Author:George Harrison

“Part of Krishna consciousness is trying to tune in all the senses of all the people: to experience God through all the senses, not just by experiencing Him on Sunday, through your knees by kneeling on some hard wooden kneeler in the church.”

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“Krishna is God, and by chanting His Holy Names, the devotee quickly develops God-consciousness.”

Names Consciousness Holy Krishna Chanting Devotee

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“How long it will take until we get to a Golden Age where everybody's perfectly in tune with God's will, I don't know; but because of Prabhupada, Krishna consciousness has certainly spread more in the last sixteen years than it has since the sixteenth century, since the time of Lord Caitanya. The mantra has spread more quickly and the movement's gotten bigger and bigger.”

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“Krishna consciousness was especially good for me because I didn't get the feeling that I'd have to shave my head, move into a temple, and do it full time. So it was a spiritual thing that just fit in with my life-style. I could still be a musician, but I just changed my consciousness, that's all.”

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“The media is to blame for everything, for all the misconceptions about the movement, but in a sense it didn't really matter if they said something good or bad, because Krishna consciousness always seemed to transcend that barrier anyway. The fact that the media was letting people know about Krishna was good in itself.”

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“The best thing anyone can give to humanity is God consciousness. Then you can really give them something. But first you have to concentrate on your own spiritual advancement; so in a sense we have to become selfish to become selfless.”

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“Life is like a piece of string with a lot of knots tied in it. The knots are the karma you're born with from all your past lives, and the object of human life is to try and undo all those knots. That's what chanting and meditation in God consciousness can do. Otherwise you simply tie another ten knots each time you try to undo one knot. That's how karma works.”

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“The best thing you can give is God consciousness. Manifest your own divinity first. The truth is there. It's right within us all. Understand what you are.”

Giving Firsts Consciousness Truth Is Best Things Divinity Manifest

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“The greatest thing anyone can give humanity is God consciousness.”

Giving Humanity Consciousness

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“There's the whole significance of Krishna as the flute player who awakens our consciousness. It doesn't necessarily have to be a flute because for me it was a sitar or a guitar or even Elvis Presley doing "Heartbreak Hotel." It was like Krishna's flute calling me somewhere. It's just really simple when we can remember.”

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Author:George Harrison

“I want the Pope to have the Christ consciousness. I don't want to just talk about Christ.”

Want Christ Consciousness Pope Christ Consciousness

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“It's a matter of turning your consciousness inward in order to then realize that God is in there, and then you can see him outside too. It's just a shift in attitude, really.”

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“People are all ignorant, they fear new things, they fear knowledge somehow, I don't know why. Everything that I ever learned was always so great. I never thought so at the time, it was just that little bit more in your mind an expansion of consciousness or awareness.”

People Knows Mind Littles Bits Consciousness Awareness Little Bit Ignorant New Things Expansion

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“Through all ages, great saints have remained as living proof that this non-temporary, permanent state of God consciousness can be revived in all living souls.”

Soul States God Age Consciousness Conscious Saint Proof Permanent Temporary Living Proof

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“Consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain GOD perception.”

God Consciousness Meditation Perception Conscious Method

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“So it's really a process of actually having a realization of God, which all becomes clear with the expanded state of consciousness that develops when you chant.”

States God Process Consciousness Clear Conscious Realization States Of Consciousness

Author:George Harrison

“If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception. In that way you can see, hear and play with God. Perhaps this may sound weird, but God is really there next to you.”

Ifs Way Want Believe May Play Next Sound Consciousness Meditation Perception Method Proof Pointless Krishna

Author:George Harrison

About the Author

Born: February 25, 1943
Died: November 29, 2001
Known for: Musician
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