John Lennon: Does Kṛṣṇa mean God?
Śyāmasundara: Yes.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Kṛṣṇa means God, and God means Kṛṣṇa.
John Lennon: So for the Bible or any other holy book, they all talk about one God, but they all have many ways of...
Prabhupāda: That's all right.
George Harrison: Personalities.
John Lennon: Yes.
Prabhupāda: That's all right.
John Lennon: It's still just the one Being everywhere, in all the books. But they all have... Why isn't Hare Kṛṣṇa or something similar in the Bible, then? I mean, that's the only other one I know because I was brought up with the Bible.
Gurudāsa: It is. In the 150th Psalm it says, "Praise the Lord with every breath. Praise the Lord with drum and flute."
John Lennon: But they haven't got very good tunes, you know. I mean, they haven't been passing on any good chants, have they?
Mukunda: They don't have the aural disciplic succession with the Bible. It's broken.
John Lennon: It's just a matter of archetype (?). I mean, would it be as effective to chant, "Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus, Hail Lord Jesus"?
Devotee: If you're sincere, sure.
John Lennon: But it's a waste of time of doing it unsincerely, isn't it?
Yoko Ono: Yeah, it depends on sincerity.