New York City HardCore / KrishnaCore in 1999 -- The Cro Mags, Shelter and 108

The whole idea of hardcore is to reject the society, this culture that forces us into a lifestyle that we don’t want to be a part of and Krishna consciousness is about rejecting that lifestyle and coming to the real...“ A hardcore band appears to be a very material solid hard heavy thing but if it’s contacted with the spirit then it becomes energized like when we plug into an electric outlet it becomes electrified. So when we plug it into Krishna by using the band as a way of expressing emotion for Krishna and also to serve Him, please Him, introduce people to Him, then the band also becomes another aspect of meditation or yoga. These thing’s are temporary, and we’re not temporary. Sex is suffering. Sex, people got after sex like it’s the only thing in the world but there’s a time in your life that you’re not going to be able to have sex and if you depend on it for happiness then you’re in a lot of trouble because you’re going to suffer. And that one thing is an intense desire for selfless love. A love that can’t be found on the TV set and won’t be bought in the store. We search for relationships that are full with reciprocation and only a weak person will deny that., But you’re not waking up this time, you’re not waking up...