# Questions about a cult **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 5, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-cult/159175 "2003-03-05T04:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![icarus337](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/898d66/32.png) [@icarus337](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icarus337)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-cult/159175/1 "2003-03-05T04:22:11Z")
I heard about a religion or a cult that tries to become enlightened by saying the name of their god so fast that they pass out. Ive looked everywhere for more information about this, but I cant find any. Does anyone know anything about it? If it helps, I think the name they chant is Hugh or Hue or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-cult/159175/2 "2003-03-05T05:52:02Z")
The English word _giddy_ comes from the same root as the word _God_. The source of them both is the Proto-Indo-European root \*gheu- meaning ‘to call out, invoke’. Think about that. An Islamic name of God used by Sufis in repetitive ecstasy-inducing invocations is _ **Hu** _. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-cult/159175/3 "2003-03-05T05:56:52Z")
Do they have an annual commemoration regarding that deity’s time as an infant… … … You know, when he was Baby Hughie. Sorry, couldn’t resist it. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-a-cult/159175/4 "2003-03-06T03:36:04Z")
The Hare Krishnas’ principal method of devotion appears to be simply chanting the Holy Name over and over and over – Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, etc.