Question: What are the prayers one should recite from the time one wakes from bed to before going to sleep at night?

The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is the most important mantra in this age of Kali. Try to recite it in all circumstances. When you wake up, the first thing you should say is this mantra, before sleeping, the last thing you should say is this mantra. While going to work, chant this mantra as you walk or drive. With out fail try to always remember this mantra:

hare krishna, hare krishna, krishna krishna, hare hare,
hare rama, hare rama, rama rama, hare hare