The repetition of the holy names reveals a presence hidden within the heart. Something begins to happen that’s very disturbing – we get happy.
KRISHNA DASBhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.
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We are just here, right? We are just people doing our thing. And the most important aspect of anything we do is our motivation, why we do it.
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One of your biggest lessons so far in life has been to learn to forgive myself over and over again and not to be so harsh with myself.
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Don’t give up on your dreams. You can become the person you know you really are.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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You can never really know what a guru is as long as you are imprisoned by your own thoughts and circular ego.
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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.
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Real compassion is not emotional. Real compassion is based on the experience that all beings, which might appear separate, are actually a part of my own body, and I am a part of the body of the universe. We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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We instantly believe everything we think. Isn’t that insane? It’s good for us to explore the depravity of our minds, so we know we are just as crazy as everyone else!
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As we do practice something unexpected starts to happen-we get happy!
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You can’t think yourself out of a box that’s made of your thoughts.
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Grace removes obstacles that we don’t even know are there. Grace is what arranges our lives so we are forced to look within.
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