The Presence is our own presence. We are not getting anything from the outside. We already have all we need inside.
KRISHNA DASLove is what we are; we don’t get it from somebody, we can’t give it to anybody, we can’t fall in it or fall out of it. Love is our true Being.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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It’s inexplicable why somebody can lose a leg and it doesn’t effect them at all emotionally; and another person can lose a foot and be destroyed for the rest of their lives.
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Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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Devotion is a way of being, it’s not something you do. It’s dedication to finding awareness and Love. Chanting is like asanas for the mind and the heart.
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The heart is like a mirror. When we dust it off, we are able to see ourselves. The dust is all our stuff – guilt, anger – this stuff is reflected back to us. Practice removes the dust from the mirror of our hearts.
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This is what I do to keep my head screwed on semi-straight and keep my heart open. Whenever I sing, that’s why I sing. Whether it’s at the Grammys, whether it’s in the bathroom, whether it’s in front of 10,000 people or three people, by my guru’s grace, my head stays in that place.
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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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Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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I didn’t know what I was looking for, but I knew whatever it was that I was looking for was real.
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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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Surrender happens by Grace. All we’re doing is cleaning up the room so when Surrender walks in, He can sit down.
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We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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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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The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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