When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.
KRISHNA DASDevotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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The only real protection will come from doing a spiritual practice over a prolonged period of time. Because it retrains us to see the world and ourselves in a different way.
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Chanting is a way of getting in touch with yourself. It’s an opening of the heart and letting go of the mind and thoughts. It deepens the channel of grace, and it’s a way of being present in the moment.
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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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You can’t manipulate a heart open. You can only allow it to open in the right circumstances.
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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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I chant to save my miserable ass. That’s what I do.
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The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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Practice is not about how you feel while you are doing it. You are planting seeds.
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All we can know is our own subjective version of reality. That’s the way we go through our lives. Everybody.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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I just try to keep my heart open. By this, I mean to try not to let my own programmed reaction to things keep me closed down for too long.
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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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Ultimately when I am with you all, what I see is my Guru. And what is he? He is love.
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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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When we start to talk about gurus, we’re talking about beings who actually know what this is all about. They know who we were, where we came from, and where we’re going. They are not imprisoned in a selfish or self-centered view of the universe.
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