Even if somebody tells us something, the hit, the light goes on inside of us, not out there. We learn and understand everything within ourselves.
KRISHNA DASHanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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We all inhabit our lives, in different ways to some degree. We see ourselves a certain way, and based on how we see ourselves, that’s how we see the world.
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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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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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There is love in this world, and it lives within us as who we really are, not who we think we are.
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I knew that if I did not start chanting with people, that I would never be able to clean out the dark corners of my own heart. I knew it with every cell in my body and mind.
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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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Chanting just hits you and you want to be a part of it. That’s the point of this whole thing. That’s what cuts through all the ‘stuff’. You get lit up. You don’t have to know what it means.
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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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Until you are fully enlightened, you can never know what another person’s reality is like for them.
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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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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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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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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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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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