You can’t think yourself out of a box that’s made of your thoughts.
KRISHNA DASThe presence of real love in the world inspires me.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
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I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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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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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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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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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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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.
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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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The repetition of the holy names reveals a presence hidden within the heart. Something begins to happen that’s very disturbing – we get happy.
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We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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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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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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Unlimited inner strength can only be awakened when it is in the service of Love. When we align ourselves with that love and act in service of that love, anything is possible.
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The Presence is our own presence. We are not getting anything from the outside. We already have all we need inside.
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