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You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
Krishna DasKrishna Das 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.
Krishna DasKrishna Das I chant to save my miserable ass. That’s what I do.
Krishna DasKrishna Das Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
Krishna DasKrishna Das Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
Krishna DasKrishna Das 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.
Krishna DasKrishna Das Can you imagine what it would be like to all of a sudden see another color that nobody else sees?
Krishna DasKrishna Das 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.
Krishna DasKrishna Das 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.
Krishna DasKrishna Das Love 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.
Krishna DasKrishna Das The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
Krishna DasKrishna Das On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.
Krishna DasKrishna Das It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
Krishna DasKrishna Das 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.
Krishna DasKrishna Das When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.
Krishna DasKrishna Das 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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