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 DASUntil you are fully enlightened, you can never know what another person’s reality is like for them.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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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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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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Let’s just chant and be good people, alright?
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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.
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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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 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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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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I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
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Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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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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The ultimate act of power is surrender.
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