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.
KRISHNA DASChanting is the main thing in my life.
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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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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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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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Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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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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We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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If I had been born in Germany with family of Nazis and if I had been raised with those beliefs, there was very little chance that I wouldn’t be exactly like all those guards and all those people who tortured everybody.
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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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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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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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It’s within your world that things will unfold and intuitive understandings will open up.
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When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.
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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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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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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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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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As we do practice something unexpected starts to happen-we get happy!
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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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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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One of your biggest lessons so far in life has been to learn to forgive myself over and over again and not to be so harsh with myself.
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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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Can you imagine what it would be like to all of a sudden see another color that nobody else sees?
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You can’t think yourself out of a box that’s made of your thoughts.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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