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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.

Krishna Das

I just try to keep my heart open. By this, I mean to try not to let my own programmed reaction to things keep me closed down for too long.
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Close Heart Myself Open Program Reaction Try
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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Belief Born Family Myself People Torture
To love somebody is to let them be who they are and do what they have to do.
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Freedom Love
The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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Deep Emotion Heart Issues
The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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Inspirational Love Presence Reality
Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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Religious Yoga Yourself
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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Body Heart Known Mindset Myself Start
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.
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Fall In Love Love True
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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Channel Grace Heart Mindset Moments Present Thinking Touch
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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Learning Light Ourselves Understand
I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
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Heart Myself Save Time
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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Head Heart Open People Place Sing
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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Imprison Selfish Start Talk Universe View
Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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Teacher Wait Yourself
It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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Myself Need Sing
The ultimate act of power is surrender.
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Act Power Surrender Ultimate

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