You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
KRISHNA DASThere is love in this world, and it lives within us as who we really are, not who we think we are.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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To love somebody is to let them be who they are and do what they have to do.
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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.
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I chant to save my miserable ass. That’s what I do.
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It’s inexplicable why somebody can lose a leg and it doesn’t effect them at all emotionally; and another person can lose a foot and be destroyed for the rest of their lives.
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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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There is an eighth color that we don’t have the sense apparatus to see or experience.
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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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When our desires are fulfilled, and we still feel unhappy – this is the moment we begin the process of letting go.
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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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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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On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.
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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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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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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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