To love somebody is to let them be who they are and do what they have to do.
KRISHNA DASChanting 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.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
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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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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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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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The ultimate act of power is surrender.
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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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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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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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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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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 mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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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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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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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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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