Don’t give up on your dreams. You can become the person you know you really are.
KRISHNA DASThe 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.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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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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The Presence is our own presence. We are not getting anything from the outside. We already have all we need inside.
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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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Chanting just hits you and you want to be a part of it. That’s the point of this whole thing. That’s what cuts through all the ‘stuff’. You get lit up. You don’t have to know what it means.
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When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.
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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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Ultimately when I am with you all, what I see is my Guru. And what is he? He is love.
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I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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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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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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I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
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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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