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.
KRISHNA DASEven if somebody tells us something, the hit, the light goes on inside of us, not out there. We learn and understand everything within ourselves.
KRISHNA DASYou can’t think yourself out of a box that’s made of your thoughts.
KRISHNA DASWe are just here, right? We are just people doing our thing. And the most important aspect of anything we do is our motivation, why we do it.
KRISHNA DASLove 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.
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.
KRISHNA DASOne 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.
KRISHNA DASWhen 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.
KRISHNA DASSurrender happens by Grace. All we’re doing is cleaning up the room so when Surrender walks in, He can sit down.
KRISHNA DASHanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
KRISHNA DASThe 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.
KRISHNA DASBliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
KRISHNA DASJust the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
KRISHNA DASThe repetition of the holy names reveals a presence hidden within the heart. Something begins to happen that’s very disturbing – we get happy.
KRISHNA DASPractice is not about how you feel while you are doing it. You are planting seeds.
KRISHNA DASI 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.
KRISHNA DASAs we do practice something unexpected starts to happen-we get happy!
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