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.
KRISHNA DASUltimately when I am with you all, what I see is my Guru. And what is he? He is love.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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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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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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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
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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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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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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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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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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All we can know is our own subjective version of reality. That’s the way we go through our lives. Everybody.
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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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We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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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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You can never really know what a guru is as long as you are imprisoned by your own thoughts and circular ego.
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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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Let’s just chant and be good people, alright?
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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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Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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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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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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The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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Surrender happens by Grace. All we’re doing is cleaning up the room so when Surrender walks in, He can sit down.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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