I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
KRISHNA DASLet’s just chant and be good people, alright?
More Krishna Das Quotes
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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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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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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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You can’t manipulate a heart open. You can only allow it to open in the right circumstances.
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I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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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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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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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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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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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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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.
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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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Can you imagine what it would be like to all of a sudden see another color that nobody else sees?
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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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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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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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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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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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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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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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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Let’s just chant and be good people, alright?
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Devotion is a way of being, it’s not something you do. It’s dedication to finding awareness and Love. Chanting is like asanas for the mind and the heart.
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