You can’t manipulate a heart open. You can only allow it to open in the right circumstances.
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.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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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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On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.
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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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Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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We 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.
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This is what I do to keep my head screwed on semi-straight and keep my heart open. Whenever I sing, that’s why I sing. Whether it’s at the Grammys, whether it’s in the bathroom, whether it’s in front of 10,000 people or three people, by my guru’s grace, my head stays in that place.
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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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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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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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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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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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Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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