I chant to save my miserable ass. That’s what I do.
KRISHNA DASThe heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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As we do practice something unexpected starts to happen-we get happy!
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The ultimate act of power is surrender.
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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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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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Don’t give up on your dreams. You can become the person you know you really are.
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Practice is not about how you feel while you are doing it. You are planting seeds.
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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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Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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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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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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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 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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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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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 mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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