We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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I chant to save my miserable ass. That’s what I do.
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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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There is love in this world, and it lives within us as who we really are, not who we think we are.
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Real compassion is not emotional. Real compassion is based on the experience that all beings, which might appear separate, are actually a part of my own body, and I am a part of the body of the universe. We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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To love somebody is to let them be who they are and do what they have to do.
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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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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Ultimately when I am with you all, what I see is my Guru. And what is he? He is 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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Let’s just chant and be good people, alright?
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Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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