You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
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.
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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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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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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.
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Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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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 chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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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 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.
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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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Practice is not about how you feel while you are doing it. You are planting seeds.
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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 Presence is our own presence. We are not getting anything from the outside. We already have all we need inside.
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