I chant to save my miserable ass. That’s what I do.
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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One of your biggest lessons so far in life has been to learn to forgive myself over and over again and not to be so harsh with myself.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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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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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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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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If I had been born in Germany with family of Nazis and if I had been raised with those beliefs, there was very little chance that I wouldn’t be exactly like all those guards and all those people who tortured everybody.
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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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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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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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It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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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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The heart in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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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Can you imagine what it would be like to all of a sudden see another color that nobody else sees?
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