The Presence is our own presence. We are not getting anything from the outside. We already have all we need inside.
KRISHNA DASCan you imagine what it would be like to all of a sudden see another color that nobody else sees?
More Krishna Das Quotes
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You can’t manipulate a heart open. You can only allow it to open in the right circumstances.
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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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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 miserable ass. That’s what I do.
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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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We all inhabit our lives, in different ways to some degree. We see ourselves a certain way, and based on how we see ourselves, that’s how we see the world.
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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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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 in us is deeper than any emotion or psychological issue.
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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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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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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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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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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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It’s within your world that things will unfold and intuitive understandings will open up.
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