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.
KRISHNA DASAll we can know is our own subjective version of reality. That’s the way we go through our lives. Everybody.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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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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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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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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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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Don’t give up on your dreams. You can become the person you know you really are.
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I didn’t know what I was looking for, but I knew whatever it was that I was looking for was real.
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Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.
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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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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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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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The repetition of the holy names reveals a presence hidden within the heart. Something begins to happen that’s very disturbing – we get happy.
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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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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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Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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