The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
KRISHNA DASYou can never really know what a guru is as long as you are imprisoned by your own thoughts and circular ego.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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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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Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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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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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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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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Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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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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It’s within your world that things will unfold and intuitive understandings will open up.
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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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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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Don’t give up on your dreams. You can become the person you know you really are.
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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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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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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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On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.
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