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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.

Krishna Das

We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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Human Hurt Myself Separate
Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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Chant Life
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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Known Reality Spirituality
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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Desire Fulfill Happiness Let Go
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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Head Heart Open People Place Sing
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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Limitation Love Possible Service Strength
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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Disturb Happiness Holy Name Repeat
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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Cleaning Grace Himself Surrender Walk
Don’t give up on your dreams. You can become the person you know you really are.
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Dreams Give Up Known Person
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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Different Live Ourselves See World
Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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Teacher Wait Yourself
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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Channel Grace Heart Mindset Moments Present Thinking Touch
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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Body Heart Known Mindset Myself Start
Devotion is a disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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Catch Devotion People
Real compassion is not emotional. Real compassion is based on the experience that all beings, which might appear separate, are actually a part of my own body, and I am a part of the body of the universe. We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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Body Compassion Experience Hurt Oneself Reality Separate
Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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Compassionate Education

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