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You can’t manipulate a heart open. You can only allow it to open in the right circumstances.

Krishna Das

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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Force Grace Live Obstacle Ourselves Remove
The ultimate act of power is surrender.
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Act Power Surrender Ultimate
You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.
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Thinking Way Yourself
Bliss is easy, just take a drug. What is hard is feeling good about our real selves.
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Bliss Drugs Easy Feeling Hard Reality
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
Hanuman not only gives liberation, he also fulfills our beneficial desires.
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Desire Liberty Material
Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.
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Big Emotion Feeling
I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that’s what I’m doing.
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Heart Myself Save Time
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 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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Different Practice Protection Reality Way
It takes two to tango! I need everybody to sing with me.
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Myself Need Sing
The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
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Inspirational Love Presence Reality
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
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
I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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Horrible Missing Myself
On the Path, it’s impossible to know how you are doing because it’s the judger who is disappearing.
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Dissappear Impossible Judgement Path

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