Until you are fully enlightened, you can never know what another person’s reality is like for them.
KRISHNA DASThe ultimate act of power is surrender.
More Krishna Das Quotes
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Can you imagine what it would be like to all of a sudden see another color that nobody else sees?
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I just try to keep my heart open. By this, I mean to try not to let my own programmed reaction to things keep me closed down for too long.
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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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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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Chanting is the main thing in my life.
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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 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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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 just hits you and you want to be a part of it. That’s the point of this whole thing. That’s what cuts through all the ‘stuff’. You get lit up. You don’t have to know what it means.
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Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
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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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All we can know is our own subjective version of reality. That’s the way we go through our lives. Everybody.
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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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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 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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