The presence of real love in the world inspires me.
KRISHNA DAS
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We are not separate. So if one being hurts, I also hurt.
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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 disease. And you catch it from those people who have it.
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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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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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I mope around less. It is horrible. I miss it.
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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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Practice is not about how you feel while you are doing it. You are planting seeds.
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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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There is an eighth color that we don’t have the sense apparatus to see or experience.
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Compassion is a college education. It’s a doctorate.
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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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