Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das

In a dharma talk on alleviating suffering, Krishna Das offers up wisdom from Maharaj-ji for all of our hungry hearts.

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Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on March 17th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das talks about: 

• His first experience with chanting in India
• The path of desireless action
• Stories of K.C. Tewari and Maharaj-ji
• Going through a dark night of the soul
• Inherent goodness within us all
• Finding peace within during times of anguish and uncertainty
• Love and miracles experienced in Maharaj-ji’s presence
• How to ask things of Maharaj-ji
• Dedicating our practice to all beings that are suffering
• The Hungry Hearts Chalisa

About Krishna Das:

Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Grammy nominee, Krishna Das has been called yoga’s “rock star.” With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das – known to friends, family, and fans as simply KD – has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling chant artist of all time. His album ‘Live Ananda’ (released January 2012) was nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Age album category.

KD spent the late ’60s traveling across the country as a student of Ram Dass, and in August 1970, he finally made the journey to India, which led him to Ram Dass’ own beloved guru, Neem Karoli Baba, known to most as Maharaj-ji.

Krishna Das now travels the world sharing his kirtan practice and wonderful stories of his life, of Maharaji-ji, of his life on the Path and discusses bringing chanting into our lives through retreats and workshops. To date, KD has released 15 well-received albums, most recently Trust in the Heart released in October 2017.

For more on Krishna Das events, music, and other offerings visit: KrishnaDas.com

“Maharaj-ji used to say all the time, ‘if you want to put fresh milk in a cup you have to wash it first otherwise the milk will turn sour’. So, this path is a path of cleaning the cup of our own hearts to hold the nectar of love.” – Krishna Das 

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After a chant to Ma Durga, Krishna Das answers questions about global suffering and anchoring our hearts through regular practice.

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on March 10th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

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 This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das talks about: 

• Praying to Hanuman for the removal of obstacles
• Keeping an open and available heart for all people
• The mythology of Shiva
• Stories of K.K Sah
• The beauty of Lila (divine play)
• Maharaj-Ji as a manifestation of love
• Escaping from the habit loop
• The suffering that comes from trying to control our experiences
• Letting all things in life come and go
• Planting seeds through regular practice

“One has to allow all kinds of experiences to come and go, without being destroyed by them. You only get that strength from spiritual practice and from coming into contact with the beings who have conquered suffering, overcame all suffering. Read about those beings, get to know those beings. How did they do it? How did they see the world?” – Krishna Das

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Chanting and praying for peace, Krishna Das explains how doing inner work can benefit the outer world.

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on March 3rd, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

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In this Episode, we listen to Krishna Das chant and discuss: 

• The war going on in Ukraine
• Social action through chanting and prayer
• Interconnectedness and being part of a whole
• How chanting can help our jumbled minds and neuroticism
• Following your heart
• Maharaj-ji’s acid story
• Bringing your mind to one point
• How to be good to ourselves
• The disruption of the pandemic
• How inner peace creates outer peace

“We’re all interconnected. There’s no separate people we just think were separate and that’s why we are suffering. Every chant is about peace. Every chant is about love. You have to let yourself feel it. If you don’t let yourself feel it, how is somebody else going to feel it? Find that peace in you and then anyone you meet will feel it.” – Krishna Das

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Anchored by the subject of Karma, Krishna Das explains the ways we can accept the present moment and live with an open heart.

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on February 24th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das chants and gives guidance on: 

• Finding time for practice
• Receiving messages through dreams
• Being where we are and accepting our karmas
• Surrendering to the will of the guru
• Generating kindness instead of greed
• What to do when we lose our faith in humanity
• Recognizing the light and darkness within us all
• Releasing thoughts, emotions, and negativity during practice
• Insights from time with Maharaj-ji

Krishna Das suggests reading the book Love Everyone to learn more about experiences with Maharaj-ji

“The higher states, the more subtle states of consciousness, can’t be created from your own personal will. But, through service to others and repetition of the name and purification of the heart, those states will arrive and arise when you are ready.” – Krishna Das

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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das explores the importance of patience and how, when it comes to spiritual practice, shortcuts will only lead us to dead ends.

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on February 17th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart: 

• Krishna Das does a variety of chants, including one to his guru, Maharaj-ji
• He offers wisdom to his audience, including how to deal with stress in times of great difficulty, how reincarnation works, and why it can be difficult to be authentic and kind
• Krishna Das explores the importance of patience and how, when it comes to spiritual practice, shortcuts will only lead us to dead ends
• He offers further advice on dealing with difficult family members, facing suicidal feelings, and confronting humiliating thoughts

“We’re all interconnected. There are no separate people. We just think we're separate and that's why we are suffering. Every chant is about peace. Every chant is about love. You have to let yourself feel it. If you don’t let yourself feel it, how is somebody else going to feel it? Find that peace in you and then anyone you meet will feel it.” – Krishna Das

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Hinging on the importance of trust and self-awareness, Krishna Das helps listeners accept themselves and live in ultimate reality. Get ready for a long one – full of music, mantra, and wisdom from KD’s years of practice.

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on January 20th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

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This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das imparts wisdom on:

• K.C. Tewari’s mantra practice
• The divine mother’s nature to give
• What it truly means to go within
• Identification of thoughts, feelings, and the physical
• Subjective versus objective experiences
• Relative and ultimate reality
• Surrender and agreeing to be ourselves
• The puppet and the puppet master
• Stories of Rama and his role of imperfection
• Krishna as the rule-breaker
• The universal advice of loving, serving, and repeating the name
• Overcoming greed and shame
• Getting rid of bad habits with awareness
• Living through Heartbreak
• Developing inner strength by having a regular practice
• Trusting our own heart and intuition

Check out the book that Krishna Das mentions, Dev Bhumi, written by K.K. Sah

“We haven’t been brought up in a culture where people really trust themselves. Everybody is telling everybody else what they should be feeling, what they should be buying, what they should be doing, how they should do it, what they should wear, what they should listen to. Nobody is listening to their own heart. That’s what we have to learn to do. – Krishna Das

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Krishna Das helps us understand the spiritual lessons in lusting for pleasure and the impermanence of all things physical.

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This episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on January 6th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

This week on Pilgrim Heart, join Krishna Das for chanting and chatting about:

• Buddhism and moving through life without the motivation to harm
• Unwinding the heart and opening the mind
• Continuing to chant as feelings come and go
• Following advice from the guru
• Contemplation of the body
• The Hanumat Stavan and other prayers
• Loving someone regardless of what we want them to be doing
• Extending our inner love and acceptance out to others
• Physical pleasure, impermanence, and spiritual lessons
• The inevitability of Karma
• Looking within when we are upset with others

“There’s no end to the lust for pleasure until you recognize what they call impermanence; the changing nature of everything. When you do recognize that, pleasure actually can be more intense because you are not expecting it to last forever. You are not approaching it with grasping and clinging and neediness. You approach it with joy.” – Krishna Das

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Musing on sincerity towards ourselves and others, Krishna Das shares some of the many lessons he learned from Ram Dass, Maharaj-ji, KC Tewari, and more.

This episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on December 23, 2021. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

“You try to be as sincere with people as you can. It is not our job to set everything right in the universe and to correct everyone according to our ideas about what’s right and wrong. That kind of honesty is just more arrogance. Real honesty is love.” – Krishna Das

This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das holds a virtual kirtan and responds to questions on:

• Our thoughts/feelings versus who we really are
• Learning to stop the habit of negative self-talk
• Repeating the name and coming home
• Faith as a belief in ourselves and overcoming suffering
• Developing confidence
• Merging the guru and the self
• One light and many reflections
• A story of KC Tewari and a Hanuman Murti
• Krishna Das’ last moments with Ram Dass
• Honesty and sincerity with oneself and others
• Roles, souls, and loving everyone
• Allowing things to come and go
• Raising Kundalini through service
• Maharaj-ji’s favorite scripture, the Tulsidas Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas

“The self is not a thing. It’s pure being, pure consciousness, pure awareness, pure love. It’s not a thing; it can’t be held in a cup or caught in your hands. It can’t be caught with your minds or thoughts. It is awareness of all that. It is deeper than that.” – Krishna Das

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Krishna Das offers up wisdom from his years of practice and study, answering questions about Hanuman, finding peace through practice, working with the ego and much more.

This episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast was originally aired during Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on December 16, 2021. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube to get new episodes of “Hanging Out In the Heart Space”, fresh music from KD and more: Krishna Das Music

In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das answers questions on:

• Attachment and working with the ego
• Chanting, finding a regular practice for yourself, and chanting the Hanuman Chalisa
• Living a peaceful life
• Neem Karoli Baba, sharing a story about Dada Mukherjee and Maharaj-ji
• Practices for cultivating wisdom
• Hanuman & Jesus
• The role of doubt and questioning on the spiritual path

“You can always find some time to chill and to relax and to let go. Chanting is my main practice. One has to develop the ability to pay some attention to what one is doing. If you don’t plant the seeds of the things you want peace, where will you find them?” – Krishna Das

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Krishna Das explores working through our traumas to heal our karma and unveil the jewel of love within us all.

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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das holds a discussion on :

• The strength we can gain from the repeating God's name
• Serving others and treating them as best we can
• Maharaj-ji and serving our parents as the highest form of Worship
• Praying from a far, trauma, and releasing negative energy
• Karmic freeing, broken hearts, and abuse
• Overcoming difficult parental relationships
• Deep connections and the crumbling ego in India with Maharaj-ji
• Loving the soul instead of the role- Loving the soul instead of the role

“We’ve been told their is a jewel within us, our true nature, the soul, real love; through repetition of the name we are shoveling away the shit that is covering that. ” – Krishna Das

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Krishna Das dives into how practice helps mantra become our home base, and shares a Ram Dass story about the powerful mantra to Hanuman, the Bajrang Baan.

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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das opens up a conversation around:

• The story of how Maharaj-ji first got the Westerners to sing kirtan and bhajan, and how that forced them to face their minds and learn how to let go and come back to the chant
• How practicing singing for long periods consistently helps the mantra become your home base to always come back to when we notice we’ve been lost in our thoughts and emotions
• The importance of spiritual perspective, practice, and paying attention in our lives
• Interconnection and offering the intention and merit of practice to all beings
• The meaning behind the powerful mantra to Hanuman, the Bajrang Baan, the instructions Siddhi Ma gave to Ram Dass surrounding it, and how Krishna Das tried to teach it to him

“After a few weeks of singing everyday so many hours, the mantra became home base, and the thoughts were like hawks that came and grabbed you and pulled you away, only to drop you back on yourself after some period of time. You’d be chanting, but going off in your mind while you’re singing, and you don’t even know you’re not there until you go, ‘Oh,’ and you realize you’ve been gone.” – Krishna Das

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In this episode, Krishna Das helps us practice letting go of anger and expanding our hearts towards others.

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"We might feel pain based on things that happened with people or situations outside of us. But where do we feel that is within. So this is where we have to work on it." – Krishna Das 

In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das opens up conversation around:

• Letting go of feeling like the victim and starting to forgive people by doing the inner work
• Extending compassion to our parents and seeing them as human beings, beyond the karmic roles they play
• The story of Dada Mukerjee meeting Maharaj-ji for the first time
• Worshiping the Divine Mother
• Honoring the transition of our parents
• The story of the 4AM Hanuman Chalisa

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Speaking about the power of the path of devotion, Krishna Das offers wisdom on finding balance and taking care of ourselves and others through practices like the Hanuman Chalisa to polish the mirrors of our hearts.

In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das offers his thoughts on:

- Honoring our feelings without allowing them to destroy us

Balancing being of service to ourselves and others through self-care and healthy boundaries

- Asking “how?” instead of “why?”

- How opening to the path of devotion can dust off the mirrors of our hearts

- The meaning of the Hanuman Chalisa and how his recent epiphany helped him deepen even further into the practice of the 40-line mantra singing the praises of Hanuman

Learn to sing the Hanuman Chalisa and dive deeper into its meaning here

“The less separate we feel from other human beings, the more we naturally want to help them. If we desire a way to help, we will find a way to help. But if you’re dying of thirst, you have no water to give anybody else either. So we have to find a balance.” – Krishna Das

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Discussing the power of the present moment, Krishna Das empowers us to make a difference in our lives by redirecting our negative habits into positive changes.

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“You have to find out what you have to do to make your life what you want it to be.” – Krishna Das

In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das discusses: 

• His thoughts on reincarnation and karma
• Going after the things you want in life
• The lesson of betrayal
• The western fantasy of romance compared to the spirit of unconditional love
• Being alone with our thoughts and emotions

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Discussing the intensity of painful emotions, Krishna Das describes how practicing letting go can allow us to live at home within ourselves.

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“Right now, we’re programmed to hold onto everything. But over time, we can let go of our identification with the negative states of mind, the negative self images, and the negative stories we tell ourselves. But you can’t push those away. We have to train ourselves to release them.” – Krishna Das 

This episode features a special kirtan with Krishna Das and friends, Benjy and Heather Wertheimer and Steve Gorn, as well as a conversation on: 

• How regular practice allows us to habituate to the feeling of letting go to allow intense emotions to run through us
• Maharaj-ji’s response to the death of a devotee
• A miracle story about Swami Nityananda
• The lila when Ram Dass gave Maharaj-ji the first copy of Be Here Now 
• Maharaj-ji sending Krishna Das back to America to deal with his desires
• Learning to trust yourself as the most important part of the spiritual path

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Discussing the inevitability of suffering, Krishna Das guides us on returning to our true, present nature.

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“There's no escaping suffering, that is the number one truth. This world is filled with it. We can develop a way to live in a world that changes the way we react to difficult and painful circumstances.” – Krishna Das 

This episode features a virtual kirtan with Krishna Das and a discussion on:

• Allowing love to show its face
• The grace of the saints and the guru
• The Ramayana 
• The inevitability of suffering
• Presence and our true nature 

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This week, Krishna Das helps us notice the gradual, positive changes that come from maintaining practices like chanting.

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"Live your life. Go after the things you want. Hopefully, that will include some spiritual practice which will ripen you to become the love that lives within you." – Krishna Das 

In this episode, Krishna Das leads us in devotion and discusses:

• Connecting to an individualized practice
• Changing fate through chanting
• The Guru within and allowing grief
•  Devotion through service
• The Kundalini of an Open Heart

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Dr. Robert Thurman and Krishna Das lecture on chanting, Maharaj-ji, embodiment, and purpose in this devotion-filled episode. 

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"Human beings are such a precious embodiment...it's a great opportunity to become enlightened That's what you do when you attain freedom. You don't stop living; you become infinite life, you become one with everybody's infinite life." – Dr. Robert Thurman

"I would try to find the thing that you really want to do, and really do it. When I heard chanting in India, the first time I heard it I knew 'this, I could do.' And I'm still working at it." – Krishna Das

In this episode, Krishna Das chants and responds to questions with Dr. Robert Thurman on:

• Experiences with Maharaj-ji
• Enlightenment and Embodiment 
• Having a less rigid spiritual practice
• Finding purpose 
• How mantras are holographic
• Giving up your will to the divine 

About Dr. Robert Thurman:

Known in academic circles as Professor Robert A.F. Thurman, Bob is a talented popularizer of the Buddha’s teachings and the first Westerner Tibetan Buddhist monk ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He is the author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics, and culture and was named by The New York Times as the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism. Bob is a Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and the Co-Founder and President of Tibet House US/Menla in service of HH Dalai Lama and the people of Tibet. A close friend of the Dalai Lama’s for over 50 years, he is a leading worldwide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism and a passionate activist for the plight of the Tibetan people. In August of 2021, he released his most recent book, “Wisdom is Bliss” from Penguin Random House.

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After swaddling listeners in devotional chanting, Krishna Das describes thinning the ego and diving into the ocean of love.

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"That's what these practices are for, ultimately, so we can experience the depth of love and peace within us. There is no button to push, it is a question of developing trust in yourself, confidence in yourself, and practicing regularly." – Krishna Das

In this episode, Krishna Das chants and explores:

• Suffering, Relativity, and Subjectivity
• Thinning out the Ego
• The wisdom of Neem Karoli Baba
• Slowing down and practicing self-care
• Letting go of separateness in the ocean of love
• Attachment versus the field of love 

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Through non-attachment and mantra repetition, Krishna Das teaches us that we can invoke presence and find our true nature.

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"Because Ram, Sita, Radha, all these beings are rooted in a deeper consciousness than we have, by repeating their names we invoke that presence, that place within us that is deeper than our thoughts, emotions, and physicality. That's the real meaning of these names, they are real love. The same love that is within us. – Krishna Das 

In this episode, Krishna Das mindfully shares:

• The “Om Namo Bhagavate Vaasudevaayaa” chant on harmonium to begin the episode
• A reflection on the impermanence of feelings and the body
• How everything is accomplished through repeating mantras 
• Maharaj-ji's interpretation of attachments
• The importance of practice

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Krishna Das offers flowing kirtan and explores mantras as the Divine Names which help us uncover the love that lives within us.

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 "Sanskrit is considered to be a revealed language. What that means is that the sound is actually the sound form of the Divine. It's called 'The Name.' So, these Names, these sounds, are actually the form of that blissful reality that we all are already, the love that lives within us." – Krishna Das

In this episode, Krishna Das dives into:

• A flowing "Hare Ram / Sita Ram" chant on harmonium to kick off the episode
• Sanskrit mantras as the Divine Names that help us uncover the love that lives within us
• Experiencing Maharaj-ji, not as something separate, but as the love that lives within us
• Cultivating our inner strength in order to stay strong, open, and extend our heart to the suffering of the world
• The transformational effects of psychedelics on KD's life, and Maharaj-ji's advice around them
• An uplifting Hanuman Chalisa (4 A.M. Chalisa), as well as a resonant chant to Lord Shiva to close out the podcast

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Krishna Das describes the first step of any mindfulness practice: calming the mind. When the mind is serene, we can handle it all.

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"Not only are you singing, you're using your breath, you're hearing the sound of your voice and other voices, and that all helps you pay attention. It all helps you stay home, here, where we are supposed to try to be." – Krishna Das

In this episode, we learn about:

• Staying focused and present
• Mantras and chanting
• Grief and loss
• Being at home in our being
• Detachment and relationships
• The true nature of real love

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Drawing on the availability of grace, Krishna Das explores being a good person to ourselves and others in this virtual Satsang.

In this episode, you will learn about remembering the truth, having patience with yourself, and connecting to the guru.

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"Until we love ourselves enough, until we learn to give ourselves a break and not judge ourselves so harshly, we will always be comparing, judging, evaluating and trying to buy affection...you just have to do the work on yourself." — Krishna Das 

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Enter the heart space with Krishna Das and learn about self-growth, humility, and non-judgement in order to build beautiful connections.

Krishna Das ponders transforming painful relationships and connecting to our inner strength through practices like chanting, meditation, and acceptance.

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"We need more love is what it comes down to, but it has to be real love which means not being judgmental about others and allowing others to be who they are." – Krishna Das

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In this devotional space with Krishna Das, we learn that we can always come back home to the chant.

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“Every once in a while we notice that we are not paying attention and that is when we simply let go of that thought and come back to the chant. That’s why the chant is there, to give you something to come home to.” – Krishna Das

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In a discussion on materiality, willpower, and desires, Krishna Das plants seeds of wisdom for us to find balance.

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Willpower is what directs our energy. Many of us have issues with directing our energy and going after things. We usually use willpower to go towards things we desire or to steer away from the things we think might hurt us. This, however, is actually just reactive. It is not really conscious willpower. Krishna Das says that developing willpower is a part of becoming more aware and taking accountability for all of our actions. Practice definitely helps us open up and find our inner strength.

“Every time we come back from dreamland to the chant or the mantra or to our breath, or whatever our object of concentration is, we recommit to being with the mantra, to listening to the mantra, to hearing the mantra. That is an act of will.” – Krishna Das

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Krishna Das helps us sift through emotional reactions, dust off our hearts, and remember the vital importance of having a spiritual practice.

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“How important is taking the name, how important is spiritual practice? It is about as important as breathing. Without the breath you've got no life and without practice, without turning towards the spirit in one way or another and calming the mind or emotions, your heart will never open.” – Krishna Das

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Experience virtual kirtan and community as Krishna Das transmits the wisdom of unconditional love, grace, and presence.

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“Real love is what lasts 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You don't get it from someone, you can't give it to anybody, you can't fall in it, you can't fall out of it. It's who we are.” – Krishna Das 

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This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das speaks about purifying the heart via connecting to Maharaj-ji and recognizing your awareness.

"Maharaj-ji is like the sun, and I am just a fruit hanging on the tree. I ripen at my own rate according to the way the sun shines on me and my own karmas. It is up to him to keep my heart open and it is up to me to keep remembering him.” – Krishna Das

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Speaking about chanting and meditation, Krishna Das helps us in navigating constricting systems and releasing childhood pain.

“When you bring a practice into your life, it gives you something to come back to. Otherwise, we are just gone.” – Krishna Das

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Welcome to this episode of Pilgrim Heart where Krishna Das describes unconditional love, acceptance, and helping others.

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“Maharaji knew how we thought about ourselves, he knew why we had so much self loathing and couldn't really accept love or give real love. He knew everything and he loved us, loves us, as we are. There was no pressure there to be anything other than we are.” – Krishna Das

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With a resounding theme of family, Krishna Das leads Satsang and responds to viewer questions about the yogic path.

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Amidst singing three powerful chants to Hanuman, Krishna Das shares tangible insight into balancing life and practice by being where you are.

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In this Hanging Out in the Heart Space session from May 27th, 2021, Krishna Das shares down-to-earth wisdom surrounding how we can balance our lives and live from the heart. Through this lens, he explores how we can get rid of bad behaviors, which mantras they sang in front of Maharaj-ji in India, how to deal with tough breakups, and what the best mantra is.

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Krishna Das shares stories of Siddhi Ma and taps into the essence of Maharaj-ji in another chanting-forward Heart Space session.

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In this Hanging Out in the Heart Space session from May 13th, 2021, Krishna Das offers chants to the Divine Mother and Sri Hanuman-ji, answers a stream of questions about his guru Maharaj-ji, uncovers the before-hidden power and love emanating from Sri Siddhi Ma, and further taps into the essence of Maharaj-ji.

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Sway into the healing space of devotional music with Krishna Das in this wisdom-charged episode of Pilgrim Heart.

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“That’s the point of living. It is to find the real love that lives within us and when possible, to help others find that love.” –Krishna Das 

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Welcome to this week's episode of Pilgrim Heart where we find ease of heart with Krishna Das through devotional music and bites of wisdom. 

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“Many people have not met their guru in a body, but that does not mean the guru is not guiding them and always available to them, just like their own self. You can never be away from yourself.” – Krishna Das

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Shedding light on how chanting practice can help us move beyond our egos, Krishna Das explores how Saints only see God everywhere all the time.

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In this Hanging in the Heart Space session originally live-streamed on April 29th, 2021, Krishna Das shares personal stories and answers questions around what it means to meet a Saint in a dream, how to work with attachment as a parent, what it was like meeting Maharaj-ji's recently passed son Dharm Narayan Sharma, why he doesn't always listen to Ram Dass' relationship advice, how we can offer love to others through chanting, if it's possible to 'destroy' the ego, and how practice is like planting seeds of enlightenment. To close, he shares kirtan of Narayana/For Your Love, as well as the Hanuman Chalisa.

"There's no button to push to make the ego go away – that's what spiritual practice is for, that's what it's about. The names that we chant are the names of our true being, which is not separate from everybody else, which is the same as everybody else. The essence within us is the same essence that's in everybody. What's looking out of my eyes right this moment is the same thing that's looking out of your eyes." – Krishna Das

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This time on Pilgrim Heart we listen to Krishna Das respond to viewer questions about chanting, Maharaj-ji and more. We also receive the delight of hearing him perform two chants at the start and end of this podcast.

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“Maharaj-ji is not a person like you and me. He is an eternal presence, always here. If we knew how to look, if we knew how to see and to feel, he is here. He is available 24/7.” – Krishna Das 

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In this Maharaj-ji focused episode, Krishna Das shares Dada's 'tale of two blankets,' Dr. Robert Thurman's theory on dead beings, and offers chants to Ma Durga and Sri Hanuman-ji.

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In this Hanging Out in the Heart Space session from April 15, 2021, Krishna Das offers deep insight into his guru, Maharajji (Neem Karoli Baba). Reflecting on their time spent in India together in the early 1970s, he shares how he got his spiritual name, Hanuman's connection to Krishna, explores Dr. Robert Thurman's statement, "There are no dead beings," and offers Dada's theory on Maharajji's two blankets—one physical, one ethereal.

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Krishna Das shares chants and radiates wisdom around coming home, bearing witness, and doing what you want.

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In this Hanging in the Heart Space session from April 8th 2021, Krishna Das weaves together bhajan chanting with ancient wisdom teachings from India, all aimed at helping us live in the heart through this often tumultuous modern age. Throughout this talk, he shares miracle stories involving Neem Karoli Baba, Swami Chidananda, and Swami Shivananda; before diving into the topics of coming home to the love in your heart, Bernie Glassman's take on bearing witness, and the spiritual potency encased in doing what you want.

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In another Bhakti-steeped podcast, Krishna Das sings kirtan and answers questions about practice on the spiritual path, surrender, sexuality, death, clinging, and Maharaj-ji's love.

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This episode of Pilgrim Heart welcomes you into the Hanging Out in the Heart Space livestream session from April 1st 2021, where Krishna Das offers the chants "Namoh," "Jaya Jagatambe," and the "Hanuman Chalisa" amidst answering a stream of audience inquiries.

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In this Bhakti-infused episode, Krishna Das shares kirtan and relays insights into connecting with Maharajji to navigate 'from the many to the one.'

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In this episode sourcing kirtan, dharma discussion, and Q&A from an intimate Hanging Out in the Heart Space session from March 25th 2021, Krishna Das explores how to overhaul your life through consistent practice, illuminates the differences between Ram and Krishna, discusses how to maintain contact with Maharajji, and offers devotional chants to Shiva, Ma Durga, & Hanumanji.

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Krishna Das answers questions about dealing with button pushers, setting boundaries, and surrendering to the guru, plus he leads a chant devoted to his guru, Neem Karoli Baba. 

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This episode of Pilgrim Heart is from Krishna Das’ Hanging in the Heart Space session on March 18th, 2021. Join Krishna Das in virtual Satsang every Thursday at 4 pm PST for the live recordings of Hanging in the Heart Space – featuring music, conversation, and live Q&A with Krishna Das.

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Krishna Das continues his celebration of Mahashivratri by chanting the Shiva Stuti and answering questions about meditation, abstinence, emotional attachments, and much more. 

In the conclusion of this “Hanging in the Heart Space” session from March 11, 2021, Krishna Das continues his celebration of Mahashivratri, which is a Hindu holiday in honor of Lord Shiva. Listen to part one of this session in Pilgrim Heart Ep. 106. 

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Celebrating the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri, Krishna Das shares stories, kirtan, and myth illuminating the essence of Lord Shiva.

In this special “Hanging in the Heart Space” session from March 11th, 2021—auspiciously landing on Mahashivratri, the Hindu Holiday celebrating Lord Shiva—Krishna Das shares Shiva-focused mantra, music, Maharaj-ji stories, and Hindu myths uncovering the living wisdom at the core of our beings.

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In this virtual Q&A with some chanting sprinkled in, Krishna Das answers questions about faith, focus, forgiveness, unconditional love, discipline on the spiritual path, and more. 

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This episode of Pilgrim Heart is from Krishna Das’ Hanging in the Heart Space session on February 25th, 2021. Join Krishna Das in virtual Satsang every Thursday at 4 pm PST for the live recordings of Hanging in the Heart Space – featuring music, conversation, and live Q&A with Krishna Das.

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Krishna Das takes on a wide range of subjects, from Maya and monkey gods to karma, desire, and judgment, plus invites us to simply let go of everything with some chanting.

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This episode of Pilgrim Heart is from Krishna Das’ Hanging in the Heart Space session on February 18th, 2021. Join Krishna Das in virtual Satsang every Thursday at 4 pm PST for the live recordings of Hanging in the Heart Space – featuring music, conversation, & live Q&A with Krishna Das.

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Krishna Das shares stories about his guru, Maharaj-ji, gives suggestions for dealing with loneliness and offers a rare ektara bhajan sung by Sita in The Ramayana.

This episode of Pilgrim Heart is from Krishna Das’ Hanging in the Heart Space session on February 11th, 2021. Join Krishna Das in virtual Satsang every Thursday at 4 pm PST for the live recordings of Hanging in the Heart Space – featuring music, conversation, & live Q&A with Krishna Das.

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Straight from his heart space, Krishna Das explores how peace comes from practice, the concept of waiting for grace, chanting to alleviate the suffering of others, and much more. 

This episode of Pilgrim Heart is from Krishna Das’ Hanging in the Heart Space session on February 4th, 2021. Join Krishna Das in virtual Satsang every Thursday at 4 pm PST for the live recordings of Hanging in the Heart Space – featuring music, conversation, & live Q&A with Krishna Das.

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Krishna Das answers questions about raising Kundalini, how chanting can help us deal with suffering, and the influence of great beings on our lives, plus he leads a round of chanting.

This ‘Hanging in the Heart Space’ session was recorded live on January 28th, 2021. Join KD in virtual Satsang every Thursday at 4 pm PST for the live recordings of ‘Hanging in the Heart Space‘ – featuring music, conversation, & live Q&A with KD. Livestream airs on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.

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Sharing the lila of Rama & Sita in the Ramayana, Krishna Das helps free us from the gravity of separateness orbiting the 'Planet of Me.'

In this 'Hanging in the Heart Space' session from January 21st 2021, Krishna Das answers audience questions exploring the lila of Rama & Sita in the Ramayana, freeing oneself from the gravity of the 'Planet of Me,' devotion's relationship to emotion, Siddhi Ma's connection to Maharajji, facing obstacles to practice, motivation for chanting, Hanuman, being here now, and being '"real fakes" with Ram Dass.

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Krishna Das brings us inside his heart cave for a Q&A featuring questions about what meeting Shiva actually means, how we can find time for meditation, and why motivation matters. 

In this ‘Hanging in the Heart Space‘ session from Dec. 10th, 2020, Krishna Das explores how we can find motivation for practice& commune with Shiva.

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Hare Krishna or Jai Hanuman—which mantra is best? Krishna Das explores chanting practice, longing, delusion, depression, and being a good person, before sharing a Hanuman Chalisa.

In this ‘Hanging in the Heart Space‘ session from Dec. 3rd 2020, Krishna Das welcomes us to re-perceive longing as our saving grace – the pull from within to be whole. From this vantage point, Krishna Das answers a flowing river of audience questions pertaining to dealing with deluded family members, working with depression, how to choose which mantra is best for you, and shares the key secret ingredient to chanting practice: Sing and be a good person.

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Krishna Das explores longing, letting go, being here now, and the uniqueness of the Hanuman lineage for liberating us while satisfying our beneficial desires and fulfilling our karmas.

In this fun and directed question and answer session, Krishna Das illuminates longing as the base for devotional practice, and describes how releasing our thoughts and fears to surrender into the present moment during meditation is a microcosm of the ultimate goal of the spiritual journey. Sharing from the spacious present, Krishna Das expresses how the Hanuman lineage is not a renunciate path, offering juicy descriptions of Hanuman from India, and sharing stories of miracles and unconditional love of his Guru, Maharajji.

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With deep vulnerability and humor, Krishna Das answers questions on the benefits of daily spiritual practice, like mantra chanting, for releasing us from the whirling thought-tornadoes of our minds.

Continuing last episode's Q&A session from a 2018 workshop in Miami, FL, Krishna Das answers audience questions digging into what a 'typical Monday' looks for him, the benefits of a daily spiritual practice, creating a spacious gap for buffering intense reactions through using techniques like mantra repetition, and how we can better imbibe surrender and will within our beings. Exploring these questions through vulnerably sharing his deep personal experiences with Maharajji and other respected Babas in India, Krishna Das helps us move past our mind's whirling thought-tornados, and into the present being of loving awareness.

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Krishna Das explores tending our inner-garden; planting seeds of spiritual practice now to harvest blossoms of real change in the future.

In this 2018 workshop from Miami, FL, Krishna Das invites us to get our hands dirty in the garden of our inner-being. Theming the talk around Sri Ramakrishna's compelling and vibrant allegory of spiritual practices being seeds of compassion and love planted for the future, Krishna Das tills through the process of uprooting our separate sense of me-ness, laying out the proverbial Farmer's Almanac for a blossoming harvest of real change from earnest, intentional, and consistent spiritual practice.

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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das answers questions about dealing with addiction, how to pick the right daily practice, and what it means to truly follow your heart.

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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das explores how chanting and repetition of the Names of God break down the walls of ego, uncovering the love that lives within us.

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Krishna Das explores the sky of consciousness and how practice uncovers the love within us, plus answers questions about chanting, spiritual bypassing, and dealing with teenagers.

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Krishna Das explores the possibility of cultivating presence & compassion through spiritual practice and answers questions about Maharajji, working with longing, fostering generosity, & dealing with people at their worst.

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Krishna Das answers questions about spiritual practice, the Guru, mantra chanting, our relationship to time, and the nature of oneness.

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Krishna Das talks about the importance of knowing the meaning of the words in a chant, the connection between Maharajji and Christ, and how we can always go back to the breath.

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Krishna Das shares his thoughts on what compassionate loving kindness really means, and tells the story of travelling to India and learning how to get out of his own way in life.

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Krishna Das answers questions on his rock 'n roll past, how Bhakti Yoga intersects with our emotions, and what is the best way to meditate.

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Krishna Das answers questions about handling desire on the spiritual path, dealing with fear-based behavioral patterns, and dismantling the ‘house of me’ we each build.

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Krishna Das explores how the sun of love and awareness arises in our hearts through spiritual practices such as chant and meditation.

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Recorded live from the Omega Institute, Krishna Das shares a dharma talk around our motivations for spiritual practice and how we can work with our karma.

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Krishna Das shares stories of Maharajji and his great devotees as he explores how spiritual practice is all about cleaning the heart.

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Krishna Das explores how chanting is responding to the call to come back home to ourselves, and answers questions about willpower, wisdom, and his relationship with his parents. 

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Krishna Das shares stories about Maharaj-ji’s life and the acts of grace that people have experienced through him.

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Krishna Das shares a dharma talk that explores the miracle of love available through our relationship with God and guru.

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Krishna Das shares a path to awakening that can allow us to end our suffering from the inside out.

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Sharon Salzberg joins Krishna Das for a reflection the art of mindful connection.

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Sharon Salzberg joins Krishna Das live at Kripalu School of Yoga. Together they answer questions about spiritual practice and navigating our spiritual path.

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This time on the Pilgrim Heart Podcast with Krishna Das, we take a lesson on the practice of repeating the many names of the divine.

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This time on the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das talks about how we can approach spiritual practice in a way that does not shut ourselves out or leave us posturing in the void.

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This time on the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das and Robert Thurman explore the path of surrender and the possibility of realization through faith alone.

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Krishna Das is joined by Robert Thurman live on stage for a conversation about faith and healing with spiritual practice.

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Krishna Das answers questions about the reality we live in, what happens when we turn our minds to God and offers perspective on the longing for the divine that comes once we get a glimpse.

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Krishna Das shares a reflection on how we can clear our thoughts through the repetition of a mantra and the blessing of the name.

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In this episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das answers questions from a live audience about navigating the many spiritual paths available to us, shares Maharaj-ji stories and reflects on the slow blossoming of our spiritual practice.

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This time on the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das shares stories around spiritual practice and chanting the names of God

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Krishna Das shares verses from 14th-century Indian poet and saint Namdev, all of which provide insight into the transformative power held in the name of God.

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Krishna Das shares a reflection on the necessity of cleaning the mirror of the heart with spiritual practice. 

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This time on the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das focuses on the basics of spiritual practice and the power of will needed to change our lives for the better.

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Lama Surya Das joins Krishna Das and the two discuss questions about the ripening of karma and mindfulness along the spiritual path.

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This week Krishna Das delves into questions around identity and ego, looking at how spiritual practices can help us overcome our struggles with both.

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Krishna Das looks at the full experience of opening the heart and explores questions around navigating the spiritual path.

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On this special episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das is joined by Sharon Salzberg and Lama Surya Das live on stage to share an evening of music, chanting and wisdom.

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Krishna Das sits down once again with fellow spiritual seekers over a cup of chai to for conversation around staying connected with ourselves, one another and the divine.

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Episode on Fear and Doubt

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This week, Krishna Das reflects on the practice of mantra and reminds us of why we chant.

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This time on the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das talks about the role of the Guru and the difficult lessons he learned after Maharaj-ji left his body.

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From mantra and psychedelics to the importance of choices and finding the will to move forward, Krishna Das answers questions from a live audience about navigating the journey of awakening.

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On this episode, Krishna Das looks at the transformative power that practice has to break through who we think we are and uncover our true selves. 

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In this episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das explores matters of faith and the heart.

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Krishna Das explores questions about the roots of our identity, finding purpose in life and planting the seeds of practice.

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On this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das talks about the ripening of our spiritual practice and finding the Guru within. 

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On this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das speaks on the nature of consciousness and fate.

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On this episode of Heart Wisdom, Krishna Das encourages us to break down the walls of our ordinary minds by planting the seeds of practice.

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