Speaking upon the chaos of the mind, Krishna Das encourages us to steady ourselves through engagement in our practice.
Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on March 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
“When we sing it out loud, it helps us pay attention. It’s harder to pay attention only mentally because thought is very wispy, it blows around really quickly. But, when you’re singing out loud, and breathing and making noise, and hearing it with your ears, all that helps you pay attention.” – Krishna Das
This week on Pilgrim Heart, learn about :
- The benefit of mantra in Hindi
- Having an awareness of what we are chanting
- Freeing ourselves from addictions
- Krishna Das’ own struggles with addiction
- Doing the best we can with the life we were given
- Engaging our minds and hearts in our practice
- Comparing Hanuman to The Holy Spirit
- Opening the heart after a heartbreak
- Developing a relationship with Maharaj-ji without meeting him
- Attachment and freedom from attachment as God’s will
- Serving Hanuman and giving up our material desires
“The thoughts come and go; we’re so distracted and flittery and fluttery and all over the place. We don’t know how to land. We can’t maintain and deepen our connection, so that’s what we have to do. We do that through these practices that we all know about: chanting, meditation, prayer, opening the heart, taking care of people, thinking about others more than ourselves.” – Krishna Das
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.