In this heart-led exploration, Krishna Das shares how mantra, willpower, and grace guide us from the illusion of ego and into the freedom of real love.
This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das offers wisdom on:
- Inspiration from Maharaj-ji’s picture, dream visits, and more
- How the soul pulls us towards real love and freedom
- Why meditating/chanting/any form of practice is a good idea
- The jungle guru who helped Krishna Das with his will power
- Using our will in a constructive way to free ourselves from suffering
- Solving the problem of what is really holding us back
- Repeating the name of God as a gradual method to purify our minds and hearts
- Falling out of the ‘movie of me’ through mantra
“There’s mantras for everything. There’s mantras for robbing banks, for finding buried treasure, for controlling snakes, for becoming president of the United States, but kirtan is the chanting of the names, which is only good for one thing, finding real love. It’s not good for controlling other people, getting rich, anything except finding real love and connecting deeply to our own true nature” – 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.
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