38 Quotes by Krishna Das

The ultimate act of power is surrender.

Bhakti yoga isn’t something you join, it’s love. It means falling in love.

Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.

Let’s just chant and be good people, alright?

The heart is like a mirror. When we dust it off, we are able to see ourselves. The dust is all our stuff – guilt, anger – this stuff is reflected back to us. Practice removes the dust from the mirror of our hearts.

Love is what we are; we don’t get it from somebody, we can’t give it to anybody, we can’t fall in it or fall out of it. Love is our true Being.

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.

To love somebody is to let them be who they are and do what they have to do.

Devotion is a way of being, it’s not something you do. It’s dedication to finding awareness and Love. Chanting is like asanas for the mind and the heart.