This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das explores the experience and manifestation of enlightened beings and answers questions on Maharaj-ji, devotion, and more.

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on August 18th 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, Krishna Das holds a talk on:

• The experience and manifestation of enlightened beings
• Maharaj-ji’s guidance on chanting and repeating the name of God
• Cleaning our hearts so that there is room for Maharaj-ji
• Recognizing everything as grace but still continuing to do our practice
• Understanding what a real guru is versus what a disciple is
• Defining the soul as the way we can experience consciousness
• Becoming a pure servant to the guru through seeing them in everyone
• Training our minds to think of others instead of only ourselves
• Being aware of what we are singing when chanting so that our practice is truly devotional
• Finding light in the darkest moments

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

“The experience of all enlightened beings is all the same but the manifestation can be very different. Some sit up in a cave and nobody ever sees them and they do all their work silently, invisibly, from wherever they are. Others are more visible.” – Krishna Das

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In between devotional chants, Krishna Das guides listeners on the path of radical self-honesty and self-examination.

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This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das teaches us about:

• Facing our own egoistic desires
• Maharaj-ji’s guidance on chanting and repeating the name of God
• Surrendering by grace and being kind to ourselves
• Finding out what we really want to do
• Being honest with ourselves and examining ourselves closely
• The usefulness of therapy and spiritual practice in exploring our feelings
• How the state of the world feeds depression and anxiety
• Engaging with life fully and with an open heart
• The love that we have within ourselves as our true nature
• Helping ourselves so that we can help others

Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on June 9th 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

“Don’t be afraid, be honest with yourself, examine yourself as closely and as openly as you can, and see what comes up.” – Krishna Das

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Describing how God is beyond what the mind can conceptualize, Krishna Das reflects on ways to let go and experience oneness.

In this episode, Krishna Das describes:

• Looking for love and beauty inside of ourselves
• God as beyond the conceptual
• How Maharaj-ji represents the entire universe
• Why we cannot simply run from suffering
• Being of service to others without our ego getting involved
• Recognizing the ways we engage in hurtful relationships
• Taking care of ourselves and lightening the load of suffering
• Maharaj-ji’s physical body and abilities
• Accomplishing anything through love and devotion
• The practice of letting go through dance, chanting, or other forms of release
• Why Krishna Das has not used psychedelic medicine since the sixties
• Living in oneness with God all the time
• Accepting others as they are

“Anything you can think of or conceptualize with your mind can’t be God, because God is beyond that. I don’t know what I believe; I believe in love. I believe that Maharaj-ji is the whole universe and Maharaj-ji is that love. The love is where I want to be. I don’t need to know anything more than that.” – Krishna Das

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