Ep. 167 – Fruits Of Practice Pilgrim Heart With Krishna Das podcast

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Providing mantra and mentorship, Krishna Das explores how we can heal our heavy hearts and manage both personal and global suffering. In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das explores: Mantras to use during wartimes or other painful experiences Hanuman, the remover of all difficulties and negative energy Tibetan philosophies of the transition between life and death Best wishes for all who are suffering across the globe Keeping our hearts open and available to all beings, all the time A story of how KC Tewari saw Maharaj-ji as Shiva The extraordinary beauty of the devotee and the beloved Escaping from the habit loop through regular practice Managing a heavy-heart and freeing ourselves from suffering Committing to being a good human and caring for others MORE INFORMATION and OFFERINGS VISIT: https://krishnadas.com/ KRISHNA DAS ON SOCIAL: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/KrishnaDasMusic INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/krishnadasmusic YOUTUBE: / krishnadasmusic X: @krishnadas #KrishnaDas “These practices free us from all negative emotions, ultimately. They free us from the very things within us that cause us suffering, whether it’s the way we react to the outside world or the inside world. One has to commit to wanting to be a good human being and to care about others.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 174 – Beyond Instant Gratification 1:02:47

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Explaining the fruits of dedicated practice, Krishna Das urges listeners to move past instant gratification and artificial forms of awakening. This episode is brought to you by Dharma Moon. Join Buddhist teachers David Nichtern and Professor Robert Thurman for a free online event on Tuesday, March 4th at 6pm ET. Together, they'll explore the power of lineage, tradition, and the evolution of mindfulness practices. They’ll also discuss Dharma Moon’s renowned mindfulness meditation teacher training program. Visit dharmamoon.com/lineage for more info and to reserve your spot for the free online event with David Nichtern and Professor Robert Thurman! This time on Pilgrim Heart we hear Krishna Das explain: Following our hearts and praying for guidance Fully giving ourselves to practice Letting go of the need for immediate gratification How Krishna Das started chanting with others Krishna Das’ experience almost being drafted into Vietnam Psychedelics and getting out of our self-imposed jails The transient and artificial nature of substances Developing our consciousness overtime through practice Opening our hearts to all beings Spiritual practice as the path to love within us all MORE INFORMATION and OFFERINGS VISIT: https://krishnadas.com/ KRISHNA DAS ON SOCIAL: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/KrishnaDasMusic INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/krishnadasmusic YOUTUBE: / krishnadasmusic X: @krishnadas #KrishnaDas “We’re so scattered and fragmented and distracted. It’s so hard to focus on something other than immediate pleasure. If it’s a movie or a good meal we seem to be able to focus, but when it comes down to doing something that doesn’t get immediate gratification, it’s very hard.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 173 – Reaching Higher States 1:15:55

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Sharing insight from Maharaj-ji, Krishna Das discusses reaching higher states of consciousness through service, repetition, and purification. This episode includes wisdom from Krishna Das on: Shedding our belief system of ego and separate self The importance of regular practice and finding time everyday Learning from Maharaj-ji through dreams and meditation Finding Maharaj-ji in our world Reaching higher states of consciousness through service, mantra, and purification Doing spiritual work in our daily lives and seeing it all as God Looking at humanity with honest eyes and letting go of how we think things should be The book Love Everyone by Parvati Markus “Higher states of consciousness can’t be created by your own personal will. But, through service to others, repetition of the name, and purification of the heart, those states will arrive and arise when you’re ready.” – Krishna Das MORE INFORMATION and OFFERINGS VISIT: https://krishnadas.com/ KRISHNA DAS ON SOCIAL: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/KrishnaDasMusic INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/krishnadasmusic YOUTUBE: / krishnadasmusic X: @krishnadas #KrishnaDas See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 172 – Making Practice a Way of Life 1:12:28

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Through devotional chanting and conversation, Krishna Das offers guidance on living out our practice both on and off the mat. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, Krishna Das answers questions on: The deep intuition that develops over time Making our practice a way of life Rebirth and ensuring we create positive karma Dealing with conflict in parental relationships Accepting others fully as an act of pure love Widening our hearts and noticing when we are being judgmental Struggling with thoughts that haunt us Continuously letting go of our experiences Showing up in our practice to work with our emotions What happens when the body passes on A mantra to Maharaj-ji “Love means letting someone be who they are. We can’t change people. Our parents, we don’t know what made them the way they are. We know them only as our parents. We don’t see what life was like when they grew up, what they went through, their hearts being broken. We don’t understand what brought them to this moment. All we know is that they’re our parents and most of the time they just piss us off. We have to develop a little compassion. If you really love someone, you don’t need to change them in order to love them.” – Krishna Das MORE INFORMATION and OFFERINGS VISIT: https://krishnadas.com/ KRISHNA DAS ON SOCIAL: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/KrishnaDasMusic INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/krishnadasmusic YOUTUBE: / krishnadasmusic X: @krishnadas #KrishnaDas See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 171 – No Within, No Without 1:16:23

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Closing the year, Krishna Das explores the transformative power of deepening our awareness and how practice helps us navigate life’s challenges. This time, on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das speaks on: Going within and deepening our awareness Subjective versus objective experiences Advice that Krishna received from Maharaj-ji How repeating the name gives us strength Practicing awareness and breaking bad habits How to work through heartbreak Coming back into an object of concentration Learning to trust your own heart “There’s really no within and without except in the sense of physicality. Consciousness is not within or without. It permeates everything. Everything exists inside of awareness, of pure being.” – Krishna Das MORE INFORMATION and OFFERINGS VISIT: https://krishnadas.com/ KRISHNA DAS ON SOCIAL: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/KrishnaDasMusic INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/krishnadasmusic YOUTUBE: / krishnadasmusic X: @krishnadas #KrishnaDas See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 170 – Sincerity of Heart 1:24:52

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Krishna Das teaches listeners all that is possible through total sincerity of the heart and self-awareness. This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das holds a talk on: How Krishna Das’ bar mitzvah transformed his outlook on organized religion What initially struck Krishna Das about Zen Buddhism and Indian philosophy Sensing an ongoing connection to Ram Dass Sitting down and chanting without over-intellectualizing everything Having sincerity of heart and being kind to ourselves The inner and outer blanket of Maharaj-ji The difficult process of forgiving those who have hurt us Letting others be who they are and learn their own lessons Recognizing that the problems we have with others are often about ourselves “Try to be kind to yourself. That’s all. You don’t need a mantra to be kind to yourself. You just need to recognize what that means and try to figure out why you’re not kind to yourself. You don’t need magic for that, you just need to pay attention. You need sincerity of heart. That’s what we need.” – Krishna Das MORE INFORMATION and OFFERINGS VISIT: https://krishnadas.com/ KRISHNA DAS ON SOCIAL: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/KrishnaDasMusic INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/krishnadasmusic YOUTUBE: / krishnadasmusic X: @krishnadas #KrishnaDas See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 169 – The Physical vs. The Spiritual 58:33

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Contrasting the physical, impermanent world with the ever-present spiritual world, Krishna Das shares insights from the heart space. This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das shares insights on: How each situation has its own parameters Practicing the principle of non-harm Giving yourself 100% to whatever you are doing Conceptualizing our approach to religion The love that exists in the non-physical reality within us Real love versus conditional love Allowing people to be who they are Remembering the impermanent nature of pleasure The pressure from the times we live in “Everything in your life can serve the spiritual side if you are ripe enough to pay attention. But most of us, including myself, we just want what we want when we want it and if we don’t get it, we don’t like it. We’re not going to learn a lot in that state of mind.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 168 – The Strength to Overcome 1:14:43

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Krishna Das guides listeners to develop the strength to overcome painful situations through regular practice and surrendering to what is. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das dives into: Chanting for a balance between light and dark The inner strength to not identify with negative emotions Working through fear surrounding death of a loved one Krishna Das’ hot spring story Being kind to ourselves and allowing situations to normalize in due time Finding out ‘what is’ instead of just ‘want we want to be’ Coming back to the chant to be in the present moment The continuous process of letting go For more on Krishna Das events, music, and other offerings visit: KrishnaDas.com “When somebody that we know and love is very ill and soon to leave the body, it brings up a lot of stuff in us. If you’re not doing regular practice, those moments are going to knock you out. They’re going to roll over you like a steam roller. You’ve got to be doing regular practice over time. That’s the only way to develop the strength to deal with these situations.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 167 – Fruits of Practice 1:19:01

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Exploring the many fruits of making time for spiritual practice, Krishna Das shares the beauty of forgiving those who have hurt us. This week, Krishna Das responds to questions on: The ways we nurture our wounds and carry our pain Forgiving those who have hurt us How hurt people hurt others out of their own pain The power of loving-kindness mediation for forgiveness Maturing and realizing that pain is just a part of life Forgiveness and kindness as the fruit of spiritual practice How the poison of attachment ruins love The Hanuman Chalisa as an offering to Maharaj-ji Chanting as a meditation practice Finding the time for practice in our busy lives Listening to our hearts and discovering what we really want in life Suspending disbelief and connecting to powers beyond ourselves Difficult familial relationships and doing the best we can “As the fruit of our hearts is ripened and gets sweeter, those pains are left behind. But, there’s no button you can push; it’s the fruit of practice, that forgiveness, kindness, and compassion open us up.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 166 – Service to Our Parents 1:07:40

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Krishna Das explains how we can serve our parents and release their karmas along with our own as a labor of love. This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. This week, Krishna Das responds to questions on: What Maharaj-ji said about service to our parents Praying for people from afar and working through traumas Freeing our parents from their karmas Doing healing work on our own hearts Detaching from the ego and loving the soul instead of the role Seeing the boundless love and purity in everyone How negative mind-states can block us from sensing the guru How trying to hold onto pleasant feelings causes more suffering Maintaining equanimity no matter what we are receiving from the outside world “While your parents are alive, if possible, one should try to release the negative energy in that relationship somehow. It’s something that we’ll carry with us for our whole lives and we will be hurt by those emotional knots within us.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 165 – Moving Forward When Our Spirit is Heavy 1:12:17

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Amidst global and individual suffering, Krishna Das teaches listeners how to move forward even when our spirit is heavy. This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das offers advice about: Coping when we are worn out from global and individual pain Honoring all of our feelings Using the handshaking practice for difficult emotions Recognizing that we are separate from our feelings Having a chanting practice to work on releasing feelings Why we cannot neglect our inner world Creating peace in the world through our own serenity Allowing ourselves to say no sometimes and building healthy boundaries Finding a balance between helping others and taking care of ourselves Developing a heart as wide as the world “It’s possible to honor all of our feelings, even the heavy, negative feelings, and not allow them to destroy us.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 164 – Practice & Serve 59:03

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Dissolving our erroneous beliefs of separateness, Krishna Das shares the importance of continuous service and devotional practice. This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das speaks about: Service anytime and anywhere Planting seeds for the fruits of our practice Clearing out blockages in the body with asana practice Krishna Das' deep friendship with Maharaj-ji Samadhi and emerging into deeper states of consciousness How mantra can uncover the presence of spiritual beings Realizing that we are not our egos The principal of Sub Ek, or, All One KC Tewari and the film Brilliant Disguise “Service can be done anytime and anywhere. It doesn’t have to be your job, it doesn’t have to be a big deal, it doesn’t have to make you money. Real service is learning how to treat other people with the same love and respect that we would like to be treated. You can do that now.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 163 – Extending Kindness Through Self-Compassion 1:03:51

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Gracefully describing the truth of love that unites all people, Krishna Das shares how self-compassion can extend into the world. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This week, Krishna Das responds to questions on: The concept of Sub Ek, or, all one Making peace with the many paths to God How relationships help us see where we need to work on ourselves Having compassion for ourselves so we can extend kindness to others Recognizing the impact of our actions on the world Freewill versus the karmic seeds that we are born with Dealing with discomfort instead of seeking out pleasure Choosing whichever practice feels right to us Being open to whatever arises during our practice The subtle transformations that occur throughout our spiritual journey “If we’re hard on ourselves, if we don’t have kindness and compassion for our own selves and our own stuff, we really can’t be kind for other people. We can pretend to be kind, which is what most of us do, but real kindness comes from recognizing that we’re all in this together. We’re all here together in this world and all of our actions are very powerful.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 162 – Liberation from Suffering 1:08:20

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Discover new approaches to overcoming life’s challenges! In this episode of the Pilgrim Heart Podcast, Krishna Das offers powerful teachings that empower you to take control of your own liberation from suffering. In today's episode, KD reflects on: Developing the quality of bodhicitta Staying present through tragedy and suffering Changing how the present moment feels rather than being lost in the past The impossibility of avoiding pain Coping with the loss of a loved one Dealing with reality rather than seeking constant bliss Creating positive habits and releasing destructive emotions Practicing coming back to our breath Putting ourselves in others shoe’s when they hurt us “It is our own minds that create the suffering and it is our minds that liberate us from suffering.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Ep. 161 – Finding Your Path 1:07:31

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