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.
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Chanting just hits you and you want to be a part of it. That’s the point of this whole thing. That’s what cuts through all the ‘stuff’. You get lit up. You don’t have to know what it means.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the transformative power of chanting and the emotional connection it fosters, regardless of understanding its meaning.
Krishna Das expresses the essence of chanting as a deeply resonant experience that transcends intellectual understanding. It is about the joy and communal connection that arises from the act itself, illuminating one's spirit and bringing forth a sense of belonging and enlightenment, beyond the complexities of life.
Themes
ChantingMusicSpiritConnectionExperience
In practice
Example use cases
During a meditation workshop, one might share this quote to highlight the importance of emotional engagement in spiritual practices.
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All quotes →If we know anything about a path at all, it's only because of the Great ones that have gone before us. Out of their love and kindness, they have left some footprints for us to follow. So, in the same way that they wish for us, we wish that all beings everywhere, including ourselves, be safe, be happy, have good health, and enough to eat. And may we all live at ease of heart with whatever comes to us in life.
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Grace surrounds us and holds us like the sky holds everything in it … and as soon as I find a way to let go of my story, I keep seeing over and over again that grace is always here and it includes the forgetting and the remembering. The practice is the opening of the hand to catch the raindrops, which are always falling. If you don't open your hand, you get wet, but you don't get much to drink.
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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.
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