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

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Krishna Das guides listeners to develop the strength to overcome painful situations through regular practice and surrendering to what is.

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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

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“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

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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

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