Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das

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Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das

The Krishna Das Pilgrim Heart Hour features Krishna Das’ no-nonsense take on everyday struggles for finding balance on the spiritual path. Through the honesty, humility and humor of his own personal experiences, he points to the possibility of navigating life’s trials with a true inner yearning for truth. His own practice of kirtan or chant is the well stone of his ability to share from his spiritual heart. As KD says, “Love is a disease - we catch it from those who have it.”

  1. 14 NOV

    Ep. 168 – The Strength to Overcome

    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 darkThe inner strength to not identify with negative emotionsWorking through fear surrounding death of a loved oneKrishna Das’ hot spring storyBeing kind to ourselves and allowing situations to normalize in due timeFinding out ‘what is’ instead of just ‘want we want to be’Coming back to the chant to be in the present momentThe continuous process of letting goFor 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.

    1h 15m

  2. 31 OCT

    Ep. 167 – Fruits of Practice

    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 painForgiving those who have hurt usHow hurt people hurt others out of their own painThe power of loving-kindness mediation for forgivenessMaturing and realizing that pain is just a part of lifeForgiveness and kindness as the fruit of spiritual practiceHow the poison of attachment ruins loveThe Hanuman Chalisa as an offering to Maharaj-jiChanting as a meditation practiceFinding the time for practice in our busy livesListening to our hearts and discovering what we really want in lifeSuspending disbelief and connecting to powers beyond ourselvesDifficult 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.

    1h 19m

  3. 17 OCT

    Ep. 166 – Service to Our Parents

    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 parentsPraying for people from afar and working through traumasFreeing our parents from their karmasDoing healing work on our own heartsDetaching from the ego and loving the soul instead of the roleSeeing the boundless love and purity in everyoneHow negative mind-states can block us from sensing the guruHow trying to hold onto pleasant feelings causes more sufferingMaintaining 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.

    1h 8m

  4. 26 SEPT

    Ep. 165 – Moving Forward When Our Spirit is Heavy

    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 painHonoring all of our feelingsUsing the handshaking practice for difficult emotionsRecognizing that we are separate from our feelingsHaving a chanting practice to work on releasing feelingsWhy we cannot neglect our inner worldCreating peace in the world through our own serenityAllowing ourselves to say no sometimes and building healthy boundariesFinding a balance between helping others and taking care of ourselvesDeveloping 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.

    1h 12m

  5. 12 SEPT

    Ep. 164 – Practice & Serve

    Dissolving our erroneous beliefs of separateness, Krishna Das shares the importance of continuous service and devotional practice.

    59 min

  6. 28 AUG

    Ep. 163 – Extending Kindness Through Self-Compassion

    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 oneMaking peace with the many paths to GodHow relationships help us see where we need to work on ourselvesHaving compassion for ourselves so we can extend kindness to othersRecognizing the impact of our actions on the worldFreewill versus the karmic seeds that we are born withDealing with discomfort instead of seeking out pleasureChoosing whichever practice feels right to usBeing open to whatever arises during our practiceThe 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.

    1h 4m

  7. 8 AUG

    Ep. 162 – Liberation from Suffering

    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 bodhicittaStaying present through tragedy and sufferingChanging how the present moment feels rather than being lost in the pastThe impossibility of avoiding painCoping with the loss of a loved oneDealing with reality rather than seeking constant blissCreating positive habits and releasing destructive emotionsPracticing coming back to our breathPutting 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.

    1h 8m

  8. 26 JUL

    Ep. 161 – Finding Your Path

    Diving into principles of karma, Krishna Das describes how we can serve all beings and follow our own path, shares stories about his guru, Maharaj-ji, and much more. Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on September 8th 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 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.  In this episode, Krishna Das chants and answers questions on:Why and how he started singing kirtanMaharaj-ji’s guidance for Krishna Das to return to AmericaThe many ways that we can help peopleFinding our path and following itThe many causes of disconnection from other people and ourselvesPaying attention instead of being lost in our feelingsDoing concentration practice and breath-awarenessThe many forms of one God and how this life shapes our future“If you find your path and your practice and your heart’s love, then you’re in a different place. By following that, you’re actually serving all beings because you find your way of living in the world in a good way, and that includes everybody.” – Krishna Das See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 8m
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The Krishna Das Pilgrim Heart Hour features Krishna Das’ no-nonsense take on everyday struggles for finding balance on the spiritual path. Through the honesty, humility and humor of his own personal experiences, he points to the possibility of navigating life’s trials with a true inner yearning for truth. His own practice of kirtan or chant is the well stone of his ability to share from his spiritual heart. As KD says, “Love is a disease - we catch it from those who have it.”

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