Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das

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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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David Nichtern
David Nichtern is a prominent Buddhist teacher, composer, and author known for his work in the field of mindfulness and meditation. He has been a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and has played a significant role in bringing Buddhist teachings to the West. Nichtern is also recognized for his contributions to the music industry, having composed for various projects and collaborated with notable artists.
Robert Thurman
Robert Thurman is a renowned scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, a professor at Columbia University, and the co-founder of the Tibet House US. He is known for his extensive writings on Buddhism and his efforts to promote Tibetan culture and spirituality. Thurman has been a prominent advocate for the Tibetan cause and has worked to bridge Eastern and Western philosophies.

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mantra willpower grace ego real love meditating chanting practice Maharaj-ji freedom suffering afflictions addiction heartbreak self-hatred spiritual guidance Hanuman Chalisa spiritual path relationships impermanence opening the heart Buddha nature Desireless action Gita teachings selfishness greed anger internal repetition external repetition faith Hungry Hearts Prayer relieving suffering mentorship healing heavy hearts personal suffering global suffering Hanuman Tibetan philosophies life and death devotee beloved habit loop good human dedicated practice instant gratification artificial awakening spiritual practice mindfulness consciousness love

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Ep. 178 – Freed by the Name

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Krishna Das
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mantra willpower grace ego real love meditating chanting practice Maharaj-ji freedom suffering

In this heart-led exploration, Krishna Das shares how mantra, willpower, and grace guide us from the illusion of ego and into the freedom of real love.

This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das offers wisdom on:

  • Inspiration from Maharaj-ji’s picture, dream visits, and more
  • How the soul pulls us towards real love and freedom
  • Why meditating/chanting/any form of practice is a good idea
  • The jungle guru who helped Krishna Das with his will power
  • Using our will in a constructive way to free ourselves from suffering
  • Solving the problem of what is really holding us back
  • Repeating the name of God as a gradual method to purify our minds and hearts
  • Falling out of the ‘movie of me’ through mantra 

“There's mantras for everything. There's mantras for robbing banks, for finding buried treasure, for controlling snakes, for becoming president of the United States, but kirtan is the chanting of the names, which is only good for one thing, finding real love. It's not good for controlling other people, getting rich, anything except finding real love and connecting deeply to our own true nature” – Krishna Das


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0:00 1:13:52

Ep. 177 – Working Through Afflictions

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Krishna Das
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afflictions addiction heartbreak self-hatred spiritual guidance Hanuman Chalisa spiritual path relationships impermanence opening the heart

Discussing how to work through afflictions like addiction, heartbreak, and self-hatred, Krishna Das gives spiritual guidance to listeners. 

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This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das explains:

  • Learning to chant the Hanuman Chalisa 
  • Working with addiction as a part of the spiritual path 
  • Developing the ability to stop hurting ourselves 
  • Looking within, not without, in order to do spiritual work in all parts of our daily lives
  • Comparing Hanuman with the Holy Spirit 
  • Remembering that nothing lasts in this world
  • Relationships as a neurotic need rather than true, deep love
  • The universal experience of heartbreak and all situations as impermanent 
  • Opening the heart, quieting the mind, and connecting to a deeper place within ourselves 
  • Considering others and doing what we can to help 

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.

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“We have to develop the ability to stop hurting ourselves because we have the soul. If we’re just hurting ourselves and engaging in addictive, dangerous, destructive behavior, it’s like we’re beating ourselves up. This program that’s running, this self-hatred program that’s causing this behavior, it is spiritual work to try to free yourself from that.” – Krishna Das

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0:00 1:15:51

Ep. 176 – Releasing the Ego, Repeating the Name

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Krishna Das
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Buddha nature ego Desireless action Gita teachings selfishness greed anger internal repetition external repetition faith Hungry Hearts Prayer relieving suffering

Revealing the true Buddha nature, which rests beyond ego, Krishna Das shows how regular practice can unveil the inherent purity within us all.

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This time on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das gets into

  • Desireless action and other teachings of the Gita
  • The ‘evil’ within us all (selfishness, greed, anger, etc.)
  • How our ego tries to protect itself from others
  • The ways we feed our hungry desires at the expense of anything in our way
  • Buddha nature and finding the pureness within each soul
  • Developing both internal and external repetition of the name
  • Balancing ultimate and relative reality in our daily lives
  • Finding faith in the stories of the great beings that came before us
  • Making the world a better place through practice
  • The Hungry Hearts Prayer and working to relieve suffering

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“It’s not that we're intrinsically evil. Actually, it’s the opposite. We’re intrinsically good. Our essence, our Buddha nature, is within everyone. The soul is absolutely pure, it is untouched by all this stuff.” – Krishna Das

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0:00 1:21:33

Ep. 175 – Healing Our Heavy Hearts

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Krishna Das
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mantra mentorship healing heavy hearts personal suffering global suffering Hanuman Tibetan philosophies life and death devotee beloved habit loop good human

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

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“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

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0:00 1:02:47

Ep. 174 – Beyond Instant Gratification

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Krishna Das
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David Nichtern Robert Thurman
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dedicated practice instant gratification artificial awakening spiritual practice mindfulness chanting consciousness love

Explaining the fruits of dedicated practice, Krishna Das urges listeners to move past instant gratification and artificial forms of awakening.

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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

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“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

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