Krishna Das – Enter Into Your Heart Space Through Devotional Chanting

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Krishna Das – Enter Into Your Heart Space Through Devotional Chanting

Bring chanting into your daily spiritual practice to calm your mind, relax your body — and awaken to your essence of unconditional love.

The current state of our world is like a mirror, compelling all of us to deal with our inner fears and anxiety.
The universality of this crisis forces us to recognize our interdependence with everyone and everything on Earth.
Crises have always been happening throughout our world — but now ALL of our everyday lives are being directly affected.
How can we rally our inner strength to overcome the powerful negative emotions that arise in response to this situation?
During these long days in physical isolation, we’re finally becoming more aware of life’s suffering and separation.
The renewed sense of empathy we’ve needed for so long has finally arrived — it’s our chance to see ourselves and the world as always in need of more understanding, love, and kindness.
Join us for a powerful 6-week live video program with Krishna Das, the Western chant master whose music is known for lifting the heart to new levels of love.

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Using his own powerful life stories, lessons from his life with his Guru and teachers, timeless spiritual philosophies, mantras, and chanting practices…
… Krishna Das will share how to gather strength so that no matter what happens in the outside world, you’ll be able to access that place of peace and inner connection within.
This allows you to engage with the world in a way that creates less suffering for yourself and others.
And as you’ll discover, everything you think of yourself, your life, and your world can transform — all by changing what you believe within yourself.
Difficult situations become less painful as you are no longer victimized by your own knee-jerk reactions.
The Power of Devotional Chanting
Devotional chanting, practiced in a wide range of wisdom traditions, has been used for centuries as a way to train people to find a deeper presence in their own hearts.
Chanting helps you stay focused… using the mantra as the object of awareness.
It coaches you to exercise your letting-go muscle — and develop the fortitude to release negative thoughts and emotions, the stories you believe about yourself, and anything else that takes you away… as each moment comes and goes.
What you think of yourself, your life, your work, your community, and our world can change — not by altering external circumstances you can’t control, but by transforming your thought patterns.
And when you do that, big and small challenges become less painful because you’re not as emotionally invested in them.
Even while this unexpected, massive global crisis is still on the rise, you CAN find your inner peace — with the help of a spiritual practice.
Module 1: Meeting the Spiritual Path (May 13)
In this opening class, Krishna Das (KD) will share how his own moments of recognition started him on his spiritual path…
… and how YOU are likely becoming more and more aware of your own need and longing to find a more fulfilling way of living in this world.
Along the way, you’ll explore the true meaning of spiritual practice and why it’s so different from religious practice.
Krishna Das will also walk you through the causes of suffering and the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.
In this first module, you’ll discover:
What KD learned from his early life and hidden pain
How to recognize what your dissatisfaction with your life means — and your desire to find a deeper, more meaningful way of living
The Path of Yoga: including the concepts of Karma, Bhakti, Jnana, and Raja Yoga
The books that have impacted KD’s journey, including Autobiography of a Yogi, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, and Zen and Japanese Culture
A guided practice: Awareness of Breath
A short opening chant with KD
Module 2: A Life-Changing Meeting With Ram Dass (May 20)
As the path becomes real, you’ll begin to understand that real love exists in the world… and that, as KD puts it, somehow you’ve tripped and fallen onto the Path to that Love.
This week, KD will share how reading the epic poem Ramcharitamanasa rewired his brain for a whole different type of love…
In the story of Ramacharitamanasa, the individual soul has been kidnapped by the ego, held captive by the senses and the many distractions of the external world — until it’s rescued and returned to the presence of God.
KD will share how this striking story can apply to your life, too — opening you up to this new type of love.
In this module, you’ll also explore:
How KD first crossed paths with Ram Dass — and how it changed his life and spiritual path forever
Why KD knew he had to go to India in search of Ram Dass’ legendary guru Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji) — even though he’d just been offered a spot as the singer of a soon-to-be very successful rock band
A powerful practice: repetition of The name with breath (japa)
A brief-yet-transformative chant
Module 3: Going to India & the Power of Devotion (May 27)
This week, you’ll explore the ways you’re likely seeing the world through the lens of what Krishna Das calls “our Western neuroses” — the result of being born into a culture that often seems to only believe in sense pleasures and emotional love.
You’ll also discover one of the most revered hymns of the Indian devotional tradition, the Hanuman Chalisa — and explore how these 40 powerful verses can fill you with divine energy, remove obstacles on your path, and fulfill your true desires.
In this session, you’ll:
Discover how chanting really works — and why Sri Ramakrishna taught that every repetition holds the potential of openness, awareness, and freedom
Explore the wisdom of the Old Devotees: Dada Mukherjee, Tewari, and Krishna Kumar (KK) Sah
Discover how Ram Dass’ stories of the legendary guru Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji) inspired Krishna Das to leave behind his rock-star dreams — and seek out this remarkable Being
Hear the story of Shiva Puja with the Tewari family in Nainital
Chant the Hanuman Chalisa along with KD
Module 4: Refuge & Shelter in the Heart (June 3)
What is the Path of Loving Devotion — and what does it mean for a Western person in a modern world?
This week, you’ll deepen your understanding of this path as Krishna Das shares devotional chants and stories that have brought this path to thousands of seekers…

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The words of these chants are called the divine names — and as you’ll discover, they come from a place in your own heart that’s deeper than your thoughts and emotions.
From the repetition of the names, you’ll move more deeply into your own true nature — and gain a new understanding of yourself as you finally experience the grace of trusting your own heart.
As you chant along with Krishna Das, you’ll release thoughts and emotions that create suffering and pull you out of yourself.
In this module, you’ll discover:
Powerful quotes from saints and scriptures that can deepen your journey
How devotional chanting helps you directly experience the liberating power of faith, compassion, and surrender
How to develop faith and confidence in your practice and your life
How the practice of chanting can remove the obsession we all have with our small “s” selves — what Krishna Das calls “the movie of me” — as you free yourself from the negative emotions (fear, anxiety, and more) that stem from separation
A series of uplifting chants, led by Krishna Das
Module 5: Kindness, Compassion & Grace (June 10)
At this point in your journey through this course, you’ll discover how to plant the seeds that will grow into a life of joy, happiness, and freedom from your Shadow…
This week, Krishna Das will share stories of his time with Maharaj-ji (Neem Karoli Baba) — and explore the many ways he taught and transformed his students.
KD will also share the story of how he once hurt his knee in India so badly he could barely walk — and how Maharaj-ji shared a Bible passage that taught him to surrender to the higher power and the deeper place within.
You’ll hear the story of how Krishna Das’ Guru continues to teach, train, and guide him — even now, 45+ years after He left the body.
In this module, you’ll explore:
Krishna Das’ experience in India that saved him and showed him it was OK for him to be alive and that maybe everything was going to be OK!
His Guru’s teachings on how you can find God by serving others
The Hungry Hearts chant — and what we can learn about the spiritual practice of serving others from the story of its creator, Zen master and social justice activist Roshi Bernie Glassman
The 4 Immeasurable Qualities and how they manifest in our lives: Equanimity, Loving-Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy
The powerful Loving-Kindness (metta) meditation and chanting practice
Module 6: Pujas, Prayers & Practice (June 17)
In your closing week with Krishna Das and your new community of seekers from around the world, you’ll synthesize everything you’ve been learning.
KD will share the subtle, yet deep nature of the real changes he’s experienced through committed practice — changes you can experience too, even after this course comes to a close.
As you’ll explore, it’s essential to consistently exercise your letting-go muscle — and discover how happiness allows you to remain fully engaged with whatever’s happening in the moment.
You’ll come to understand that your natural state is joyful, and not dependent on external circumstances.
In this final module, you’ll discover:
The true meaning of grace and surrender — and how they help you recognize your life as your Path
Powerful quotes from saints — including Ramana Maharshi, Ramakrishna, and Buddha — that you can apply to your spiritual life right now, and moving forward
KD’s memorable and impactful “happiness story” featuring the Dalai Lama
A discussion about grace versus personal effort
A closing chanting practice with KD and your new global community

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