Ep. 140 – Mantra as Home Base

Krishna Das dives into how practice helps mantra become our home
base, and shares a Ram Dass story about the powerful mantra to
Hanuman, the Bajrang Baan.


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In this episode of Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das opens up a
conversation around:


The story of how Maharaj-ji first got the Westerners to sing
kirtan and bhajan, and how that forced them to face their minds
and learn how to let go and come back to the chant

How practicing singing for long periods consistently helps
the mantra become your home base to always come back to when we
notice we’ve been lost in our thoughts and emotions

The importance of spiritual perspective, practice, and paying
attention in our lives

Interconnection and offering the intention and merit of
practice to all beings

The meaning behind the powerful mantra to Hanuman,
the Bajrang Baan, the instructions Siddhi Ma gave to Ram
Dass surrounding it, and how Krishna Das tried to teach it to him



“After a few weeks of singing everyday so many hours, the
mantra became home base, and the thoughts were like hawks that
came and grabbed you and pulled you away, only to drop you back
on yourself after some period of time. You’d be chanting, but
going off in your mind while you’re singing, and you don’t even
know you’re not there until you go, ‘Oh,’ and you realize you’ve
been gone.” – Krishna Das





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