In this extended Q&A special, Krishna Das offers powerful insights on navigating the turmoil of the human experience through devotional practice.

This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das offers down-to-earth advice on:

• The name of God as an echo of our own being
• Tuning ourselves into the mantra
• Replacing greed and anxiety with compassion and kindness
• The delusion of self and other
• Depression and falling into the trap of self-obsession
• Building up the strength to let go through daily practice
• Coming back home to ourselves, to our breath
• The lingering connection we have to those we have lost
• Looking for love within ourselves instead of outside ourselves

"Depression expresses itself in many different ways. In general, through regular practice, we obsess about ourselves less and less. Over time, how we feel retreats into the background. It’s no longer the most important thing in your life. You wake up ‘How am I now? How am I now?’. All day long, all life long, we are always judging how we feel. As time goes on, you don’t give a shit about your state of mind anymore. You’re here now, which is where we are.” –Krishna Das

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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Exploring the essence of karma, Krishna Das explains how conscious spiritual practice and selfless living can transform the patterns that guide our incarnation.

Check out Krishna Das’s book and CDs, Flow of Grace, for an expansive explanation of the Hanuman Chalisa and more!

This week on Pilgrim Heart, Krishna Das gives wisdom on:

• The essence of karma and the seeds that we plant for the future
• Individual karma, global karma, cultural karma and ancestral karma
• Transforming our reactions to all that arises in the moment
• What perpetuates negative karma
• The spiritual law of cause and effect: how love generates love, anger generates anger, and intention shapes reality
• Knowing that we are here in this incarnation for a reason
• The many forms that spiritual practice can come in and finding what resonates with you
• How to live selflessly and cultivate compassion, even when feeling lost or searching for meaning

"Every action, every thought, is a karma which has an effect at one point or another. Whatever it is right now is a result of the past of our own karmas, the karmas of the world, the karmas of our culture, our family, and our own particular personal stuff. That can't be changed because it is here, it's in the moment. What can be changed is how

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