I really enjoyed talking with Krishna Das. It wasn't only because he made me laugh all the time, but because he was generous enough to share some of his insights and stories, which brought him to where he was in his life. 

At some point at the end of our talk, I really understood the importance of the training of letting go in the practice of chanting. 

All though, I've never been a steadfast chanter, I have had a few deep insights into my own spiritual being with the help of devotional chanting or kirtan.

So I wasn't surprised to hear Krishna Das explain how a regular practice can deepen the letting go. And at the same time, I can feel the resistance in doing just that. 

I guess that makes the whole difference, if you actually do the practice to let go of whatever pain that is holding you back. 

Krishna Das explains throughout the talk how the identification with pain, trauma or whatever it is, that is holding you back, can be let go off by continuously returning to the chanting. His clear point is, we are not our thoughts and feelings that come and go in our awareness. 

Who are we essentially then? What is our true nature?

Krishna is clear on that. We are God. That is our own true nature. But to understand that, we have to train ourselves to look and pay attention. 

Krishna Das' message needs practice to be understood. I am looking forward to joining him in Copenhagen.

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