Ep. 58 | Life On The Road, Everyone is Your Teacher

Call and Response Ep. 58 Life On The Road, Everyone is Your Teacher

Q: Do you use people, just in general that come up in your life, as your teacher?

“The more at ease you are with yourself, the more you’re willing and able to be at ease with anything that comes to you because it doesn’t force you, it doesn’t push a button that closes you down. So, that’s hard work. That’s how life is our teacher. Are we closing down? Are we protecting ourselves? Or distancing ourselves? Are we judging? And we do all the time. It’s natural. It’s human.” – Krishna Das

KD: Yeah.

Q: I was just wondering what your preference of music is other than singing kirtan. Do you like rock and roll or country music?

KD: I’m an old fart, you know? Steely Dan, Ray Charles, Van Morrison. I like Eminem. I don’t know. I like a lot of stuff. I like jazz. I like rock. I like classical. I like a lot of stuff. I don’t listen to much music, because when there’s finally a moment when nobody’s calling on the phone or trying to get me to do something that I’m actually… it’s just such a blessing.

Q: Thank you.

KD: You’re welcome. There’s a lot of good music out there, but I don’t know what it is.

Q: Hi.

KD: Hey.

Q: I’m from Long Island, too.

KD: Congratulations.

Q: Thanks.

KD: Your next birth will be better.

Q: Thank you. My question is, I saw your tour schedule for the next, I don’t know, six months. I’m looking at you up there and over there…

KD: Oh, I’m up there, too?

Q: Yeah you’re right there.

KD: I’m everywhere. It’s amazing.

Q: I just wanted to know, my son is actually on the road touring with a band right now and he’s having a lot of trouble figuring out how to balance taking care of himself and being on the road and I’m actually asking you how you do that when you’re on the road. Because you have a such a huge schedule coming up.

KD: You know, me being on the road is like being in an ashram, for me. You get up, have some breakfast, go to soundcheck. You sing. Go back to the hotel. Snack a little. Go to sleep. Get up. Pack your bags, get on the plane, get to the hotel. Go to sleep. It’s either eating, singing, traveling or sleeping. It’s like an ashram. That’s it except for the traveling. You know? When I get back to my room and I close the door and there’s nobody there, praise the Lord. That’s just so great, you know? But when you’re young, you don’t get back to the room before you take a few hits or a few drinks or you know, you go down to the bar to see who you can meet. You’re creating your own stuff and it’s difficult. It’s very difficult. You have, we don’t, we’re not trained, taught how to take care of ourselves, so when you’re on the road and you’re touring like that it can be really crazy. But, if you’re asking me, it’s not like that anymore. So, your son is in a band, you say he’s traveling?

Q: yes, but he did pack his yoga mat.

KD: That’s good. He can kind of use it as a pillow.

Q: Hi.

KD: Where are you? Hi.

Q: Hi. I listened to some of your other, oh, it’s really weird hearing myself in this… anyway, I’ve heard a lot of your other teachings, like, via Spotify…

KD: Could you not say “teachings” please? It just freaks me the hell out…

Q: Ok. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.

KD: Just say, “stuff” or something like that.

Q: Your stuff that you talk about, when you talk about relationships

KD: Oh, here we go.

Q: I know, I’m like the one that’s going to say it. So, like, there’s something you said, like, “Relationships are like, you do your business and I do mine.”

KD: That’s a quote. I didn’t say it.

Q: That’s a quote. Well, it’s a quote you said. And I just find that, like with, like relationship with like a man or a relationship with your mom, or a relationship with you know, whoever you have in your life and some people are, you know,