(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2013, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.9.3) The brahma-jyotir is known to be the effulgence of Krsna but if we read a little more about the brahma-jyotir then we read that it is filled with cit-kaṇaḥ. The cit-kaṇaḥ are the endless infinitesimal souls that are in there. So the whole brahma-jyotir […]
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Understanding integrity
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2013, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.9.3) How can we understand what is integrity? For example, different people have different levels of behaviour. A brahmana and a candala cannot be treated in the same way. If some local resident of Vrndavan just pushes you aside in the temple and you cannot just […]
Feeding our desires
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2013, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.9.3) Srila Prabhupada said that we can measure our advancement by how much we are becoming free from material desires. The tenth offence, in the matter of chanting the holy name, is to maintain material desires. Having material desires is one thing but we should […]
Fine tuning
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December 2013, Soweto, South Africa, Lecture) Temple life is a little bit like a pressure cooker! In the world, there are some outlets – there is all this frustration and you can just get drunk one night! So okay, you got rid of that frustration for a night. But as a […]
Nitai-pada-kamala
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 3 February 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi-Lila 1.2) It is said that the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda are more cooling than millions of moons and the shadow of those lotus feet can cool down the entire universe. So, this idea that the universe needs to be cooled down, we also […]
Spiritual strength
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) A home has to be a place which reminds us of Krsna. It has to be a place that is pure. There cannot be any degrading influences in a home – that is not very good. The home situation should be nourishing, it should […]
Nothing can destroy the effect of chanting
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December, 2013, Soweto, South Africa, lecture) If you commit vaiṣṇava-aparādha then you do not lose your pious credits from your devotional service. It still stays in your spiritual bank account but what happens is that your bank account gets frozen. Just like when you have a bank account and the government […]
Ever fresh
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) Why are topics of Lord Krsna always fresh? Well, it is said that when Krsna and Balarama left Vrindavan, they were taken to Mathura. Then after they killed Kamsa and so on, then their father felt, ”Now after all this time, I was not able […]
Developing good qualities
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December 2013, Soweto, South Africa, Lecture) Although we are not so humble, by offering obeisances to the other vaisnavas, we can develop some humility. When we become humble, we can tolerate anything and then we can conquer anger. Anger also is related to pride, “Who are you to talk to me?” Pride, […]
Remnants of Vedic culture
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 April 2010, Durban, South Africa, Lecture) In Germany, in the area where I’m preaching in, there was an archaeological statue or a finding. The statue was the body of a man and a head of a lion. What do you think of that!? What would you make out of that!? It is […]
It’s addictive
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December 2013, Soweto, South Africa, Lecture) This human form of life is a chance, we have got a chance! It is up to us. Srila Prabhupada’s movement came to us. Because of previous sinful activities, we still have sinful desires now. We may say, “I am struggling in spiritual life.” But this […]
Only God will save me!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) So there is a story which also relates to my country (Netherlands). Because my country is very low there are floods sometimes but nowadays they control it with technology. In 1953, there was a huge flood and people were sitting on the roof of […]
Get out of jail!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December 2013, Soweto, South Africa, Lecture) In this world, we may think that some people are enjoying and that some people are suffering. We may think, “Some people in the world, they are the lucky people, they have everything. The other people in the world, they have to suffer.” We may think […]
Selfless
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) Real security is with Krsna – that is all that remains. The more one places his faith in Krsna, the more everything becomes successful. This is what we see in Srila Prabhupada who came to the Western world with forty rupees and then had […]
Non-stop chanting!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) I stressed the importance of hearing and the question is, “Is it even beneficial to hear even while we are sleeping?” Yes, it is! There are devotees who do that. They play a tape very softly. Some even play it too loud when they […]
Social involvement
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 January 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 12.8.46) It is an art to have to deal with others. For me too! I could be very peacefully chanting Hare Krsna, doing a little worship, lots of nice kirtans and leave it at that. But then, there are these people that have marriage problems or devotees […]
The modern age teacher
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) Srila Prabhupada spoke out about machines. He said that although machines are leading the degradation of society, he pointed out that the same machines could be used in the service of Krsna. He said, “Machineries are not that bad because through the machine every one […]
Success by hard work
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) Before Aindra Dasa, Srila Prabhupada started the 24 hour kirtan in 1975. When the temple opened, for a short while Hamsadutta Dasa was the temple president. He had a very strict system – everyone would get coupons for prasadam at mangal-aarti. So it was […]
Beyond this lifetime
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) We see only the tip of the iceberg and never really know what is going on all levels. We cannot see and that is the whole problem. I may look at the person sitting opposite of me. I may know his name. I […]
With Krsna, anything is possible
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) We can come up with a hundred excuses to justify why we do not have to surrender. Part of surrender is that we place our faith in Krsna and that he will make adjustments. ‘Yes but I put my faith in Krsna and he is […]
Giving credit to others
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) How can we always remain appreciative in association of devotees? Sometimes we lose it so how can we stay always in the correct mood? By thinking that we are not appreciating devotees enough and that we are always falling short in appreciation. As soon as we start […]
A glorious destination
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, ‘One who does good will never be overcome by evil.’ That is a very important point because it sometimes seems that one who does good gets overcome by evil. But it actually means is that if a person has done […]
“Am I a demon or a vaishnav?”
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) Satsvarup Maharaja raised that question in one of his books which had the title, “Am I a demon or a vaishnav?” That is a very good question, really. It is like a perennial question for all of us because we are in this […]
Be a preacher
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011, Helsinki, Finland) In preaching, we should not throw Krsna consciousness like a ton of bricks on people’s heads and all at once tell them, “You have to follow everything!” and then runaway, never to be seen again. No, preaching means that we have to be sensitive, depending on which stage a […]
The bottom line
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.13) Bali Maharaja had that mood, “Whatever may come, I will accept it as the mercy of the Lord and I will remain faithful in service to him.” So that is our saving grace. That is the bottom line and that bottom line is really […]
If we keep on trying
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) Question: We might try to do something to elevate our consciousness and pray for the mercy but then the result does not instantaneously manifest, as a quick result. So how can one remain fixed in that determination when not being able to perceive […]
The sword of knowledge
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) When Srila Prabhupada was in Mayapur and was showing the devotees around, he came upon an area which was very dirty. Prabhupada told he devotees, “Why is this going on? This is the mode of ignorance. If you do not do anything about the mode […]
The austerity of the mind
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) It is said that as long as Krsna was gracing the planet; everything was auspicious, opulent and widely available. But when Krsna left the planet then everything changed and not only did natural opulence disappear but dharma-jñānādibhiḥ saha (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.43). Dharma-jñānā also went with […]
When the music stops!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) Many artists are only recognised for their greatness once they are dead but Beethoven was famous during his life – a famous composer, you know, like the complex symphonies. But then, he went deaf. Can you imagine that? It was practically the one thing, the worse thing, […]
Serving with love and trust
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 September 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, Home Program) If we do not have any trust in devotees to guide us, inevitably we will do our own thing. But then how will we proceed? That is why there is a structure. It is not that the guru-disciple relationship is left up to us […]
Direct service
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) To really serve in a mood of trying to please Krsna is not so easy. Obviously, a lot of people get restless and may want to leave so it does require special determination, I think. In the light of that I can say, “Give […]
Direct service
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) To really serve in a mood of trying to please Krsna is not so easy. Obviously, a lot of people get restless and may want to leave so it does require special determination, I think. In the light of that I can say, “Give […]
Direct service
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) To really serve in a mood of trying to please Krsna is not so easy. Obviously, a lot of people get restless and may want to leave so it does require special determination, I think. In the light of that I can say, “Give […]
Direct service
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) To really serve in a mood of trying to please Krsna is not so easy. Obviously, a lot of people get restless and may want to leave so it does require special determination, I think. In the light of that I can say, “Give […]
The right time to pray
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) Ultimately, the mercy of Mahaprabhu is what we are hoping for but only after we have given it our everything – not before and not while lying on our back saying, “Can someone bring the grapes? Oh gosh, I really hope for the mercy of Mahaprabhu.” […]
Unlimited beauty
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) So this merciful aspect of Krsna is very important. To be merciful says something about the state of the heart. So. we are speaking here about the nature of Krsna’s heart. We can become attracted to Krsna’s beauty. Stunned by his unlimited beauty, we just look […]
Unlimited Beauty
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavana, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) So this merciful aspect of Krsna is very important because the more we appreciate Krsna’s merciful nature, to be merciful says something about the state of the heart. So speaking here about the nature of Krsna’s heart. We can become attracted to Krsna’s […]
Book distribution technique
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 April 2013, Radhadesh, Belgium) I remember, we had a book distribution technique where first we used to stand out in the rain, here in Barvaux and we used to knock on the windows of cars and then try and sell books. Then someone changed the technique and when it rained, we stayed […]
The capacity for austerity
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) Often, when I read the Srimad Bhagavatam, I think of Bhismadeva with the hundreds of arrows that pierced his body yet he was still totally peaceful. He was still instructing Yudhisthira, whereas we – with one arrow, then call the ambulance. And we wonder which […]
Get serious
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 June 2013, Czech Summer Camp, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.2.33) Yes, we should get serious now. Our time is running out. We must increase our devotional life, and that is really necessary. It is not so cheap, going back to godhead. We get the chance but we have to work for it. […]