(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavana, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) The nice thing about the 24-hour kirtan is that you guys are not alone. First of all, these days cameras are on your face and it is obvious that you are not alone! They (cameramen) block the views sometimes, don’t they? They sit there, in […]
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Everything is mercy!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavana, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) In the tenth canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, the word for mercy is prasad. Every time you read the word mercy, it means prasad. Of course, it is an advanced stage where everything becomes prasad. You have to be quite advanced to appreciate everything as prasad. We […]
What’s out there in the universe?
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 March 2013, Amsterdam, Netherland, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.1.33) When I was a child, there used to be a television series called Twilight Zone. It was intense. There were always these weird things going on and in this one episode, there was a landing from outer space and these beings came out! They were […]
What’s out there in the universe?
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 March 2013, Amsterdam, Netherland, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.1.33) When I was a child, there used to be a television series called Twilight Zone. It was intense. There were always these weird things going on and in this one episode, there was a landing from outer space and these beings came out! They were […]
Offenses
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 3 May 2013, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.19.20) Devotee: I have also heard that there is something called jiva apradha (offense to another living entity). Is that a speculation? Kadamba Kanana Swami: Well, udvege divasa (CC. Antya- Lila 20.40), there are such statements for example, that one should not cause any anxiety to any […]
Offenses
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 3 May 2013, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.19.20) Devotee: I have also heard that there is something called jiva apradha (offense to another living entity). Is that a speculation? Kadamba Kanana Swami: Well, udvege divasa (CC. Antya- Lila 20.40), there are such statements for example, that one should not cause any anxiety to any […]
Loving Krsna
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavana, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) Krsna is not a passive entity – it is not just about conquering Krsna – Krsna is also active. In the Gayatri mantras, he is established as a transcendental cupid, as a kamadeva who is shooting flower arrows. So, Krsna is just like cupid who is […]
Loving Krsna
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavana, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.34) Krsna is not a passive entity – it is not just about conquering Krsna – Krsna is also active. In the Gayatri mantras, he is established as a transcendental cupid, as a kamadeva who is shooting flower arrows. So, Krsna is just like cupid who is […]
Remaining fixed
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 April 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, Bhagavad-gita 10.9) Nothing could ever distract the mind of Prahlada. Prahlada always remained fixed on the Supreme Lord, even in difficulty. It is said that at one point, Hiraṇyakaśipu, his father, did not like that Prahlada was becoming a devotee and showing interest in Krsna and so […]
Remaining fixed
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 April 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, Bhagavad-gita 10.9) Nothing could ever distract the mind of Prahlada. Prahlada always remained fixed on the Supreme Lord, even in difficulty. It is said that at one point, Hiraṇyakaśipu, his father, did not like that Prahlada was becoming a devotee and showing interest in Krsna and so […]
Changing ashram
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 June 2013, Czech Summer Camp, Slovakia. Srimad Bhagavatam 8.2.33) Sometimes, a household life is compared to a deep dark well, in the scriptures. So it maybe that one is a brahmacari or brahmacarini and then one feels, “I cannot do this anymore. It is time to get married.” Some people, when […]
The path of progress
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 June 2013, Czech Summer Camp, Slovakia, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.2.33) We have to look at our life from a perspective as a whole and not just become lost in the moment, “Oh, romantic springtime. Oh, beautiful daffodils and sweet fragrant flowers. Oh, wonderful valleys. Oh, enjoyment in the material world.” For a […]
A significant dream
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 May 2013, Simhachalam, Germany) Once I was staying in a particular town which has a path along a river and I used to take walks along that river during the day. So, one night I was dreaming… I was on a road that was leading to the path next to the […]
Like master, like servant!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 March 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Bhagavad-gita 7.24) What is the purpose of music if it is not meant to uplift the consciousness? There are all kinds of music – crazy stuff that brings you down – but if it is not used to uplift the consciousness, then what is the point? What is the meaning […]