(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, “Oh gosh, I really hope for the mercy of Mahaprabhu.” Not exactly like that but […]
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The right time to pray
Close to our heart
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.8) The universal form of the Supreme Lord is too big! Srila Prabhupada said, “How can you dress him? Where do you get all the cloth?” So, it is a problem but when there is Krsna, the most wonderful thing is that the Supreme Personality […]
So many religions in the world… why?
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.8) It is due to our rebelliousness that we do not want to take Krsna consciousness as it is. This is the issue and then we say, “Well, I have changed my religion. I actually realized after a long time that Krsna consciousness was not it! Initially, I […]
Just now coming…
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.8) Srila Prabhupada stated that spiritual life means surrender – there is no question of spiritual life without surrendering. He said, “Just like in the darkness you cannot find the sun. You can go looking in the darkness… Where is the sun? It must be somewhere? But […]
No perfect match
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.6) Pure devotees of the Lord are only interested in satisfying the senses of the Supreme Lord, hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.2). They are not concerned with the material world because they appreciate that in the material world, everything is only temporary and […]
A symbolic story of penguins
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 March 2014, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.50) In the 11th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, there is a discussion between Maharaj Nimi and the Nava Yogendras. At one point, there is a discussion about the material energy where Maharaj Nimi is inquiring about the workings of the illusory energy and so on. […]
Unfulfilled promises
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.8) Srila Prabhupada tells a story of the Kali worshiper, who goes to Kali (goddess) for some benediction to solve some material problem and promised to offer a goat. When the material problem got solved, no goat was offered. So when the worshiper went to […]
The purpose of Bhagavatam
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 March 2014, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.50) When we speak about the eternal, in the opening verse of the Srimad Bhagavatam, we find the reference to the paraṁ satyaṁ, the Supreme Absolute Truth which is eternal but it is not clear what that Supreme Absolute Truth really is. So Srila Prabhupada […]
Sweet surrender
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.8) The strong elements of the material world, of the heaviness of our suffering, are the symptoms of Krsna’s strong love. If you really love your son, let’s say a teenager with puberty and everything, you love him but at the same time, he […]
Relationship issues
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.8) One should never think that we possess anything in this world, not even our children. Our children, they are independent from us; living beings on their own destiny who are placed under our care for sometime, that is all. It is not that they […]
Pleasure seekers
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2013, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.9.3) Faith is based on desire. The living being is by nature is pleasure seeking, ānandamayo ’vasāne, according to the Vedanta Sutra. So, wherever we think that happiness is found that is where we will direct our faith. If we think it is in money then all […]
Many questions, one answer!
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2013, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.9.3) There are many ‘how to’ questions in Krsna consciousness, “How to be humble? How to be determined. How to keep a balance? How to do all these things?’” The only answer to that is to become independently thoughtful; Krsna consciousness is never just about blind […]
From contemplation to action
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.36) When we engage in pious activities, the result is that our consciousness becomes pious and then our thoughts and our actions become pious. When we engage in purifying activities then gradually the result is that our consciousness changes, obviously. It is said, aprārabdha-phalaṁ pāpaṁ […]