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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture: The secret of spiritual advancement) If we do not have a connection with Srimad Bhagavatam, then spiritual life becomes dry! Chanting becomes difficult and then the four regulative principles become very narrow and gradually with time, we start craving for more space. Even […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture: The secret of spiritual advancement) Krsna is our solution. Krsna will fulfil our desires. Everything we need, we find it in Krsna and if destiny does not go our way, “My dream, it didn’t work out. Everything, it all collapsed!” It is all […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 August 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja Evening Lecture) Sometimes there are devotees, that when you ask them, “What have you read?”, they say, “Oh, many of Prabhupada’s books.” Then they give you a whole list of all small books: Elevation to Krsna Consciousness, The Perfection of Yoga. Then they […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 October 2017, Canberra, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.27.25) I was reading a book about human rights where it said that in Vedic culture, there is no such thing as looking at the human’s right but instead, they look at the human’s duty. This is very interesting because the Western approach to life is […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.26)  We are not being judged by material qualifications, let that be. Do not get worried about that. If you get worried about that then you get stressed out. We are here to do some service! And the more service you do, the more […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 December 2013, Sandton, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.17.38) Krsna is like the sun, maya is like darkness; wherever there is Krsna, maya’s influence cannot be there. So in this way, we do not have to fear. We do not have to think, “How will I conquer this illusory energy? I feel weak”. We should engage in […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 November 2017, Mayapur, India, Russian Morning Class, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.6.10) The spirit of giving the mercy to others should be our focus and we can do it in so many ways. Think of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples. They are interesting because they have a life behind them and somehow or other, each […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 November 2017, Mayapur, India, Nectar of Devotion Seminar) We all feel friendship in our relationship with Krsna where we feel great trust that Krsna will always protect us and that he is acting as our friend and our well-wisher. No matter happens, we are not alone in this world, Krsna is […]

At some point, you become too famous, even for Facebook! Our Facebook account has grown steadily and reached the limit of 5000 friends over a year ago. For some reason, only known to Mark Zuckerberg, we cannot accept more friends. And after reaching this limit, Facebook starts “suggesting” that you create a page. After months […]

Please find below, audio recordings of lectures and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami captured during December and January in Australia.
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 August 2017, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.4.5-6) Another point that I find is very nice in the purport of Gajendra, the elephant, is how Srila Prabhupada speaks of when Gajendra assumed a spiritual body, when his body was touched by the Lord. We see how Srila Prabhupada’s mind works as he […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 August 2017, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.4.5-6) In the pastime of Gajendra, the elephant, (Srimad Bhagavatam, canto 8, chapters 2-4) the first significant point is that Gajendra managed to attract the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by chanting a mantra. He remembered the mantra from a previous life during […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2010, Lecture) We cannot say that the four regulative principles in themselves constitute bhakti or devotional service. These are preliminary activities of renunciation and austerity. When we rise above and become attracted to Krsna and absorbed in devotional service, naturally the regulative principles will be followed! A pure devotee naturally will […]

The new year marks the organisational start of the Vyasa-puja & Kingsday festivals. In April 2018 we will again meet for two wonderful festivals and, of course, the mega harinama in Amsterdam during the Kingsday celebrations. You are again invited to join the party! Reserve your tickets and plan a trip to Radhadesh. Read more […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 June 2012, Leicester, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7) When something happens to a devotee, is it karma or is it Krsna acting? This is a big question. Sometimes, we hear, “It’s your karma, Prabhu?” Then at other times, you are told, “Isn’t it Krsna who is behind this?” Srila Prabhupada explained about […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 November 2017, Mayapur, India, Russian Morning Class, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.6.10) In the Bhagavad-gita (7.4), we find a list of material elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and the false ego. These are Krsna’s separated energies. Then we find in the next verse (Bhagavad-gita 7.5), a description of the living […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 October 2017, Canberra, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.27.25) The essence of spiritual life is simple – to render some devotional service to Krsna. This does not require very complex philosophical understanding. However, there are some injunctions which require analysis, for example, “One who does not give to charity according to the customs […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 October 2017, Canberra, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.27.27) As ISKCON devotees, we are not meant to be fundamentalists! It takes great intelligence to apply the scriptures therefore whenever things are not clear then there needs to be a discussion amongst senior vaisnavas and we try to reach some conclusions. It is not […]

With our Kartik memories fading and Vyasa Puja anticipation setting in, we approach the conclusion of a very energetic year. This is a good moment to reflect and share with you our 2017 FACTS AND STATS… Although we are not starting a trend 😉 the number of published articles in 2017 (232 articles) dropped again compared to […]

Please find below, audio recordings of lectures and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami captured during August 2017 at various programmes around Europe. Download all Germany and Sweden recordings (1.3 GB) Download all Slovenia recordings (964 MB) Download all Netherlands and Radhadesh recordings (670 MB) Download all Slovakia and Austria recordings (900 MB) Germany and Sweden […]

Please find below, audio recordings of lectures and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami captured during September 2017 in Mauritius and South Africa. Download all Mauritius recordings (1.1 GB) Download all South Africa recordings (1.1 GB) Mauritius KKS_Mauritius_26Sept2017_InitiationCeremony_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_26Sept2017_InitiationCeremony_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Mauritius_26Sept2017_InitiationCeremony_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_26Sept2017_InitiationCeremony_Lecture.mp3KKS_Mauritius_26Sept2017_Disciples_Meeting https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_26Sept2017_Disciples_Meeting.mp3KKS_Mauritius_25Sept2017__Lecture_KrsnaBalaramTemple https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_25Sept2017__Lecture_KrsnaBalaramTemple.mp3KKS_Mauritius_24Sept2017_Bhajan_Jaya-Radha-Jaya-Krsna https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_24Sept2017_Bhajan_Jaya-Radha-Jaya-Krsna.mp3KKS_Mauritius_24Sept2017__Lecture_SSRGTemple https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_24Sept2017__Lecture_SSRGTemple.mp3KKS_Mauritius_23Sept2017_Lecture_RathaYatra https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_23Sept2017_Lecture_RathaYatra.mp3KKS_Mauritius_22Sept2017_RoseBelle_EveningProgramme_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_22Sept2017_RoseBelle_EveningProgramme_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Mauritius_22Sept2017_RoseBelle_EveningProgramme_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_22Sept2017_RoseBelle_EveningProgramme_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Mauritius_21Sept2017_Kirtan-on-beach https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_21Sept2017_Kirtan-on-beach.mp3KKS_Mauritius_20Sept2017_PandalProgramme_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_20Sept2017_PandalProgramme_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Mauritius_20Sept2017_PandalProgramme_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_20Sept2017_PandalProgramme_Lecture.mp3KKS_Mauritius_19Sept2017_Lecture_PetiteRiviere https://archive.org/download/KKSMauritiusSept2017/KKS_Mauritius_19Sept2017_Lecture_PetiteRiviere.mp3  South Africa KKS_SA_28Sept2017_DBN_Lecture_SB_2.10.48 https://archive.org/download/KKSSASept2017/KKS_SA_28Sept2017_DBN_Lecture_SB_2.10.48.mp3KKS_SA_17Sept2017_CPT_SundayFeast_Kirtan_and_GauraAarti https://archive.org/download/KKSSASept2017/KKS_SA_17Sept2017_CPT_SundayFeast_Kirtan_and_GauraAarti.mp3KKS_SA_17Sept2017_CPT_SundayFeast_Lecture […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) There are many people out there hankering for something spiritual, looking for some deeper meaning to life. Just one devotee stepping into the middle of someone’s life with a book can change the destiny of that person completely. Just one book makes such a […]

Please find below the audio recordings of lectures and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami during his stay in Mayapur in November 2017. Download all (1.1 GB) KKS_Mayapur_09Nov2017_Bhajan_JayaRadhaMadhava https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_09Nov2017_Bhajan_JayaRadhaMadhava.mp3KKS_Mayapur_09Nov2017_Lecture_SB_8.3.16 https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_09Nov2017_Lecture_SB_8.3.16.mp3KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_Kirtan_RememberingBrajaVallabhi https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_Kirtan_RememberingBrajaVallabhi.mp3KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_ShortLecture_RememberingBrajaVallabhi https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_ShortLecture_RememberingBrajaVallabhi.mp3KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_Kirtan_Russian_SundayFeast https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_Kirtan_Russian_SundayFeast.mp3KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_Lecture_Russian_SundayFeast https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_12Nov2017_Lecture_Russian_SundayFeast.mp3KKS_Mayapur_14Nov2017_Kirtan_TempleRoom https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_14Nov2017_Kirtan_TempleRoom.mp3KKS_Mayapur_15Nov2017_Lecture_Russian_SB_8.6.26 https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_15Nov2017_Lecture_Russian_SB_8.6.26.mp3  Parikrama KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Lecture_BhaktivinodaThakursHouse (With Candramauli Swami, Pankajhangri Prabhu and Bhakti Nrshima Swami) https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Lecture_BhaktivinodaThakursHouse_CandramauliSwami_PankajhangriPrabhu_BhaktiNrshimaSwami.mp3KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Kirtan_Suvarna Bihar https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Kirtan_Suvarna%20Bihar.mp3KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Lecture_Suvarna Bihar https://archive.org/download/KKSMayapur12Nov2017KirtanRememberingBrajaVallabhi_201712/KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Lecture_Suvarna%20Bihar.mp3KKS_Mayapur_18Nov2017_Parikrama_Lecture_NrsimhaPalli (With Candramauli Swami, Pankajhangri […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) I remember going door-to-door on book distribution and it was all okay until I came to this one house. The door opened and there was a monster – a huge guy, all leather clad, looking like an enormous Hells Angel. In those days, there […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) There are techniques to book distribution. Vaisesika Prabhu is not only a leading distributor in our society but Vaisesika has demystified it. Book distribution has always been sort of a mystical thing! How do you do it – is it hypnosis OR is it […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) There are always people who will say no to a book today. In their mind, they had to make the choice and they said no. However, some attachment, some curiosity has been awakened and the next time you offer it, again they may say no […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) We do not know the power of what one book will do. The Bhagavad-gita made me a devotee! It was a Bhagavad-gita that I got from a friend. My friend bought it, read it and then passed it onto me. I have no idea […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) It is not just about the number of books that you distribute because if you sell someone a book which they do not really want, they may not read it. But if you make a good connection then they will feel they got a […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) When we present books to people, we change them. Someone may say, “No, not interested.” We can reply, “No, that is okay. You do not have to be interested. You can still have the book.” Them, “No money!” We, “No, it is not a […]

Please find below audio recordings of kirtans and lectures by Kadamba Kanana Swami captured during the Vrindavan Parikrama 2017. Video recordings will follow soon. Download ALL (Zip file, 2.5 GB)   Day 1 KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_BrahmandaGhat_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_BrahmandaGhat_Kirtan.mp3KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_BrahmandaGhat_Lecture https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_BrahmandaGhat_Lecture.mp3KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_Raval_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_Raval_Kirtan.mp3KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_Raval_Lecture https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_25thOctober2017_Raval_Lecture.mp3  Day 2 KKS_VrajParikrama_26thOctober2017_SurabhiKunda_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_26thOctober2017_SurabhiKunda_Kirtan.mp3KKS_VrajParikrama_26thOctober2017_SurabhiKunda_ShortLectureOnGovardhan https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_26thOctober2017_SurabhiKunda_ShortLectureOnGovardhan.mp3Lecture and Kirtan – outstanding recordings   Day 3 KKS_VrajParikrama_27thOctober2017_Madhuvan_DhruvaTila_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_27thOctober2017_Madhuvan_DhruvaTila_Kirtan.mp3KKS_VrajParikrama_27thOctober2017_Madhuvan_DhruvaTila_Lecture https://archive.org/download/OtherVrajParikrama3rdNovember2017YamunaBoatKirtan/KKS_VrajParikrama_27thOctober2017_Madhuvan_DhruvaTila_Lecture.mp3  Day 4 […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) Printing books certainly is our family business. There is no doubt about that. Although the early days of ISKCON were centred around harinama and distribution of magazines on the street still Prabhupada printed books. Prabhupada had arranged books to be printed and there were basements filled with […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Class) If Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura would be with us today then he would be a BBT man because he was trained by this father, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, in publishing books. He published so many varieties of books and magazines. Book distribution is a natural […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Untitled Lecture) The quality of humility and the quality of being able to develop love of God come together. It is not possible to develop love of God if there is no humility in our hearts. A person who is proud, how can he hear!? His ears are blocked because he is […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 December 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.8.34) Let us be devotees but let us not punish ourselves, “I am a failure, I am not humble! I can’t chant properly, I am a failure…” When we punish ourselves and then our Krsna consciousness becomes black and gloomy because we have […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7) We should never think that somebody is not a devotee. We should think that everyone is a devotee! The uttama-adhikari sees everyone as a devotee. We should find the devotee in other people. The devotee is there; we should just find it! When we […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, May 2011, Radhadesh, Belgium, Lecture) Our ISKCON movement is growing every day, and not growing only in numbers but it is also growing in complexity! In the earlier days, when Srila Prabhupada was establishing the preaching mission, this movement was simpler; membership was more homogenous – people of a similar age group […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 November 2017, Mayapur, India, Russian Lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.6.10) Srila Prabhupada makes the point that Krsna is more eager for us to go back to Godhead than we are ourselves. We sometimes say, “Yeah, I definitely want to go back to Godhead…” but what if suddenly, we would get the opportunity? […]

Please find below audio recordings of lectures and kirtans by Kadamba Kanana Swami during his visit to Australia in October 2017. Video recordings may be found on our Facebook page. Download ALL (Zip file 2.3 GB) Melbourne KKS_Australia_Melbourne_20thOctober2017_HallProgram_Kirtan_GovardhanPuja_Adivas https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_20thOctober2017_HallProgram_Kirtan_GovardhanPuja_Adivas.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_20thOctober2017_HallProgram_Lecture_GovardhanPuja_Adivas https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_20thOctober2017_HallProgram_Lecture_GovardhanPuja_Adivas.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.3.17 https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.3.17.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_ShortLecture https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_18thOctober2017_ShortLecture.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_17thOctober2017_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_17thOctober2017_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_17thOctober2017_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_17thOctober2017_Lecture.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_InitationCeremony_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_InitationCeremony_Lecture.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_InitationCeremony_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_InitationCeremony_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_15thOctober2017_Lecture.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_13thOctober2017_ Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_13thOctober2017_Kirtan.mp3KKS_Australia_Melbourne_13thOctober2017_Damodarastakam_and_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Melbourne_13thOctober2017_Damodarastakam_and_Kirtan.mp3  Canberra KKS_Australia_Canberra_13thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.30 https://archive.org/download/KKSAustraliaCanberra7thOctober2017Kirtan_201711/KKS_Australia_Canberra_13thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.30.mp3KKS_Australia_Canberra_12thOctober2017_Lecture_SB_4.27.29 […]