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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2005, Durban, South Africa, Lecture) We must chant our sixteen rounds early in the morning and not spread it throughout the day. This is the spirit! There is a big difference when we chant in the morning because throughout the day when we try to chant then we are distracted and interrupted, […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, May 2011, Radhadesh, Belgium, Lecture) Srila Prabhupada emphasised book distribution and that emphasis will never go away no matter what we do! There was a time when book distribution was THE EMPHASIS of the Hare Krsna movement and there was only a small percentage of devotees who were not part of it. But as […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 October 2017, Canberra, Australia, Evening Lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.27.27) In many ways, old age is a blessing. For a vaisnava, it is a great blessing. Why is it so? Because then, there is no more distraction. When we are young, we have so much fight. “Oh, I want to enjoy… but […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 September 2017, Mauritius, Arrival Lecture) Then we have to take inspiration from our previous acaryas. Advaita Acarya was around 85 years old when he was given the role as one of the main dancers in Lord Caitanya’s Harinama Sankirtan party and Haridas Thakur was in his 70s and he was another […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.25) In this chapter, the passing away of Bhismadev, in the purport to this verse there is a list of challenges for society at large to improve their quality of life. The first challenge is, “Not to become angry!” We remember Upadesamrta, the […]

It took us almost a whole week to give KKSBlog a makeover. And that is excluding the planning that happened beforehand. But we think the end result was worth it! We hope you like the new feel & look which, in turn,  should work even better on mobile devices. Please visit www.kksblog.com to check it out […]

If you are one of the lucky ones then you are in Vrindavan right now, ready to embark on the 2017 parikrama’s with Kadamba Kanana Swami! But for those who are not in Vrindavan they can emerge themselves in the stories, recordings, and, when technology is on our side, live streaming of the parikrama’s!!! You […]

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Those who joined the parikrama party in 2016, don’t need an introduction but in case you missed the opportunity, you can get on board this year for the Vrindavan Braj Parikrama 2017 with Kadamba Kanana Swami. Once again, we will travel to holy places in the larger Vrindavan area, where we will engage in melodious bhajan […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 September 2017, Mauritius, Arrival Lecture) We tend to put the spiritual master on a scale to see how much weight he has. In our minds, we all do this. We weigh people. This one is light-weight Guru, heavy-weight Guru or medium-weight Guru. Srila Prabhupada is the Guru of all, I am […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 October 2009, Phoenix, South Africa, Kartik Lecture) In 1986, I was very involved in the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi in Mayapur. There was NO LIMIT to what had to be arranged for that building! One day I looked at the Samadhi and it looked like a huge face with a […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 December 2011, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.14.3-4) Affection and relationships should be there in our life but of course, they should not lead to illicit sex. This is the bottom line. As you know, accidents do happen. This is the nature of the senses and the mind, that where […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011, New Ekachakra, Slovakia, Lecture) One can never take Krsna for granted. One should never think, “I’ve done so much service… so much! You know in my days, we used to go out on sankirtan and we used to distribute so many books, so many books that one man could not lift […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, January 2012, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.9) I visited a temple during my travels last year. For quite a number of years, that temple was emptying out. Everyone was leaving! Then suddenly, they found a new president who was young, enthusiastic and kind of nice in human relationships. That was his strongest […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 August 2012, Stockholm, Sweden, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.3-4) Every devotee is an individual. We are not all stereotypes – all walking the same and all saying Hare Krsna in the same way. No, we are individuals who have a role to play and a contribution to make. That is what we are […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011, Berlin, Germany, Lecture) In the earlier days of ISKCON, austerity was a big thing. It was considered spiritual, the more austere the more spiritual – the colder the water the better, the less you ate the more Krsna conscious you were! The days of austerity where everything was taboo! A book […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 March 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.27.10) There are letters where Srila Prabhupada writes, “Krsna has sent me many spiritual masters in the form of my disciples.” Is this artificial? No, Srila Prabhupada was never artificial! Srila Prabhupada never said things just to impress people – this was his wonderful quality. […]

Written by Sesa Das We see Srila Prabhupada would end his letters to disciples with “Your ever well-wisher” at the bottom. Many say that when they read or heard this line from Srila Prabhupada it touched them deeply & changed their life! Kadamba Kanana Swami returned to Radhadesh from his Slovakia tour after a busy […]

Written by Sesa Das Starting his morning in Radhadesh and continuing to give Srimad Bhagavatam class on the topic of Gajendra’s return to the spiritual world, Maharaj spoke about how Gajendra was sufficiently offering realized prayers and therefore got the mercy & darsana of the Lord. Maharaj went on to speak how when Gajendra was […]

We continue with travel stories by Sesa Das from July and August after Kadamba Kanana Swami’s visit to New York. A few more days in Radhadesh What would you do after an 8 hour flight from USA to Europe (18 July)? With your body clock set to being 6 hours behind European timing? Most would […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2012, Pretoria, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) If we want to summarise the Bhagavad-gita in one sentence then it is, ‘We are an eternal spirit soul and the eternal servant of Krsna!’ Understanding this, initiation is meant to formally change our priorities in life. Although after initiation we come out as […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 31 August 2017, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.10.26) Once Brahmananda Prabhu was speaking to Srila Prabhupada about his university days. Brahmananda had written in an essay that everyone in this world inherently has a spiritual inclination, an innate drive to connect with the Supreme Lord, and his Professor totally disagreed and […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 September 2012, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami Lecture) If we want some deeper understanding of the aim of life, it is possible by the mercy of Srimati Radharani, who is most compassionate. She is more compassionate than Krsna. We can easily attract that mercy by doing some service. This is the key! We […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 January 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture) As long as we are too preoccupied in dealing with what is happening to ourselves, “My situation, my desires, my problems, my issues, my experiences!” as long as that is in the foreground of our thinking, we are in trouble because by nature we […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 March 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, Lecture) We encounter so much envy in the world. Envy is a driving force which we really cannot ignore. We see different aspects of envy. There is the normal envy – the jealousy of a neighbour who wants what you have. But we also see a different kind […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 August 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.29.55) There is a price to pay for everything in this material world. You get nothing for nothing! Everything has strings attached which can be very entangling. I remember that when I stayed at the Amsterdam temple, at one point the government wanted to charge […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2003, Lecture) There are no limits to HOW we can preach but we must know that when we preach in the spirit of being compassionate, trying to be kind and merciful to others and trying to see how they are suffering, then we become real preachers then our preaching becomes inspired preaching. […]

Here is a BIG catch up on recordings of kirtans and classes by Kadamba Kanana Swami from July, thanks to Sesa Das. Download ALL (2.9 GB) Very BIG file!! It will take the time to download – please be patient. To download the individual classes, right-click on the link and “save target as”.   Radhadesh […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 August 2012, Musko Sredice, Balkans, Lecture) In this world, there are churches, mosques, temples – there are so many different religious groups. Sometimes, in the airport, I see Jews with their black hats and curls on the side of their faces; I see Arabs in their full Middle-Eastern outfits; I see a […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 28 April 2017, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.50) I had a disciple who was living in a small flat – just a one room studio with a bathroom and kitchenette. In the room, there was a sofa which could turn into a bed. There were chairs and every chair had stuff on […]