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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 28 March 2015, Lenasia, South Africa, Rama Naumi Lecture) When I first went to India, Lord Ramachandra was the first deity I ever saw because the first temple I went to was of Lord Ramachandra and that was my temple! It was a small round temple and later on, they renovated and […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2016, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Address) Very recently, we have celebrated various appearance days of the different incarnations of the Lord. Most recently, it was of Lord Ramachandra, the embodiment of dharma. Each of our main books has an overriding theme. In the Bhagavad-gita, we find the dilemma of Arjuna. Arjuna […]

Kadamba Kanana Swami’s three-week stay at the Ayurvedic Hospital in Coimbatore is almost over. He will check-out tomorrow (03 April). His time at the hospital has been focused on the treatment and recuperation. In the past week, Maharaj was visited by the family of his disciple Swayambhagawan Das. Maharaj also visited the temple at the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 June 2009, Japa Talks) In spiritual life there is always the transcendental dimension – the dimension of auspiciousness, of purification, of eternal benefit and of getting more and more mercy of Krsna. Sometimes we like the material side in spiritual life more – the temple, a festival, the cheese in the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2009, South Africa, Untitled Lecture) How is it that the all good, all merciful and kind Supreme Personality of Godhead who is just full of love, who is just the well-wisher and friend of every living being, who cares about every little plant, every little jiva, how is it that the Supreme Lord, […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 July 2010, Japa Talks) The current temple of Lord Jagannatha in Puri is 800 years old and during that time, the fire in the kitchen of the Lord has never gone out. In the same way, we must keep the fire of our bhajan going and make sure it never goes out. Every […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2010, Radhadesh, Belgium, Lecture) Who were we in our past life? Ever thought about that. Maybe we were already devotees in our last life and blew it up so we have come back again; it’s possible. On the other hand, it might also have been that we were a worm and some vaisnava […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2015, Cape Town, South Africa, Lecture) You cannot just love like that. At first, love is in practice. We can say, love-under-construction just as in work-in-progress. So called love-at-first-sight does not go so deep. Love at first sight may be the initial attraction but how deep does it go? Love for Krsna […]

Kadamba Kanana Swami is in the Ayurvedic Hospital receiving treatment to build up his immune system. It is not anything more sinister than that. As we mentioned before, while in the hospital which he often calls a prison, he is not allowed to use his electronic devices to communicate so PLEASE do not send him any […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 July 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 15.14) The pious activities of one soul do not just benefit that soul but they benefit others also. It’s like when your son becomes a pious person, you are fortunate because the parents get the benefit from that piety and their destination […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 March 2017, London, United Kingdom, Soho Sunday Feast, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.5) Everything within the universe is going on according to the arrangement of the Supreme Lord and the universe is arranged in an interesting way. In the Brhad Bhagavatamrta, it is said that we are in the middle planetary systems which […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 March 2017, London, United Kingdom, King’s College Programme Lecture, Sex Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll) When I was a teenager, I moved to Amsterdam which is 25km from where I grew up. At that time, there was no internet but just near to where I stayed was the Dutch Society for […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2011, Mayapur, India, Caitanya Caritamrta Seminar – Part 4) The divinity of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has been established. It comes up many times that he is clearly the Supreme Lord. There were many miracles which are related to this. This is expected since whenever you deal with the Supreme Lord, there […]

Kadamba Kanana Swami is in the Ayurvedic Hospital for a couple of days now. As a patient, he has to abide by many rules in order for his treatment to be effective. His worship of Giriraja continues. Maharaj has had some disciples and other guests paying him short visits. Bhakti Vinod Swami stopped by the […]

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Dear Devotees  Kadamba Kanana Swami is receiving Ayurvedic treatment at the hospital in Coimbatore, South India. He is strictly prohibited from using his phone, computer, etc. and cannot reply to emails and other messages. Please allow him space to undergo his treatment peacefully! We will do our best to keep you updated on his stay […]

By Bhakta Vatsala Das  After visiting London (03-08 March), Kadamba Kanana Swami travelled to India. He arrived in Mumbai on the 9th and was received by Sri Govinda (SA), Brajmohan Prabhu and myself. Maharaj went straight to Mira Road temple and thereafter to see HH Jayadvaita Swami in Bhaktivedanta Hospital who was recovering from pneumonia. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, February 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture) We are not just hearing the Caitanya Caritamrta, we are not just reading the Caitanya Caritamrta, we are living the Caitanya Caritamrta right now, actually! The pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu are not over yet. They are not over yet! The golden age is just beginning. The miracle is […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 28 February 2013, Vrindavan, India, Caitanya Caritamrta, Seminar 1) What yuga are we living in? Kali yuga? What yuga? CAITANYA YUGA! This yuga is no longer Kali yuga. It’s one day in a day of Brahma where the entire pastime is completely different, where Kali yuga becomes the background. It’s just a backdrop. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 January 2017, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.13.4) In kali yuga, we do not curse. This is not our business. In the Vedic times, cursing and counter cursing were happening. We see that Narada Muni would sometimes curse. There is the example of the sons of Kuvera – Manigriva and Nalakuvara – […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 January 2017, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.13.4) We have three categories of liberated souls – one with both feet in the material world, one with one foot in the material world and one foot in the spiritual world, and one with both feet in the spiritual world. The third category, with […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 June 2016, Radhadesh, Belgium, BTS Memorial Evening) Even before coming to Krsna consciousness, Bhakti-tirtha Swami was not an ordinary person. Even before coming to Krsna consciousness he was a public leader at university, one of the first entering an all-white environment, majoring psychology and African studies. He was the one who […]

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 September 2014, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.10.4) We are all in a material situation and I sum it up as, “Sometimes you are on top of the elephant and at other times, the elephant is on top of you!” That is material life, it is not going to always be […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 October 2014, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.4.43) It is a blessing to have some good karma. It is a blessing to be detached. It saves one a lot of trouble. It is a shortcut. Such piety is valuable. The blessings of bhakti are amazing, bhakty-unmukhī sukṛti (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.45 Purport). They […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 February 2009, Srimad Bhagavatam 11.6.11) Some people think that this world is a gift from Krsna to us, “Krsna was so kind that he made this material world for us so that we can have a good time!” That thought is going on and in the middle of it, some disaster […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 January 2017, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.13.5) Caitanya Caritamrta gives the three categories of pious activities. There is karma unmukhi sukriti, moksha unmukhi sukriti and bhakti unmukhi sukriti. Sukriti means spiritual benefit. Karma unmukhi sukriti gives benefit on the realm of karma which gives you good material results. So if you do […]

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 October 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa, Nama Hatta Lecture, Bhagavad-gita 9.10) The four regulative principles are not so easy to follow. It is only possible if we have an intimate relationship with our spiritual master and we really feel that we are offering our life from moment to moment to our spiritual […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 April 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.17.1) Although it is mentioned that harer nāma harer nāma, harer nāmaiva kevalam, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva, nāsty eva gatir anyathā (CC Adi 7.76), that this chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is the only way by which we can overcome the influence of […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 November 2012) Tamal Krsna Maharaj used to keep this picture in his house in Vrindavan. Prabhupada is so blissful in this picture that Tamal Krsna Maharaj was taken aback by the power of that happiness. Devotional service is susukham kartum avyayam (Bhagavad-gita 9.2), is joyfully performed. And then the rain of flowers […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 September 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, Lecture) Through saintly persons we ourselves get courage and determination. Alone we don’t get it. Therefore in spiritual life, when alone one doesn’t go very far. One must follow in the footsteps of the Mahajans, the great souls…

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 March 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Bhagavad-gita 7.24) It is not possible to have a pure and noble character unless one is a spiritually realised person. It is not possible unless one has an attitude of servitorship towards God. Ultimately, that is where all good qualities come from and that is the only reason […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 September 2016, Midrand, South Africa, Bhagavad-gita 9.9) Question: When Krsna appears in a devotee’s dream, does it have any spiritual significance? Yes, of course, it does. It is mercy. However, when Krsna appears in our dream, it may not be Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, giving us a full darshan […]