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Please find below some of the most recent recordings of Kadamba Kanana Swami. Download all (404 MB, zip file)   Melbourne, Australia  KKS_AUS_MEL_14December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.58 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_14December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.58.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_11December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.52 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_11December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.52.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_10December2016_Kirtan_DeityInstallation https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_10December2016_Kirtan_DeityInstallation.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_10December2016_ShortLecture_DeityInstallation https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_10December2016_ShortLecture_DeityInstallation.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_10December2016_Lecture_Initiation https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_10December2016_Lecture_Initiation.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_09December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.51 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_09December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.51.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_07December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.46 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_07December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.46.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_04December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.41 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_04December2016_Lecture_SB_3.26.41.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_04December2016_Kirtan_StKildaBeach https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_04December2016_Kirtan_StKildaBeach.mp3 KKS_AUS_MEL_03December2016_Lecture_BG_10.10 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSMELDecember2016/KKS_AUS_MEL_03December2016_Lecture_BG_10.10.mp3   View the updated post with video recordings here. Audio and video recordings are […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 December 2011, Durban, South Africa, Morning Lecture) Piety has diminished many generations ago. But the mercy of Lord Caitanya that has come into the sinful life of fallen people in a world where everything has gone astray. Sinful activities are covering the globe; this is the reality. Therefore this is not […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 September, Phoenix, South Africa)  So how sincere are we really!? We should not so easily accept that we are sincere but rather we should see that we fall short and that we need to deepen our sincerity, in other words, increase our commitment as sincerity is measured in the commitment that we […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 December 2016, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 3.26.41) In this verse, we are reading about how the living entity in the embodied state is interacting with the material energy. Through the material senses, the living entity is experiencing material “rasa”. This is really the purpose of our material existence, to try and […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 December 2016, Melbourne, Australia, Bhagavad-gita 10.10) People are striving for wealth; they try to make material progress. This is not easy because we are not in control of destiny. One may get wealth but then, other circumstances may interfere and all the wealth may get plundered by some calamity. Therefore trying […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 March 2007, Nectar of Instruction Lecture) Giving charity to devotees is important because by doing so we can somehow overcome our deep rooted material attachment. We must learn to give than rather than to take, just like Jayananda did. Jayananda was Prabhupada’s dear disciple who had done so many wonderful things. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2010, Zagreb, Croatia, House Program) Sometimes, we can see how Krsna speaks to us through someone else. This is clearly not by chance. Krsna actively communicates with us. Krsna is not a passive personality who just blesses us, Krsna is actively involved in our life – communicating with us and doing […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 January 2008, Stockholm, Sweden) We cannot just declare, “I have surrendered!” No, one has to surrender again and again; it is an ongoing process. One has to gain the favour of Krsna eternally. This is quite something! We need to take spiritual life to stage of no compromise, meaning that for […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 May 2002, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.11) Resistance to surrender comes from maintaining material attachments even after receiving so many instructions on this subject matter. This is what holds us back! But how do we overcome this obstacle? We do so by being brave in Krsna consciousness, by being brave to choose for […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2008, Cape Town, South Africa, Lecture) When the principles of the mode of goodness becomes our second nature, this is the point where you begin to enjoy spiritual life. Spiritual life is very nice! We are chanting and having nice association and we are very happy. But this is not all. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 November 2007, Mayapur, Lecture) It is one thing to take up devotional service but it is another thing to become absorbed in devotional service. Many people do find some taste, some satisfaction in the philosophy and in principles of moral behaviour but it is not so easy to become absorbed… We […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami) Preaching will not become successful if we are not endearing ourselves to Krsna. Preaching does not just depend on some techniques otherwise we could all learn hypnosis and with hypnosis, we could take over the world! There are yogis like that who can bring people under their will, “Chant Hare Krsna!” and […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 November 2016, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.18.1-8) In the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Lord Caitanya says, “I am only one gardener. I have so many fruits of love of God. How can I alone distribute all these fruits? Therefore I order every man in the universe to distribute these fruits.” He says, “How […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 November 2016, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.18.1-8) Only the pure devotee can pull us out of the material world; this is the only way. Sometimes I look at old Back to Godhead magazines – the very early ones. Those ones were interesting because they were all about Srila Prabhupada; the whole Back […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011, Helsinki, Finland) In preaching, we should not throw Krsna consciousness like a ton of bricks on people’s heads and all at once tell them, “You have to follow everything!” and then runaway, never to be seen again. No, preaching means that we have to be sensitive, depending on which stage a […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.26) Veganism is considered to be holier-than-thou and vegans are sort of telling the rest of the world that we are not compassionate at all, that we are contributing to the slaughter of cows by that fact that we are so lusty and […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 April 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.1.33) To our book distributors, I would like to say this. When you are distributing books on the street, it is tough because people are not waiting for you. They did not come out to the streets to buy books. They came for another reason and […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.26) Vedic culture is all about dharma. The kshatriya is not to become non-violent but they should use their violence only to protect the principles of religion thus they are protectors and not aggressors – not just big guys with big muscles; big […]

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.26) In this purport, we read about the brahmanas and the kshatriyas, and Srila Prabhupada put the emphasis, especially for the brahminical class of men, on controlling the senses. He said, “For the intelligent men, controlling the senses is the essence,” and then […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.26) Intelligence is found in the two upper classes of men – in the brahminical class and the kshatriya class. The intelligence of a vaishya is of a different nature because the intelligence of a vaishya is less selfless. The brahmana and kshatriya […]

Written by Uddhava Das  Read about Vrindavan Part 1 Friday, 04 November – Disappearance Day of Srila Prabhupada On the special occasion of the disappearance day anniversary of Srila Prabhupada, Kadamba Kanana Swami chanted his rounds in the morning and later on, attended the memorial service for Srila Prabhupada. For this purpose, the huge hall […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 September 2003, Radhadesh, Belgium, Lecture) In this material world, everything is so gross and cheap. Here, when there is a meeting between lovers then within no time, it is the full embrace – that is what it is all about… Right down to the action! The main thing! Let us not […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 April 2016, Radhadesh, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.8.14-16) I read this article about organ donations. Someone sent it around and the article described how you cannot take organs from a dead body. It is not possible because then the organs are spoilt already and can no longer be used for transplant. Therefore you still […]

Written by Sesa Das  On Friday afternoon (14 October), Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in Mauritius; an amazing country with a lot of culture and respect. Maharaj saw this within the first few moments after he landed. Whilst walking to the immigration counter he was respectfully greeted and ushered to the staff queue, which quickened things […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 August 2012, Ljubljana, The Balkans, Lecture: The pastimes of Krsna) When Krsna walks in Vrindavan as Madhava, carrying his flute tucked in his belt, then the trees which have branches laden with fruits and flowers, are trying to touch Krsna’s feet. The bees are just singing the glories of Krsna. Bhagavatam […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 October 2015, Sydney, Australia, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.339) Question: I have not done anything for Krsna. Why would he care about me? Long before… what happened is this… One day, you were in a street and you did not remember your name. You stood there, looking and you did not know your name […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 July 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Spirit Matters Program) Even when we are so transcendental ourselves, we still have to take people’s feelings very serious, even if they are partially motivated by false ego – it doesn’t matter, just like a child. But when you are an adult, you see it different […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2010, Croatia, Lecture) Question: Can you define lust? If we serve our own senses, then it is called lust but if we serve the senses of Krsna, then it is called love. So love is about giving and satisfying others and lust is about satisfying ourselves. So, when we are the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 September 2014, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.10.4) Spiritual life has been challenging in every age, even in the satya yuga! Although in the satya yuga, conditions were very easy and very nice. There was no need to work; grains were growing naturally, fruits were everywhere. All that needed to be […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 May 2012, Melbourne, Australia, Seminar: Mahajans Part 2) Originally, the living being was with Krsna in the spiritual world and the living being, upon eternity, came to understand that he also had independence, that he did not have to serve Krsna and that rather he could be served too! At this […]

Written by Uddhava Das Wednesday, 02 November 2016 At around 12 noon, Adi Kesava & Bhakta Vatsala left auspicious Vrindavan to fetch Kadamba Kanana Swami from Delhi Airport. He was scheduled to arrive at 14h30 from Dubai after a long 20 hour journey from South Africa. At 15h30 Maharaj appeared through the gate and was received graciously. They hopped into the awaiting […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.25) In his list for society at large, Bhismadev mentions, “To equally distribute wealth.” So, are we speaking here about communism? It sounds like Bhismadev is the pre-runner of Karl Marx! No, to equally distribute wealth means that there should be no excessive […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) This is the month of Kartik and I was asked to speak on the month of Damodar but although Damodar is so much on my mind, even more than that is the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada actually. We will have arati in Srila Prabhupada’s […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.25) Continued from, “Lessons in life,” Bhismadev’s list of challenges for society at large to improve their quality of life… With regards to these moral principles given by Bhismadev here in the purport, the principle of, “Not to lie,” may be exempt in exceptional […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 April 2014, Durban, South Africa, Lecture: The glories of the holy name) Krsna’s beauty is stunning! It is said that those devotees who look at Krsna, they gradually become stunned! I am worshipping Krsna in the form of Giriraja Govardhan. It is said that Govardhan Hill is non-different from Krsna. Somehow […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, December 2011, Sasolburg, South Africa, Lecture) Vedic culture says that nature will respond according to the behaviour of people. The behaviour of nature is directly related to the behaviour of people on the planet. This is something that I never thought of before coming to Krsna consciousness, it had never occurred to […]

(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 […]

Written by Sesa Das Early on Friday morning (07 October), Kadamba Kanana Swami flew from Cape Town to Lanseria, Johannesburg. There were no programs scheduled that day so Maharaj got some well-deserved rest. On Saturday evening, Maharaj was invited to give class at the Benoni Hindu temple at their namahatta program. After forty minutes of […]