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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December 2013, Soweto, South Africa, Lecture) Temple life is a little bit like a pressure cooker! Out in the world, there are some outlets – when there is lots of frustration, you can just get drunk one night and get rid of that frustration!. But as a devotee, all that you […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 28 September 2014, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture)  If we can have Krsna in the foreground, in every situation – first Krsna and then everything – then we have Vrindavan. Simply Krsna is most important in every situation and this is the spirit of Krsna consciousness. Then there is another level of […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 June 2014, Stockholm, Sweden, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.75) Sadhana-bhakti is like the Ganga. When we take bath in the Ganga, in Mayapur then on the side of the river, the water is not moving very much – it is slow. If you want to move in the water then you have to […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 August 2014, Goloka-dhama, Germany, Janmastami, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.41.6-10)   We remember the pastime of when Krsna first came to Mathura and he met a garland-maker, Sudama, who offered Krsna many nice garlands, sandalwood and other things. That garland-maker actually used go to Vrindavan regularly to collect flowers, so he had previously […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 August 2014, Krišnův dvůr, Czech Republic, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.43) In 1977, I started to take interest in Krsna consciousness but then, in the same year, one after the other, both my parents died. So it was such a family drama. I just had to put everything aside and deal with that […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 September 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Initiation Lecture) One year in Vrindavan during Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day program, one of Srila Prabhupada’s earliest disciples, Gargamuni, was present. Now, Gargamuni is a type of personality what you would call an individual, he is not exactly a traditionalist. On that day, Gargamuni was dressed in blue […]

Written by Rishi Ruparelia After the Swiss Retreat, Kadamba Kanana Swami spent a few days in London and then travelled to Goloka Dhama, Germany for the Pandava Sena Retreat. Pandava Sena is the congregational youth-group of Bhaktivedanta Manor. Within minutes of Kadamba Kanana Swami’s arrival at Goloka Dhama on a rainy Wednesday afternoon (03 August), he had attracted […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 August 2016, Zadar, Croatia, Balarama’s Appearance Day Lecture) Kirtan is our meditation. We can meditate on so many things – freedom, sex, money, etc. but meditation on kirtan is the ultimate goal of life. It is deeper as it stays with us always. This connection never changes. If the connection with kirtan […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 August 2014, Czech, Balarama Jayanti, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.1.8) Balarama carries the plough and Krsna, a flute. It is said that Balarama is ploughing the field of the heart and in that way, preparing the heart so that the seeds of bhakti can be planted. It is through service attitude that the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 June 2016, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.57) The all blissful Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternally young and not plagued by any imperfections, not plagued by an old cranky body and not ugly either. Some incarnations of God are certainly not the most beautiful. It is said that various incarnations […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 April 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture) There was a video clip about teenagers in Australia who have a very hard life – they have iPads with only 1 GB memory space! And on Saturdays their parents would do all the shopping for the week, drive the car into the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 August 2016, New Vraja Mandala, Spain, Srimad Bhagavatam 12.13.23) nama-sankirtanam yasya sarva-papa pranasanam pranamo duhkha-samanas tam namami harim param (12.13.23) Translation I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Hari, the congregational chanting of whose holy names destroys all sinful reactions, and the offering of obeisances unto whom relieves all […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 June 2016, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.57) A verse from the Mahabharat points out that logic alone remains inconclusive. One philosopher has one interpretation while another philosopher has another interpretation and sometimes there is no end to an argument. It just goes on and on and on, if one tries […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Program Lecture) ‘Sixteen rounds done! It’s over! The happiest moment of the day!’ Is this our spiritual life? Is this how we are practicing every day? Was there any attentive round? Can you remember one moment today when chanting was attentive? Can you then remember any […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Program Lecture) Question: Swamiji, can you please give me some basics on spiritual life? Serve the devotees! That’s the basics. That is where it all begins. And when we serve the devotees, we serve their feet. We serve the lotus feet of the devotees and […]

Written by Nimai London Ratha Yatra (17 July) had been really great and Kadamba Kanana Swami enjoyed it a lot however he needed to take a few days of rest after such an exhausting event so he decided to go to Amsterdam before continuing with his European tour, and he stayed at the flat of […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 April 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Program Lecture) Let us dedicate our whole life to Krsna. Let us gradually get rid of interruptions. It is said that pure devotional service is that which is uninterrupted. But what we do is a little service and then we think we deserve some sense gratification, “Okay, […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 March 2014, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.6.11) I have a cartoon. The first picture shows a child, you know, baby just born and the caption says, “Too young.” Next picture shows a couple in love, hand-in-hand, full moon behind them, “Too much in love.” Next picture shows a family, a few […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 February 2016, Bhaktivedanta Manor, United Kingdom, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.21) Family affection is dictated by the modes of material nature. It is just amazing, as soon as the child comes out of the womb something changes. One father held his new born child and said, “I do not know why I am […]

Written by Nandan Morning Class: Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 13.9 Another bright and cool morning. Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived at the Manor during Guru Puja. Instead of taking the front route to the temple, Maharaj, Nimai and Krsna Kirtan Prabhu took the back route, past the kitchen where there were a great number of devotees, moving […]

Written by Nandan  Maharaj and his considerably tanned servant Nimai arrived at Luton airport, travelling from Italy, on a pleasant English Summer’s day! Present to receive them were Gurudas, Saurab and yours truly. After a smooth 30 minute ride, we arrived at Krsna Kirtan Prabhu’s house in North West London. The lounge was spotless and […]

On Saturday, 30 July, Kadamba Kanana Swami will give the morning class at Bhaktivedanta Manor based  on Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 13.66.  Watch live via Mayapur TV or Manor Media starting at 07:30 am (GMT +1).

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 July 2016, Swiss Summer Camp, Switzerland, Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture) A sadhu (holy man) is a missionary. Preaching is the fruit of his labour. However, one must first gain some depth before he can really preach. What does this mean? It means that first he must have faith! Preaching is highly dependent […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 July 2016, Swiss Summer Camp, Switzerland, Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.1-2) Uddhava is very broadly described in our scriptures. Uddhava was a devotee of the Lord from his childhood. Advanced souls get the chance to take birth in a devotee family; the liberated soul never forgets Krsna. Vidura is actually Yamaraj who had […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 March 2016, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture) It is not desirable to worship out of fear… out of fear of the Lord or out of fear of reactions that may come. To be God-fearing is not advertised as a great ideal in our Krsna consciousness movement. Rather our aim is […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 March 2016, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture) Question: Does Krsna only favour pure devotees? And everyone else, Krsna just lets them rot? [laughter] That sounds a bit extreme doesn’t it? Rather, I found that even long before coming to Krsna consciousness, Krsna was also in my life. It wasn’t that it […]

Written by Klara  Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived at Prague airport on Thursday evening (30 June), travelling from Radhadesh. He spent some time at the temple in Lužce and the next day, he went to Kamenice nad Lipou where the summer camp took place. There were about 180 devotees at the camp already and the atmosphere was […]

While Kadamba Kanana Swami works on his masterpiece, Nimai created one of his own!

For various reasons, we were delayed in bringing to you these recordings of Kadamba Kanana Swami captured during the months of April and May. Download ALL India KKS_IND_Vrindavan_02May2016_Lecture_SB_6.9.36 https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_IND_Vrindavan_02May2016_Lecture_SB_6.9.36.mp3 KKS_IND_Vrindavan_02May2016_Evening_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_IND_Vrindavan_02May2016_Evening_Kirtan.mp3 KKS_IND_Vrindavan_03May2016_Lecture_BG_3.34 https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_IND_Vrindavan_03May2016_Lecture_BG_3.34.mp3 KKS_IND_Coimbatore_26May2016_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_IND_Coimbatore_26May2016_Kirtan.mp3 KKS_IND_Coimbatore_26May2016_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_IND_Coimbatore_26May2016_Lecture.mp3 KKS_IND_Vrindavan_29May2016_Lecture_SB_6.10.12 https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_IND_Vrindavan_29May2016_Lecture_SB_6.10.12.mp3 South Africa KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_DiscipleProgram_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_DiscipleProgram_Lecture.mp3 KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_DiscipleProgram_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_DiscipleProgram_Kirtan.mp3 KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_InitiationCeremony_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_InitiationCeremony_Lecture.mp3 KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_InitiationCeremony_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_16April2016_InitiationCeremony_Kirtan.mp3 KKS_SA_DBN_15April2016_NJP_Rama_Naumi_Evening_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_15April2016_NJP_Rama_Naumi_Evening_Lecture.mp3 KKS_SA_DBN_15April2016_NJP_Rama_Naumi_Evening_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_15April2016_NJP_Rama_Naumi_Evening_Kirtan.mp3 KKS_SA_DBN_09April2016_HouseProgram_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSSADBN09April2016HouseProgramKirtan/KKS_SA_DBN_09April2016_HouseProgram_Lecture.mp3 […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.39) Because we have been in the material world for many lifetimes, we have accumulated many desires that are stored within our subconsciousness and all these desires are still influencing us now. Again, we are trying to enjoy them one more time; again […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, October 2014, Mayapur, India, Siksastakam Seminar: Verses 1&2, Part 1) I have a story of my spiritual master, Jayadvaita Swami. He comes up with good titles of seminars and he came up with the title: The hopes and horrors of household life. Even before the seminar, there was a storm of discussion and […]

In the build-up to the London Ratha Yatra festival which takes place this Sunday, 17 July 2016, Kadamba Kanana Swami will give a special morning class at Bhaktivedanta Manor focusing on the significance of the occasion.  Watch live via Mayapur TV or Manor Media starting at 07:30 am (GMT +1).

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 January 2014, Mayapur, India, Lecture: Kirtan Academy 2) Naturally, every devotee desires to see Krsna and the desire to see Krsna is not a fruitive one. You might say, “Well, the top most level of pure devotion was to be free from all selfish desire so isn’t it selfish when we […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2008 Amsterdam, Netherlands, Lecture) There are devotees who live in the temple and relate to the world, and there are devotees who live out in the world and relate to the temple. Both these two situations are acceptable but in both cases one must devote their life cent percent to Krsna! It is not just a matter […]

Read about Kadamba Kanana Swami’s stay in Radhadesh here. Please find recordings of the lectures below. Download ALL KKS_Radhadesh_05June2016_CC_Madhya_25.57 https://archive.org/download/KKSRadhadesh19June2016CCMadhya25.66/KKS_Radhadesh_05June2016_CC_Madhya_25.57.mp3 KKS_Radhadesh_12June2016_CC_Madhya_25.58 https://archive.org/download/KKSRadhadesh19June2016CCMadhya25.66/KKS_Radhadesh_12June2016_CC_Madhya_25.58.mp3 KKS_Radhadesh_19June2016_CC_Madhya_25.66 https://archive.org/download/KKSRadhadesh19June2016CCMadhya25.66/KKS_Radhadesh_19June2016_CC_Madhya_25.66.mp3 KKS_Radhadesh_26June2016_CC_Madhya_25.73 https://archive.org/download/KKSRadhadesh19June2016CCMadhya25.66/KKS_Radhadesh_26June2016_CC_Madhya_25.73.mp3

Written by Nimai After a month in India, Kadamba Kanana Swami returned to Europe. He spent two nights in Amsterdam and then travelled to Radhadesh where he also stayed for a month and dedicated most of his time to writing. He was still recovering from the Ayurvedic treatment he had recently undergone in Coimbatore. Nevertheless, […]