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In 2016, 2017 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Prema-sarovara, where Radha and Krsna once met, and in a moment of separation, They shed so many tears that it formed the waters of this sarovara. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Prema-sarovara during […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 12 – Prema-sarovara ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Narada-kunda, a place to reflect on Narada Muni, a pure Vaisnava, and the meaning of true bhakti. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtan and lecture below, along with a few photos, at Narada-kunda during Parikrama 2018. Narada Muni desired to join the pastimes of Krsna as […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 11 – Narada-kunda ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2016 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Varsana, the village of Srimati Radharani. It is here that various deities such as Lord Brahma and Lord Visnu have manifested themselves in the form of hills, as they carry the Lord and His devotees on their heads. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 10 – Varsana ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2017 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Sanket, the meeting place for Srimati Radharani and Krsna. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Sanket during Parikrama 2017 and Parikrama 2018. Sanket is the place where Radha and Krsna meet. They reside at Varsana […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 9 – Sanket ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Ter Kadamba, which is famous for Srila Rupa Gosvami’s bhajana-kutir. It is also here where Krsna would climb onto a Kadamba tree and call out the names of the leaders of the various herds of cows. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtan and lecture below, along […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 8 – Ter Kadamba ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Talavana, where Lord Balarama killed the demon Dhenukasura. We come here in prayer to Lord Balarama as He prepares the heart and gives spiritual strength. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtan and lecture below, along with a few photos, at Talavana during Parikrama 2018. Lord Balarama […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 7 – Talavana ” was published on KKSBlog.

Every year from 2016 to 2019, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Brahmanda-ghata, where Krsna showed Mother Yasoda the entire universe in His mouth. Maharaja says that he never skips this significant place during his parikrama because this deals with the foundation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s key teaching – acintya-bhedabheda-tattva. Check out Maharaja’s […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 6 – Brahmanda-ghata ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Manasi-Ganga, where Krsna performed his famous boat pastime with Srimati Radharani. It is also here that Caitanya Mahaprabhu took a bath and then visited the Harideva Mandir, before starting His Govardhana Parikrama. Check out a transcription of Maharaja’s lecture below, along with a few photos, […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 5 – Manasi-Ganga ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Moti-kunda in Nandagaon, where Krsna performed his pastime of planting pearls in the ground and watering them with cow milk to sprout vines of pearls. Check out Maharaja’s full lecture below, along with a few photos, at Moti-kunda during Parikrama 2018. In Moti-kunda, there is […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 4 – Moti-kunda ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2017 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Raval, the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. Here, Maharaja delves deep into the mood, features and qualities of Radharani for us to meditate upon. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Raval during Parikrama 2017 and Parikrama […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 3 – Raval ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2017 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Madhuvana, specifically at Dhruva-tila, where a young Dhruva Maharaja endured great austerities in his quest to find the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Dhruva-tila in Madhuvana during Parikrama 2017 and […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 2 – Madhuvana ” was published on KKSBlog.

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Radha-kunda, which is described as the topmost place in the universe! We begin our eParikrama this year by revisiting this significant place and casting our mind to the meditations instilled in us by Maharaj. Check out Maharaj’s full kirtan and lecture below, along with a […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 Day 1 – Radha-kunda ” was published on KKSBlog.

As you are aware, Damodar masa is here, and it is around this time of the year that His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami Maharaj leads his annual Kartik Parikrama in and around Braj. This year, however, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Parikrama will not proceed in person. And as you are […]

The article ” eParikrama 2020 here on KKSBlog! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 August 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Initiation Ceremony Lecture) Uttama-adhikari is living in a close relationship with Krsna. The uttama-adhikari is always thinking about Krsna in every moment. And every moment is dedicated to Krsna. This devotee is not wasting a single moment on anything else. kṣāntir avyartha-kālatvaṁviraktir māna-śūnyatāāśā-bandhaḥ samutkaṇṭhānāma-gāne sadā ruciḥ(Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 23.18-19) When […]

The article ” Dedicating every moment ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 October 2020, ISKCON Simhachalam, Jandelsbrunn, Germany, Life after Initiation Lecture) If your phone is a karmi phone, then you are with a karmi all day. If your phone is a devotee phone, then you are with a devotee all day. Make your phone a devotee! Watch the full video below or […]

The article ” Is your phone a devotee? ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 January 2017, Brisbane, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.6) A lot of people think that in chanting 16 rounds, it is all about sincerity. And they come to me and ask, “I am lacking. What can I do to get more serious about chanting 16 rounds?” In other words, how to become more […]

The article ” Become regulated ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 September 2020, ISKCON Simhachalam, Jandelsbrunn, Germany, Table Talks 11 Lecture)

Each service is a preparation for a greater service in the future.

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2018, Durban, South Africa, Northdene Program Lecture) It is our goal to always be one in thought with Krsna. One of the symptoms of surrendering in devotional service is to have no other interest other than the interest in Krsna. Of course, it is not that our thoughts are always […]

The article ” Seeing Krsna is beyond our imagination! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 August 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Initiation Ceremony Lecture) It is the Holy Name of the Lord that awakens our natural love for Krsna. So by hearing and chanting the Hare Krsna Mahamantra, we will awaken our pure love for Krsna. We have faith, somehow or other, to make this our desire. We have […]

The article ” A spark of faith ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 August 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Initiation Ceremony Lecture) It is the Holy Name of the Lord that awakens our natural love for Krsna. So by hearing and chanting the Hare Krsna Mahamantra, we will awaken our pure love for Krsna. We have faith, somehow or other, to make this our desire. We have […]

The article ” A spark of faith ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 September 2020, ISKCON Simhachalam, Jandelsbrunn, Germany, Table Talks 5 Lecture) In material life, time is the big enemy. Time is the ultimate power and nothing escapes the all-destroying influence of time. In spiritual life, time works completely in our favour. Through time, we automatically build up spiritual advancement. Time is the […]

The article ” Time of our lives! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2018, Durban, South Africa, Northdene Program Lecture) Radharani is known as the soft-hearted feminine counterpart of the Lord. She is therefore very compassionate. Now, Caitanya Mahaprabhu has taken that mood of Srimati Radharani. One might say that Caitanya Mahaprabhu is golden but Caitanya Mahaprabhu said it Himself that, “I am […]

The article ” The Golden Avatar ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 April 2020, Durban, South Africa, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture: Deities) In Jagannatha Puri, besides the deity of Lord Jagannatha, there is another famous deity which was the Gopinatha deity of Gadadhara known as Ṭoṭā-gopīnātha. We had just described in the Caitanya Caritamrta that Gadadhara had taken a vow of ksetra-sanyasi. The vow […]

The article ” The story of Ṭoṭā-gopīnātha ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 June 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture: Disrespecting Vaisnavas) Once one engages in criticising Vaisnavas, it becomes part of one’s nature. One will do it again and again until ultimately one offends Krsna! Once one engages in criticising Vaisnavas, it becomes part of one’s nature. It sets in and one will […]

The article ” Criticising? Think again! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 September 2017, Camp de Masque, Mauritius, Sunday Program Lecture) Remember our favourite song? What is the favourite song in the Hare Krsna movement?  It is the prasadam prayers.  sarira avidya-jal, jodendriya tahe kal, jive phele vishaya-sagore ta’ra madhye jihva ati, lobhamoy sudurmati, ta’ke jeta kathina samsare Very ecstatic! Most popular song […]

The article ” Saved by the senses ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 August 2017, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami Evening Program) Srimati Radharani is wandering in the forests of Vrndavana and she is not entirely in a calm state of mind. Her love for Krsna is not casual. It is not love that you put on the shelf and sometimes take it off and […]

The article ” Embodiment of real selflessness ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 August 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Serving devotees and Srimati Radharani Lecture) More so than us becoming attracted to Krsna, let us do something that attracts Krsna to us! Devotional service is about attracting Krsna. It is not just about us getting attracted to Krsna. In the beginning, we think that devotional service […]

The article ” Attracting Krsna to us! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 4 August 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Last Journey to London Notes) The sraddha-bindu, the drop of faith that we get from the devotees, is the greatest possession of a devotee. The main thing about a devotee is his deep faith in Krsna. As a result, he has no faith in anything else. Having […]

The article ” Only a drop of faith ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 August 2017, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami Festival Lecture) Where in the world is love to be found? That love which has been glorified throughout the millennium – in songs, in poetry, in words, in exchanges between partners – that love, where is it to be found in this world? Where is […]

The article ” Where is the deepest love? ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2018, Durban, South Africa, Northdene Program Lecture) As Radhastami is approaching, we are beginning to think about Srimati Radharani whose pure devotion is unrivaled. No one can display as much love for Krsna as Radharani does and no can serve Krsna in the way She can. Therefore, we aspire to […]

The article ” No such thing as separation, we are one in thought! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 6 July 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture) Real shelter means to be sheltered from the mind, which is always disturbed; from the senses, which push us mercilessly; and from the emptiness and the loneliness. What does real shelter mean? Does it mean to take shelter from the material sufferings, shelter from […]

The article ” Real Shelter ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 September 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Janmastami Lecture) It is the day to get absorbed in Krsna, to remember Krsna, to glorify Krsna and to somehow or other, spend the whole day with Krsna! Wishing you all a Happy Janmastami! Hare Krsna! Watch the full video below or by checking out the ISKCON […]

The article ” Janmastami Meditation #3 ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 September 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Janmastami Lecture) Watch out for the enemies this Janmastami – the bed, the pillar, a comfortable arm chair, soft pillows, the wall. Beware of these enemies that try to eat away our time from Krsna! Janmastami is an opportunity for us to spend our whole day with […]

The article ” Janmastami Meditation #2 ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 September 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Janmastami Lecture) It’s not that we have to fast, it’s just that there is no time to eat because there is too much to do for Krsna. Janmastami is about focusing on the lotus feet of Krsna, about meditating on Krsna, thinking about Him, reading about Him […]

The article ” Janmastami Meditation #1 ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 August 2014, Nove Sady, Czech Republic, Balarama Purnima Lecture) Simply put, the chanting of the Hare Krsna mahamantra is our main interest. In the Holy Name, there are 3 words – Hare, Krsna and Rama. In this, we can see that Hare is representing Srimati Radharani, Rama is representing Lord Balarama […]

The article ” Balarama – The Big Brother ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 November 2018, Talavana, India, Kartik Parikrama Lecture) Lord Balarama carries a plough, used to prepare the ground for planting. Balarama is actually the one who prepares the heart. Krsna is the instructor, the speaker of the Bhagavad-gita, and He plants transcendental knowledge within the heart. “Bala” means strength and Balarama is […]

The article ” Everything is resting on Balarama ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 November 2019, Brisbane, Australia, Sunday Feast Lecture) Just like children only want to eat sweets, we only want kirtan. But we must not forget about the philosophy in Krsna consciousness because without this philosophy, we have no anchor. Without philosophy, we are on the waves of the three modes of material […]

The article ” Philosophy is our anchor ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 June 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture: Disrespecting Vaisnavas) If one commits an offence, one has the duty to denounce that immediately; to denounce the offender. In the Caitanya Caritāmṛta, we have the story of how Gopāla Cāpāla became envious of Srivasa Thakura, who is a great devotee, and tried to […]

The article ” The mad elephant offence ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 June 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture: Mayavada Part 2) We are not at length going to study the Mayavada philosophy or the Buddhist philosophy because they are very extensive and academic philosophy. The Mayavada philosophy is basically appealing to the very root cause of the living entity being in the […]

The article ” We are not God! ” was published on KKSBlog.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 June 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture) When we fly to greater heights in the sky of bhakti, we become free from darkness in ourselves. ākāśa — ananta, tāte yaiche pakṣi-gaṇayāra yata śakti, tata kare ārohaṇa (Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila 20.79)The sky is unlimited, but many birds fly higher and higher […]

The article ” Sky of Bhakti ” was published on KKSBlog.