Author Archives: Kristin

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 May 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, Lecture at Govindas) We have to look at our life as a whole and not only get lost in the moment. We are enjoying the material world but still it is not fulfilling. There is enjoyment, but it is not enough to fulfill the emptiness in […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 May 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, Lecture at Govindas) All the rules and regulations in scripture serve one principle – to always remember Krsna and never forget him. One who always remembers Krsna, is always prepared for death.  At the end of one’s life, one must remember Krsna. So if we always […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 June 2012, Czech Republic, Caitanya Caritamrta Adi lila 7.83)   Simple devotees are the ones who become advanced. Srila Prabhupada said that Krsna consciousness is so simple that one might just miss it. That is a very nice point because we have to become very simple by giving up our false […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.09.12) Mother Yashoda showed a mood of unalloyed dedication to Krsna. Even when Krsna became upset that Mother Yashoda was not attentive to him, still Mother Yashoda was only interested in Krsna. It is said that mother Yashoda was stirring the yogurt and trying to […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.9) Prabhupada many times said, “A society of cats & dogs.” Some of his favourite sayings were rascal and cats & dogs. Prabhupada had the power to call people rascals because in front of him, everyone could realize, “I am a rascal.” Ravindra Svarup das […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.9)   We must  make arrangements to strengthen our spiritual life. It is not possible just by decision, but by cultivation. Because we are weighed down with our previous sinful activities, we carry the weight of so many previous sinful activities and it is still […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 May 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.23.36) In the Nectar of Devotion, we have a description of Kamsa’s moment of doubt. I like it! Kamsa sits on his throne in Mathura, in his ultimate mood of demoniac nature, and he is thinking, “Hah, what can Krsna do to me? Nothing! I […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Bhagavad-gita 9.9) Krsna is full of love and full of kindness. We are too focused on the reality of the body, on this life we are going through… Whereas Krsna is not illusioned by the material forms, Krsna is seeing the soul. He is interested in the […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 September 2013, Durban, South Coast Hall Program, Class “Living in truth”) In one verse, the whole message of Srimad Bhagavatam is summarized. So, I am saving you from the trouble because the Bhagavatam is 18 000 verses long. So you pay attention, just for one moment, to catch this one. This […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 September 2013, Durban, South Coast Hall Program, Class “Living in truth”) I was reading a story where it is said that “Knowledge” and “Renunciation” had become very weak. They had become very depleted due to the influence of kali; they had become very old! Although they were young, they looked very […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 May 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.23.3-6) I always used to think of myself as a bit more spiritual than other people. What to do! I had a little more spiritual interest than the average person, in fact I thought I was very spiritual. But when I saw so many […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 May 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.23.36) One can never be complacent! One can never think, “I’m there, first initiation! Yeah. I’m there, second initiation! You know, bra-ma-na!” and casually forget to put the brahmin thread back, “Oh, it is still hanging there (on the ear).” (Laughing). And then, you know […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 May 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.23.3-6) Prahlad Maharaj said to the Lord, “You are such a kind personality, you have kindly promised to protect us – the demons!” How nice is Prahlad, to see himself like that. Are we seeing ourselves like that? Or when we are reading the sixteenth […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 May 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.23.3-6) Devotional service never goes in vain even though a person may not have piety and even though a person may be covered by ignorance. When devotional service, somehow or other, penetrates in his life then apparently it may seem to have no affect. Apparently, […]