(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, Home Program) One time, we were in Durban and Giriraj Maharaj was there. We were taking prasadam with the devotees and Maharaja suddenly said, “Its been scientifically proven that cows who eat together with other cows, give more milk.” Bhuńkte bhojayate caiva (Nectar of Instruction, verse […]
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Cows who eat together…
Taking shelter
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Lenasia, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture) When should a person approach a spiritual master for initiation into Krsna consciousness? One must first get situated in the process of devotional service. One must first get situated in chanting sixteen rounds and following four regulative principles and once that’s there, then […]
Priests and pumpkins
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, Home Program) When having a small get-together, the idea is that some blessings are exchanged. We don’t know the workers who built this house and what karma they put in between the bricks. We think they just put cement when we see them working. No, karma is […]
The greatest mystery
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami) Radharani has the potency to fully capture Krsna and fully satisfy Krsna but then comes the greatest mystery. The greatest mystery is that Krsna leaves Vrndavan, he leaves Srimati Radharani in separation. And she is in great separation of Krsna and Krsna is always promising to […]
Unlimited purity
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami) Here in this world, we are all limited by karma. Some of us have a nose that is too big. Some of us have ears that stick out too much. Some have eyes that are too sunken. Some have bags under the eyes. Some have […]
The spiritual master
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, Home Program) Continued from “No ordinary gifts” As a sannyasi, I don’t have so much to give but we can spend a little time to go into the scripture and we can bring in that. We could spend some more time practicing kirtan and we can bring in […]
No ordinary beauty
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami) In Vrndavan, in one of the forests which is known as Kamyavana, there is place called Mohini-kund. Once in this place, a particular pastime took place. Srimati Radharani mentioned that she had heard many Bhagavatam lectures speaking about the super-excellent beauty of Mohini-murti, that particular […]
No ordinary gifts
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, Home Program) There are favourable principles described: dadāti pratigŗhnāti guhyam ākhyāti pŗcchati bhuńkte bhojayate caiva ṣaḍ-vidhaḿ prīti-lakṣaname, (Nectar of Instruction, Verse 4) It is said that first one must give, one must generously give. Yes, devotees, they are giving. It is about giving gifts but […]
Vyasa Puja Offering to Srila Prabhupada
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 August 2013, Abenthuer, Germany) om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace. You once mentioned to Bhavananda Prabhu that while you were a resident of the spiritual sky, Krsna approached you and said, “I want you […]
Vyasa Puja Offering to Srila Prabhupada
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 August 2013, Abenthuer, Germany) om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace. You once mentioned to Bhavananda Prabhu that while you were a resident of the spiritual sky, Krsna approached you and said, “I want you […]
Great faith
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrndavan, India, Student Talk) After Srila Prabhupada left Vrndavan, he tried to preach in the Western world. It wasn’t easy; it is not just an easy success story. When Prabhupada was anchored with the Jaladuta just on the pier in New York city, at that time Prabhupada was reflecting […]
Deeply rooted
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 July 2013, Vrndavan, India, Bhagavad-gita 14.22 – 25) Devotional service itself is the means to become absorbed. So, Gaudiya vaisnavas do not need to spend so much exercise in trying to control the senses. Therefore, Gaudiyas are not putting so much emphasis on austerity or renunciation. It is said that austerity […]
Steps to becoming brave
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 December 2012, Phoenix Ratha Yatra, South Africa, Q&A Lecture) Well, I have been thinking about a metaphor. I call it the step-by-step metaphor. In material life, we have two steps, two feet in the world. As long as we have our two feet in this world, we get very preoccupied with […]