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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture: The secret of spiritual advancement) It is said that the spiritual master is very pleased when the devotees chant the holy name and play musical instruments. The playing of musical instruments is our tradition; it is not about being a musician. Some of […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture: The secret of spiritual advancement) Question: How do we overcome challenges of associating with family members who make spiritual advancement difficult, e.g. mother, father, siblings, wife or husband, without dishonouring them? I think that everyone has to live a life based on truth. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, December 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, Morning Lecture) The purpose of chanting is about taking shelter. Everyone needs shelter in this world; we know that very well. But where is our shelter other than at Krsna’s lotus feet? That is our situation, there is no other shelter! Everything else is illusory shelter. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 December 2011, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.14.1) Question: In the purport, Prabhupada first explained the brahmachari, vanaprastha and sannyasa ashrams and then at last he said, “Grhastha ashram for those who are so attached to sex life.” So it sounds like the only reason to go to grhastha ashram is […]

Written by Bhaktin Klara Summer Camp The camp took place from 01-06 July in the heart of the Czech Republic, near the town Kamenice nad Lipou. This was the second time that the Camp was hosted at this venue and the first time that Kadamba Kanana Swami graced the new place. Krsna again showed His […]

Written by Bhakta Matthew From the very start, Villa Vrindavan, in the region of Tuscany, on the outskirts of Florence was a wonderful backdrop for a weekend of glorifying the Lord through the chanting of His holy names (11-12 July). With peacocks roaming the grounds and not a cloud in the sky, we eagerly awaited the […]

From London, Kadamba Kanana Swami travelled to Czech to participate in the Summer Camp (01-06 July). Thereafter, he travelled to Serbia to attend the Fruska Goranga Camp. Here are details of his visit.  Written by Dahani dd The Fruska Goranga Summer Camp started on 03 July, with devotees and Gurus arriving from different places. This year, […]

Written by Bhakta Nandan Morning Class – Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.11 Following on from the last Bhagavatam class Maharaj gave at the Manor, in this verse King Yayati gives an allegorical story of a male goat and female goat which is based on the King’s own history. Certainly there was some pathos in King Yayati’s story […]

Written by Bhakta Nandan Arrival, 30 June  So it looks like we are still not out of the woods yet with regards to Maharaj’s toothache (following on from Maharaj’s last visit to the UK). Thus Maharaj had to make this whistle stop visit to the UK to get further dental treatment. It really was a […]

Written by Vasudev Das New York and New Jersey  (27-28 June) Maharaj left Gita Nagari early on Saturday morning (27 June), because he had a preaching program scheduled at 26 2nd Ave in the evening. We reached New York around 4 pm. Maharaj stayed at the Bhakti Center on 1st Ave and he walked one […]

Written by Ananda Vrindavan Dasi Gita Nagari (25-27 June) On 25 June, Maharaj bid farewell to deities and devotees of New Vrindavan, whose hearts he surely won even with this short visit, and departed for Gita Nagari farm in Pennsylvania, home of the famous Sri Sri Radha-Damodara deities. He was attending the occasion of Bhakti […]

Written by Ananda Vrindavan Dasi After more than three years, Kadamba Kanana Swami visited the USA again, this time focusing his visit on the communities of New Vrindavan, Gita Nagari, New York and New Jersey. New Vrindavan (17-25 June) Kadamba Kanana Swami landed at Pittsburgh airport on 17 June and then drove to New Vrindavan, […]

Kadamba Kanana Swami visited England from 10-17 June and 29 June-02 July. Presented below are recordings and photos from his various engagements. We have published many articles previously describing the first part of Maharaj’s stay in England. Here is a list of them: Summary, London Ratha Yatra, Arrival Day and Chinese Sanga.   Photos Visit Flickr to […]

On 11 June 2015, Kadamba Kanana Swami presented a lecture at the Chinese Sanga at Reading University, in England. Sadly, no audio recording was captured but here is an elaborate description. By Bhakta Nandan Maharaj started off with a quote from social anthropology about the human personality being composed of nature and culture, Nature is deep […]

During Kadamba Kanana Swami’s visit to the UK (10-17 June), Bhakta Nandan very diligently made notes during Maharaj’s classes and informal conversations with disciples. The content was too good not to share so here is Part One for you! By Bhakta Nandan From the airport, Maharaj along with his merry band of disciples arrived at […]

Written by Nandan Morning Class at Bhaktivedanta Manor (14 June 2015) CC Madhya 13: Ecstatic dancing of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the Jagannatha Puri Ratha Yatra So today was the day that many devotees were waiting for, including Maharaj. It was also great to see Maharaj giving the morning Ratha Yatra class in the country where […]

Written by Bhakta Nandan Arrival in England (10 June) The time is 6.38 pm at Luton Airport. A handful of Maharaj’s disciples are waiting in anticipation at the arrivals lounge, namely Sutapa, Ter Kadamba, Saurab, Godruma, Ganesh and Nandan. Maharaj was coming to the UK from Zurich where the temperature was reportedly a lot better. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 May 2015, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.23) Trivikrama Maharaj tells the story of when Prabhupada said, “My spiritual master made in into a diamond!” A diamond, as we know, is completely transparent – light comes through a diamond and reflects in every direction. When Prabhupada said that his spiritual master made […]

Written by Michael Travelling around with Maharaja was incredible! Being able to observe what it means to live as a travelling, Krishna conscious guru is something like the process of learning how to cook. All the principles of cooking can be found frozen in time within the writings of a book. But by learning how […]

The last part of Kadamba Kanana Swami’s stay in Australia was at New Govardhana, a farming community in Murwillumbah. Below are recordings from the various programs. Maharaj departed Australia on 02 June and after a week in Europe, he is currently in the UK. Courtesy of Michael Audio KKS_AUS_NGV_28 May 2015_WOOFers Program_Kirtan https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSNGVMay2015/KKS_AUS_NGV_28May2015_WOOFersProgram_Kirtan.mp3 KKS_AUS_NGV_28 May 2015_WOOFers Program_Lecture […]

During his recent visit to Australia, Kadamba Kanana Swami spent some days in Sydney after visiting Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane. Here are recordings from the various programs that he did. Audio – Sydney KKS_AUS_SYD_27 May 2015_Lecture_SB_7.10.23 https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSSYD26May2015EveningLectureCC/KKS_AUS_SYD_27May2015_Lecture_SB_7.10.23.mp3 KKS_AUS_SYD_26 May 2015_Evening Lecture_CC https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSSYD26May2015EveningLectureCC/KKS_AUS_SYD_26May2015_EveningLecture_CC.mp3 KKS_AUS_GovindaValley_25 May 2015_ Initiation_Bhajan https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSSYD26May2015EveningLectureCC/KKS_AUS_GovindaValley_25May2015_%20Initiation_Bhajan.mp3 KKS_AUS_GovindaValley_25 May 2015_ Initiation_Lecture https://archive.org/download/KKSAUSSYD26May2015EveningLectureCC/KKS_AUS_GovindaValley_25May2015_%20Initiation_Lecture.mp3 KKS_AUS_SYD_24 May 2015_Sunday Feast_Lecture_BG_ […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 May 2015, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.23) This morning, I listened to the sankirtan scores being announced. It was very nice. I was very happy to hear that books are going out. But, what if I get a little cynical or sceptical, and I say, “Well, how many people are there […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 May 2015, Sydney, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.23) Whenever we take birth in this world, immediately we are indebted. We are indebted to our parents who have brought us into this world and made arrangements for caring for us. We are indebted to the demigods because they are providing for us. Light, […]

The Vyasa Puja Festival took place from 25-28 April. A nice descriptive article of the events has been published previously (click here to view). Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in Radhadesh a few days early and stayed until the 30th. For your pleasure, audio recordings are presented below. Listen online by clicking the play button. To download, right-click on […]

Written by Michael Travelling from Brisbane, after a seamlessly smooth landing into the then-expected arctic Melbourne, the temperature didn’t actually seem too bad; a little fresh, as the Europeans call it. To keep things short and sweet, below I will convey some highlights of the stay here, before our departure to Canberra tomorrow (20 May). […]

Simhachalam, a devotee farming community in lower-east Germany, was Kadamba Kanana Swami’s next destination after Radhadesh. Upon arrival at the farm on Thursday afternoon (30 April), Maharaj was greeted at the gate by many devotees who were waiting for him, with Gour Mohan leading a jubilant kirtan. Later that evening, the rising of the flag […]

Written by Bhakta Nandan Even if one is not personally travelling with Kadamba Kanana Swami, still it is incredible to read about and view Maharaj’s adventures as he goes about distributing Lord Caitanya’s mercy in all the various nooks, crannies and corners of the world. It was just two weeks ago when devotees were celebrating […]

For the latest news from Australia, reporting from the scene, we have Bhakta Michael. After being delighted by a breakfast consisting of toasted bread; throat-soothing ginger, lemon and cinnamon teas; and some of the finest pumpkin & basil soup that at least I’ve ever tasted, HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, HG Sakhi Raya das, HG Rasa Vilasa […]

Here are audio recordings taken during Kadamba Kanana Swami’s visit to Cape Town. Apologies for the poor quality of some files. You may listen online by clicking the “play” button. To download, right-click and “save target as“.   Audio KKS_CPT_15 April 2015_CC_Evening_Lecture https://ia801507.us.archive.org/13/items/KKSCPTApril2015_201505/KKS_CPT_15April2015_CC_Evening_Lecture.mp3 KKS_CPT_16 April 2015_SB_1.1.6 https://ia801507.us.archive.org/13/items/KKSCPTApril2015_201505/KKS_CPT_16April2015_SB_1.1.6.mp3 KKS_CPT_16 April 2015_CC_Evening_Lecture https://ia801507.us.archive.org/13/items/KKSCPTApril2015_201505/KKS_CPT_16April2015_CC_Evening_Lecture.mp3 KKS_CPT_17 April 2015_SB_1.1.7 https://ia601507.us.archive.org/13/items/KKSCPTApril2015_201505/KKS_CPT_17April2015_SB_1.1.7.mp3 […]

By Kadamba Kanana Swami Getting ready for Brisbane Ratha Yatra. The mercy of the Panca Tattva is there in every town and village of the world and as we travel, it is most wonderful to see that with our own eyes. Last night, we did a Hari Nama and distributed flyers. Today, it promises to […]

The recent travel posts of Kadamba Kanana Swami have not been published according to the sequence in which they happened. It is mostly because our team has not been able to keep up with all the media that needed to be processed and some events, like Kingsday, were prioritized. So to recap, after the Kirtan […]

By Kadamba Kanana Swami  Madhava at home showed Sacinandana Maharaja the best of that little paradise called Mauritius, but when Madhava sat down for his kirtan, he was not from Mauritius at all, he was a resident of Vrndavana. Lokanatha Maharaja has a special rapport with the Mauritians, they know Maharaja’s tunes and on the […]