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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 […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20.12) Many artists are only recognised for their greatness once they are dead but Beethoven was famous during his life – a famous composer, you know, like the complex symphonies. But then, he went deaf. Can you imagine that? It was practically the one thing, the worse thing, […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Home Program) The pastime of binding of Krsna is interesting. We remember that Yasoda was trying to tie up Krsna and each time, the rope was two fingers short. She added more ropes, still two fingers short; more ropes, still two fingers short – no matter how many […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Home Program) In the Bhagavad-gita 10.35, Krsna says that of all the months, “I am marga-sirsa,” which is a name for the November-December period. It is said that before Krsna, first comes Radha – Radha-Krsna, Radha-Syam, Sita-Ram, like that. First the consort of the Lord is mentioned. […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Lalita Sasti Lecture) Krsna’s message must be delivered. Prabhupada made it very clear. Prabhupada came to this world as a messenger and dedicated his whole life to being a messenger. He humbly requested us to be messengers so that we would assist him. He alone, of course, […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) In the Caitanya Caritamrta, it is stated that if one commits the ten offences then one is delaying the result of the holy name or delays serving the holy name and ISKCON is a movement dedicated to serving the holy name. The chanting of […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Home Program) During this month of Damodar, there is a chance of making special advancement. Those who go to Vrindavan during the month of Kartik are very fortunate. It is said that in Vrindavan during Kartik, one can make many times more advancement than under normal conditions […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.38) One who remembers Krsna all the time becomes captured by Krsna. Krsna slowly captures us. It is said: jayati jananivaso devaki-janma-vado (SB 10.90.48). Jananivaso or Jananivasa is speaking about Krsna who is the resort, or shelter, of all living beings. Jayati means he conquers or it means ‘victory’. It is described […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Lalita Sasti Lecture) This is the prayer of the spiritual master, “May all obstacles be cast aside. For you, may your spiritual path be very easy. May it all just disappear, placing happiness and mercy in your heart.” Without happiness, what kind of mercy can there be? […]

(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 […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa)   I had this dream and in this dream, my spiritual master had forgotten my name and he said, “What’s your name?” Oh my God! What if he forgets our name because we haven’t conquered him? We should conquer the spiritual master. We should, somehow […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa)   Bhakti Charu Maharaja tells a nice story. In Srila Prabhupada’s final days, Maharaja was part of a team that looked after Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada’s health was not good at the time and he was quite strict about what he was eating and when he was […]

Kadamba Kanana Swami visited Cape Town during the last leg of his tour to South Africa. Recordings from all the programs are presented below. To download an audio file, right-click on the title and save target as.       Lectures KKS_22 September_Cape Town_SA_25th Anniversary_Lecture KKS_September_Cape Town_SA_BYS_ Lecture KKS_September_Cape Town_SA_BG 9.9 KKS_September_Cape Town_SA_Lecture_SB 8.20.12 KKS_September_Cape […]

(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 […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2013, Abentheur, Germany, Hamsaduta Seminar Part 1) Sri Lalita speaking to a swan (from the Hamsaduta), “O tilaka of the saintly devotees, taking the path famous in all the worlds by which hard-hearted Akrura quickly took away the ocean of handsomeness that rules the young gopis’ life, go to the city of […]

(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 […]

Janani Radha mataji, known among the Mayapur community as ‘Gopaler Ma’, left her body on 8th October , after battling with cancer for eight months. She is a long term resident of Sri Mayapur dhama and for around 26 years, she has been engaged in the seva of offering Tulasi arti for matajis section. Any […]

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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Radhastami Lecture) The beauty of Srimati Radharani is the topmost beauty but it is not ordinary beauty or merely external beauty. That beauty is a reflection of her love for Krsna. In the Caitanya Caritamrta, there is a section of verses which describe how Srimati Radharani […]

Light your homes and every hearts with the mercy of Lord Damodar during Kartik  Month(19 Oct – 17 Nov 2013.

(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 […]

After a marathon of events in Durban and Johannesburg, Kadamba Kanana Swami flew to cosmopolitan Cape Town, a city at the foot of Table Mountain. The highlights of his stay there were a six hour kirtan that was held on 21 September and the 25th Reunion Festival of the Cape Town temple that took place […]

From Radhadesh, after a turbulent twenty-one hour night journey, Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in South Africa. After a short rest, on 7 September, together with Bhakti Charu Swami, Maharaja inaugurated the new Bhakti Yoga Centre in Sandton, an upmarket suburb of Johannesburg. Iskcon Sandton provides a beautiful new platform for university preaching, kirtan yoga, arts & […]

Join us to celebrate the Grand Diwali and Govardhan Puja & Go Puja 2013 at Sri Sri Radha Giridhari temple….  

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2013, Germany, Hamsaduta Seminar Part 2) The gaudiya vaishnav mood is, “Where is Krsna?” We are always looking for Krsna. We see the six Goswamis were roaming around Vrindavan, always thinking, “Where is Krsna?” So in this mood, everything reminds one of Krsna. The tamal tree reminds one of Krsna. So, as a […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2013, Abentheur, Germany, Hamsaduta Seminar Part 1) Sri Lalita speaking to a swan (from the Hamsaduta), “May all obstacles be cast aside. May your path be easy.  Placing happiness and mercy in your heart, rise at once. The running and playing gopa boys will gaze at you with the white of their […]

Better known by his stage names KRS-One, said how he developed an appreciation for a story about Lord Krishna instructing Arjuna on the battlefield Read more ›

On 16th of September 2013, the President of India, Honorable Mr. Pranab Mukherjee graced the Bagbazar Gaudiya Mission (Kolkata, India) by placing the first stone on the base of Lord Chaitanya Museum. Read more ›

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 August 2013, Goloka Dhama, Germany, Hamsaduta Seminar Part 1) Compassion means that when we experience something ourselves then, we can do something for others who are going through what we are going through. I have thought about compassion as a topic and dealt with the topic. Every year, I have been […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa, Home Program) Our position is to become a messenger, to become an instrument and follow the path that Krsna went, then we will transform in the process. We “desire” our whole life so we must adjust our life. The Hamsaduta is a work of a hundred and forty […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2013, Abentheur, Germany, Hamsaduta Seminar Part 1) Sri Lalita speaking to a swan (from the Hamsaduta), “You live in pure waters. You find happiness among the lotus stems. Your heart is pure. For this reason, I, a very unhappy women, take shelter of you. A request to a saintly person is never […]

On Saturday, 31st August 2013, the Friends of Animals Society, with the technical help of the Vegehop restaurant, organized a vegan feast for the President of The Republic of Croatia, Ivo Josipovic, in his residence on Pantovcak, Zagreb. Devarsi Narada das presented him with the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, Isopanisad and Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers, all with an inscription: “To our dear President, I. Josipovic, from the Hare Krishna Community in The Republic of Croatia.” Read more ›

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, BTS Vyasa Puja Talk) Bhakti Tirtha Swami showed the message of love at the end because in the process of leaving this world, he did not make that just a private affair. He did not just turn away from the world in a mood of, “Well, […]

My Initiated name is Candra Das. I am a disciple of H.H Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaja. I am currently employed as a correctional counselor at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon (Snake River Correctional Institution is located 11 miles east of the Idaho/Oregon state line). I have been employed with the Oregon Department of Corrections for 18 years Read more ›

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.38) There is a part in us that does not want to surrender. That is the lazy part; it is a fight with the mind. Laziness is an affliction of the modes of ignorance and one has to fight the mode of ignorance by […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 July 2013, Serbian Summer Camp, Fruska Gouranga, Seminar Part 2) When a living being leaves the spiritual world, it is not that you were in the pastimes with Krsna then you went to the material world. Let’s say you were cowherd boy and suddenly there is one cowherd boy less! Then […]

HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj’s visit to New Zealand from 28th Sept to 30th Sept 2013  

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 July 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.6) When I was the temple president, we had a sannyasi staying at the temple named Radha Govinda Maharaja. He would come to my room every morning at around 6 o’clock, knock on the door and just immediately go on the floor and offer […]

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 July 2013, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.6) When I was the temple president, we had a sannyasi staying at the temple named Radha Govinda Maharaja. He would come to my room every morning at around 6 o’clock, knock on the door and just immediately go on the floor and offer […]