Lip service!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 April 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Lecture at NJP) Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila chapter 19 is a chapter dedicated to the biography of Rupa Goswami and…
Author Amrtavani devi dasi
Amrtavani devi dasi
I find inspiration in the colourful world of Kadamba Kanana Swami, and transcribing his classes is my saving grace. KKSblog provides me with the opportunity to relish the essence of Maharaja's spiritual instruction and take this to others. As an author (and former educator), my passion is introducing Krsna Consciousness to young people at schools in South Africa.
You are free!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 April 2016, Durban, South Africa, Sunday Lecture at NJP) Life after life, we are adding more building blocks of karma, and more and more, we are…
Give your heart even when it hurts
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday Lecture) Give your heart to everyone, even if they don’t give anything back. It hurts sometimes when people are…
Lord Nityananda is the most merciful
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 February 2016, Durban, South Africa, Nityananda’s Appearance Day Lecture) Caitanya Caritamrta describes how the happiness of Lord Nityananda is so overwhelming and so intoxicating that he…
An open invitation
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 April 2014, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture) śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-dayā karaha vicāra vicāra karite citte pābe camatkāra (Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 8.15) Krsnadas Kaviraj Goswami is saying that the…
Keep it simple
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2016, Durban, South Africa, Lecture at Sunday Program) Bhagavad-gita makes it very clear – we should not waste our time in trying to control the material energy…
The ocean of loving exchange
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 March 2016, Durban, South Africa, Lecture at House Program) How is it possible for the spiritual world to be present in the material world? Krsna did…
Krsna’s unlimited potency
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 January 2016, Drakensburg Retreat, South Africa, Morning Lecture) We should realise that if we have no faith in ourselves, it is because we think that we…
Only love can set you free
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 September 2015, Durban, South Africa, BYS Retreat, Lecture at the Goshala) Who is free? You are free when you love what you do. You are not…
What’s wrong with sex?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 September 2015, Durban, South Africa, BYS Retreat – Lecture at the Goshala) I was at a university in Johannesburg and there was a girl who said,…
Prabhupada
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2006, Goloka-dhama, Germany, Lecture) Prabhupada was real, Prabhupada was genuine, Prabhupada loved Krsna, Prabhupada saw Krsna and because Prabhupada said God is blue, He is blue!…
Eternal pastimes in Vrindavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) Nothing has changed. Everything is still the same as it was when Krsna was here 5000 years…
Let’s get the mercy!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 July 2013, Fruska Gouranga, Serbia, Seminar 2) I can honestly say that after Vrndavan, no place in the world can attract me. What is the point…
Embassy of the spiritual world
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 August 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, Jhulan Yatra Lecture) Our temple in Pretoria, South Africa, is on a street where there are many embassies. You can see signs…
Greater than you can imagine!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 August 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, Jhulan Yatra Lecture) Krsna consciousness is for idealists. Perfection is possible. It is not necessary to settle for less than your dream…
Worship of the spiritual master: Part 2
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 August 2015, Vrindavan, India, Bhagavad Gita 17.1) Srila Prabhupada said that surrender means to surrender to all the little things; to all the small things. It…
Worship of the spiritual master: Part 1
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 August 2015, Vrindavan, India, Bhagavad-gita 17.1) Worship of the spiritual master goes beyond offering a flower and offering some incense. It goes beyond one’s own worship…
The purpose of God
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 May 2015, Melbourne, Australia, Bhakti Vrksha Programme Part 2) Question: What is the purpose of God? Why has he created all the living beings and the spiritual…
The victory of the holy name
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 June 2015, New Govardhana, Australia, Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila 20.12) ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam “Let there be all victory…
Please bless me!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 June 2015, New Govardhana, Australia, Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila 20.12) Success on spiritual life does not depend only on our service. I would like to mention…
Personal responsibility
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 May 2015, Melbourne, Australia, Personal Address) Ultimately, whatever has to happen will happen at the right time, but still, we have choices to make. When we…
We must care for one another
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Lecture at Cultural Festival) The material world is the world where you have a facade. The material world is the place where…
Engaging in service according to our nature
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 May 2015, Melbourne, Australia, Personal Address) We have grown up in a particular situation; we have integrated into the world and then in the middle of…
A sacred place
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 May 2015, Melbourne, Australia, Personal Address) One who is not a devotee causes disturbance for others and himself. So be a devotee, but how to be…
Attentive chanting
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture: The Golden Incarnation) Srila Prabhupada said that attentive chanting means to hear oneself chant. For me, hearing myself…
Perfect Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 April 2005, Durban, South Africa, Lecture: The Power of Humility) The pure devotee sees everything as perfect, “Krsna has kindly sent me all these things for…
The most desirable position
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Lecture: The Golden Incarnation) All vaisnavas from the four bonafide sampradayas are standing shoulder to shoulder to expose impersonalism which says that…
Infinite glories
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 April 2015, Durban South Africa, Lecture: The Golden Incarnation) Question: Would harinam sankirtan remove all the bad karma accumulated in previous births and purify the soul? Oh…
Real freedom
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 January 2015, United Kingdom, Lecture at Matchless Gifts) What do we really need? In the Bhagavad-gita, the quality of simplicity is glorified. If one can be…
Something real
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 January 2015, United Kingdom, Lecture at Matchless Gifts) I remember a song from when I was young. I didn’t like that song. It was describing different…
Implicit faith
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 January 2015, Bhaktivedanta Manor, United Kingdom, Brahmacari Class) There is a story in the Caitanya Bhagavat of Gadhadara Das. Gadhadara Das, one day went to the…
Extraordinary vision
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 January 2015, Bhaktivedanta Manor, United Kingdom, Brahmacari Class) Prabodananda Sarasvati writes in the Caitanya Candramrta that now the whole world has changed. Everyone is chanting, everyone…
A world without walls
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 January 2015, London, England, Lecture at Matchless Gifts) If we see ourselves as a master, “I am trying to be master. You are all my dogs,”…
The power of his glance
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 February 2013, Vrndavan, India, Caitanya Caritamrta Seminar, Part 1) When Lord Caitanya looks upon this material universe, everything changes. Suddenly, the entire inauspiciousness of the age…
The path less traveled
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) I like to compare the taking of the initiation vows to a situation where the candidates are sitting…
Behind the temporary
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) Behind all these temporary manifestations, behind the changing of the seasons, behind the changes that never seem to…
He’s the one!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, February 2011, Stockholm, Sweden, Lecture) It is certainly good to look for inspiration in the association of devotees but we must also learn to find it when we…
So many fires!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ (Bhagavad-gītā 7.19) It is after many…
Challenge accepted
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, October 2014, Vrindavan, India, Lecture at Ter Kadamba) There was Hans Keilman. He was travelling in India and somehow he came to the Bombay Temple. While the…
That is Krsna!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 October 2014, Sydney, Australia, Sunday Feast Lecture) Who can understand Krsna? Who can understand that there is a personality behind all these unlimited energies? Who can…
Krsna is everything!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 August 2006, Goloka Dhama, Germany, Janmastami Lecture) One pastime that I like very much is when Krsna eats dirt. I like it so much because Mother…
Divine arrangement
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 April 2013, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi Lila 9.46) Not only are we taking shelter of Krsna, but we also let Krsna lead our way. Krsna…
Basically the same
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 September 2014, Scottsburgh, South Africa, Youth Programme) Basically, human beings and even animals, all have the same soul. Wherever there is life, there is a soul,…
No compromise!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 September 2014, Scottburgh, South Africa, Youth Programme) One thing I really did not like was when my father used to say, “Son, life is a compromise.”…
The path of the heart
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 September 2014, Scottburgh, South Africa, Youth Programme) If we walk the path of the heart, the path that we really believe in, then our life is…
A very exalted state
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) Love of Krsna is a very exalted state. For us, there is first the need for purification, for…
Look for it…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) Spiritual nourishment is a very important principle. Without it, there is no endeavour. We must always look for…
Love Thy Neighbour?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, BYS Lecture: Leadership and Compassion) “Love thy neighbour” is a very good principle. The only problem is, I don’t! I…