To accept guidance from others is true humility
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2008, Durban, South Africa) So humility is the key element in our spiritual life. Humility means that we are ready to put our own ideas aside,…
Author Ananda Vrindavan dasi
Ananda Vrindavan dasi
I am based in Sarajevo, Bosnia, although I have been traveling mostly for past several years. For me, Kadamba Kanana Swami is like a mine full of precious jewels. I feel privileged and excited to be able to take some these wise and love-filled jewels of words, and transcribe them for this wonderful website.
The spiritual master is our best friend
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 September 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Initiation Lecture) When we speak about the third offence to the holy name, we speak about disobeying the orders of the spiritual…
Strength in numbers
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 June 2013, Vrindavana, India, Srila Prabhupada Pastimes Lecture) Question: What is the purpose of group chanting? Obviously when we do things together, it gives us support in…
Out of control
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 October 2013, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.14) This movement of Caitanya Mahaprabhu is a mercy movement but we have to take it seriously; we have to…
Pleased in the heart
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 September 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Initiation Lecture) We need the blessings of the spiritual master. It is said that we should try to please the spiritual master.…
No ordinary name!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 September 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Initiation Lecture) When we get initiated and we get a new name, at first it is a shock. In my case, it…
A heart on fire!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 21 February 2016, Durban, South Africa, Nityananda’s Appearance Day) Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual master glorified him greatly for writing a poem in his Vyasa-puja offering and in that…
If God is everywhere then why go to the temple?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) When Krsna left Vrindavan for Mathura, the gopis of Vrindavan and Nanda Maharaj felt great separation from Krsna – they all…
Overcoming the false ego
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) The scriptures speak about ahankara which means material attachment or false ego. False ego implies identification with the body where we…
True love
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) The real meaning of love means to act fully for the pleasure of Krsna and all living beings – to totally…
Why do bad things happen to good people?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) Good and bad things happen to everyone in this world – no one is exempt. This is the nature of a…
Serve together to stay together
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) Divorce happens because husbands and wives fight like cats and dogs. This happens because Krsna is not in the center. When…
Love is a big word
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) I have no love at all. I selfishly go to Vrindavan, just thinking of how much benefit I can get. Thinking…
Controlling the mind
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) The mind is always controlled by something. There is no question of us being able to control the mind. Therefore when we…
Do you love Krsna?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) I pray to one day love Krsna! The words ‘love Krsna’ cannot be used so cheaply. It takes great effort in…
Conquering anger
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) Bhismadeva, lying on the bed of arrows after being shot by Arjuna, was very peaceful and was saying that one can…
Do you think sex is bad?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) The essence is to consider the goal of life. When we think that sex is the goal of life, then sex…
The cure for material desires?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 October 2015, Chowpatty, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.69.41) Question: It happens, especially in household life, that the desires for sense gratification are many times taking over our…
The subduer of Cupid
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 August 2014, Goloka-dhama, Germany, Janmastami Class, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.41.6-10) There are ten effects of Cupid mentioned by Srila Visvanath Cakravarti Thakur: first comes attraction expressed through…
The real purpose of Srimad Bhagavatam
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 August 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, Srimad Bhagavatam 3.6.6) Srimad Bhagavatam is not a technical manual about the creation as that is not its purpose. Srimad Bhagavatam describes…
Chant for purification
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, October 2014, Mayapur, India, Siksastakam Seminar: Verses 1&2, Part 1) Currently, our chanting may not be so complete, in the sense that it is free from any…
Curiosity kills the cat
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 August 2015, Stockholm, Sweden, Srimad Bhagavatam 3.6.6) The living beings originate in the spiritual world and then come to a state where they enter into tatashta…
Focus on the positive!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) Question: What is the best thing to do to cure our scars and…
What about our scars?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) Question: Are there any scars from one’s past sense gratification – drug, sex…
Show people how happy you are!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2015, Mayapur, India, Kirtan Mela Lecture) We are here by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada who brought us together and therefore we begin our kirtan mela…
Selflessness
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 June 2015, Gita Nagari, USA, Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.8) When our real focus is blocked, we become self-centered, thinking all the time about ourselves – my spiritual…
Surrender to the sound of holy name!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 March 2009, Introduction before Kirtan) The holy name of Krsna is descending directly from the spiritual world. It is out of Krsna’s unlimited kindness that he…
Empowering our nature
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) The reason why I brought this little bit of astrology into the lecture,…
Krsna’s sweetness
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 July 2013, Serbian Summer Camp, Fruska Gouranga, Seminar Part 2) I remember, one year I was with Sacinandana Maharaj and a whole group of devotees on…
Position yourself to succeed!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) There is a story of one sannyasi who was very dear to Srila…
Not a lazy lion!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) I would like to speak about the theme of collecting blessings because that…
Everything about Krsna consciousness is special!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) I was thinking if I should give any special message today. Should I…
Don’t be mechanical in worshipping Krsna!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Disciple Meeting) Comment: You were saying how the altar is actually the spiritual world. However, I experience how personal worship…
To whom do we actually belong?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) We wish to come to the stage of pure, unalloyed devotional service so…
Bringing about revolution
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 April 2015, Mauritius, Kirtan Mela, Day 3, Introduction to Kirtan) In the introduction to the Srimad Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada quotes a very famous verse (SB 1.5.11):…
Indebted
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Disciple Meeting) Relationships are very much based on indebtedness – that we see the sacrifice that others are making. Relationships…
The centre of our life
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, June 2013, Island Iz, Croatia, Seminar ‘A monk and his mantra’) Question: How can we avoid being inattentive while chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra? The question that…
The jewels of vaisnava association – Part two
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 January 2015, Simhachalam, Germany, Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.16) Caitanya Mahaprabhu pointed out to various devotees what he had learnt from them, so we should try to…
Avoiding criticism of others
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 January 2015, Germany, Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.16) Question: What can I do to stop my mind from criticizing others? On the surface, we can try to…
The jewels of vaisnava association – Part one
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 02 January 2015, Simhachalam, Germany, Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.16) The process of Krsna consciousness works by the association of vaisnavas. We are simply the recipients of their…
Krsna as bhakta vatsala
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 16 January 2015, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.10.21-22) Devotees of Krsna have somewhat of a different mood than devotees of Lord Rama. Devotees of Rama are…
On chanting of the holy name
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 February 2015, Sridham Mayapur, India, Kirtan Mela, Address before kirtan) Srila Krsnadas Kaviraj Gosvami, in the Caitanya Caritamrta (CC Adi 14.1), writes the verse: kathañcana smṛte…
Raising the bar of devotion
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.25) Question: You explained about the necessity of stretching ourselves and raising the bar of our devotion. How…
Is there anything better than serving Krsna?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, December 2014, Mayapur, India, Nectar of Devotion Seminar, Part 2a) In the Srimad Bhagavatam (3.29.12-13), Srila Kapiladev, while instructing his mother, has given the following characteristics of…
The test of ill health
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 December 2014, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.50) Question: My wife and I have been struggling with ill health since we came to the Holy Dham, so…
Bhagavad-gita: The pure message of Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Bhagavad-gita Lecture) Bhagavad-gita as it is, is the pure message of Krsna which was spoken to Arjuna who was at…
Take up the challenge!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 October 2014, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.13.22) Kunti Devi is explaining that one must be materially exhausted and take no more pride in the position of…
Approaching Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 September 2014, Durban, South Africa, House Program) Even if we do not have great qualifications, when we are fortunate, we will come into contact with a…
