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…
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KKSBlog started in 2007. At that time it was a simple blog with news. In 2011, we expanded into a thriving website with a supportive community. We are dedicated to bringing you the latest news, updates, quotes, transcripts, audio & video from Kadamba Kanana Swami.
Streaming Spiritual Tunes
We have been slowly but steadily adding the audio albums of Kadamba Kanana Swami to major streaming platforms like Spotify, iTunes and Google Play (plus 50+ more or so). Vaisnava…
Vyasa-puja Book 2019
The Vyasa-puja book is an excellent opportunity to share your dealings, thoughts and experiences with HH Kadamba Kanana Swami. Those who write each year are hereby encouraged to again contribute, and…
Vyasa-puja and Kingsday 2019
An invitation From Dawn till Dusk; singing and dancing on the murky streets of Amsterdam to transform it into a transcendental party. Introspect and remembrance; sharing our connection and stories…
Welcome 2019
Contemplation and meditation… These are the basis of any story on KKSBlog and therefore good ingredients to start the year anew. But before we dive headfirst into 2019, we present…
An instrument of Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 April 2016, Radhadesh, Srimad Bhagavatam 7.8.14-16) It is said sometimes that anger is the younger brother of lust. First, there is our desire to control. We want a…
Chant for upliftment
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) We chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra because it is said that by chanting these sixteen syllables all the influence of the…
Why I love kirtan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) Why I love kirtan? I don’t know if I love kirtan but I am addicted to kirtan! Love is such a big word that I…
The cloud of illusion
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 May 2016, Vrndavana, India, Bhagavad-gita 3.34) We may not be fully Krsna conscious, our love for Krsna may not be so deep and there may be…
Enthusiasm
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 28 September 2018, Petite Riviere, Mauritius, Lecture) Transcendental sound is echoing around the world. The world which is egg-shaped and hollow inside, consists of several layers. All these universes…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 9
Day 9 – 21 November 2018 Written by Rukmini devi dasi Sri Giriraj stretches out before us as if in an early morning yawn, so close we could reach out…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 8
Day 8 – 19 November 2018 Written by Candrasekhara das Most of us on the parikrama are from the West and accustomed to different comforts. Whilst Vrindavan offers its inconveniences, we…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 7
Day 7 – 18 November 2018 Written by Harsarani devi dasi After a very bumpy ride on the bus, Day 7 of the Vrindavan parikrama led us to Sunhera at the…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 6
Day 6 – 17 November 2018 Written by Neil Bookseller Prema Sarovar Overlooking from the high steps of the spectacular Prema Sarovar, we gather to commence another day of meditations…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 5
Day 5 – 16 November 2018 Written by Vasanti dd Vrinda Kund We greeted the beautiful Vrinda Devi deity who was looking out over a small, but powerful, Vrinda Kund…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 4
Day 4 – 15 November 2018 Written by Rukmini dd On the banks of Sri Radha-kund we gather. “Let us sit down and hear about what we are really seeing.…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 3
Day 3 – 14 November 2018 Written by Rukmini dd It rains in Vrndavana. The Vrndavana rains are purifying. Maharaja pops his head into the bus apologising for the weather…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 2
Day 2 – 13 November 2018 Written by Rukmini dd “The Varsana parikrama is situated around the Sriji Temple. The different hills here are demigods incarnating in this way to…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 1
Day 1 – 12 November 2018 Written by Rukmini dd The Vraj Parikrama is bursting at the seams this year. We are different. All 140 of us have come with…
Kartik meditation
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Home Program) Damodarastakam, Verse 1 To the Supreme Lord, whose form is the embodiment of eternal existence, knowledge, and bliss, whose shark-shaped…
The spirit of Vrindavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Lecture) During the month of Kartik, there is the chance to make special advancement. Especially whoever goes to Vrindavan is very fortunate because in…
Taking advantage of mercy by making an effort
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 October 2014, Vrindavan Dham, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.13.22) Question: You have mentioned that logic can sometimes make us dull and this maybe is an example of…
The month of Radharani… The month of devotional service
(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…
Lessons in life
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 June 2015, New York, USA, Bhagavad-gita 9.33) Question: You mentioned the shooting incident. I am curious to know how this specific experience affected you in a personal way,…
Stay on the bus!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 July 2014, Serbia, Summer Camp, Lecture after kirtan) In Mayapur, there is a bus that stops everyday in front of the gate of our Sri Caitanya…
Where is our shelter other than at Krsna’s lotus feet?
(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.…
A real guru
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 September 2018, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.24.50) Different countries are famous for their varieties of export. The Middle East exports, for instance, are known for oil…
Q&A with KKS: First contact with spiritual master
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) Can you tell us how you came into contact with His Holiness Jayadvaita Swami, your spiritual master. How did you choose…
Q&A with KKS: Projects in India
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) You stayed in Vrndavan and Mayapur where you were in charge of many projects such as building Prabhupada’s samadhi. What was…
Moving forward
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2018, Durban, South Africa, Human Relationships Lecture) Krsna is always showing us the next step in our spiritual lives. So if it is clear that the…
Flying your own plane
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2018, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Human Relationships Lecture) Our goal is to use the time that we have to deepen our lives. When devotees meet,…
Q&A with KKS: Changes in ashram
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) Can you tell us a bit about the time you entered into the grhasta ashram. How was that a factor in…
Q&A with KKS: Current preaching mission
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) Since you accepted the sanyas order, you have been travelling around the world. Can you tell us a bit about…
Q&A with KKS: First trip to Vrndavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) How did you go to Vrndavan? Is this when you took up Krsna consciousness seriously? I was walking with the cows…
Q&A with KKS: First acceptance of Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) Can you capture the moment when you accepted Krsna as the ultimate truth. Because many of the sadhus I met in India…
Q&A with KKS: First connections
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) When was the first time you connected with someone within the realm of Krsna consciousness? How did that develop into…
Q&A with KKS: First trip to India
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) What was it that first gave you the idea to travel to India? What was the inspiration behind going there…
Q&A with KKS: Early life
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) Can you talk about your early life? What recollections do you have about your childhood and your family? I am…
Reach Krsna through Vaishnavas
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) How do we know if Krsna is pleased with our service? We serve Krsna under the guidance of the Vaishnavas; the Vaishnavas…
Our love for Prabhupada
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, October 2009, Vrindavan, India, Lecture) Love means to put our ideas aside for someone else. When we love someone, we will put our own agenda aside and…
Janmastami is coming
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 August 2014, Goloka-dhama, Germany, Janmastami, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.41.6-10) We remember the pastime of when Krsna first came to Mathura and he met a garland-maker, Sudama,…
Strive for bhakti yoga
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 07 January 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Q&A Programme) In this age, which path of yoga (karma, jnana or bhakti) should we follow? Karma yoga basically means that we engage…
The incarnation of beauty
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 June 2016, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.57) The all blissful Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternally young and not plagued by any imperfections, not plagued…
Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day Lecture 2016
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 August 2016, Zadar, Croatia, Balarama’s Appearance Day Lecture) Kirtan is our meditation. We can meditate on so many things – freedom, sex, money, etc. but meditation…
Willingness to change
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2018, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture) How can we help people deal with their aggression and anger? This is dependant on the seriousness of one’s…