Monthly Media – Dec 2022
Book Marathon and Gita Jayanti – December 2022 The book marathon is an annual event, in which everyone is encouraged to distribute the spiritual knowledge of Srila Prabhupada’s books. Running…
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Not so rigid
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2 January 2023, Vrndavana, India, Balarama Hall Q&A Program) I was reading some writings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and he was speaking about diksha guru and siksha…
Unknown spiritual benefit
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2 January 2023, Vrndavana, India, Balarama Hall Q&A Program) In the Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has given us a verse which is an open invitation. He…
The perfect lifestyle
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 October 2022, Vrndavana, India, Govardhana-puja Lecture) These days, more and more people are becoming vegan, not only outside of our movement but also inside of our…
Monthly Media – November 2022
Feeling Blessed November was the month when Kartik ended, and this month was there a good time for reflection about what happened to us during that auspicious month, and it…
Monthly Media – October 2022
Govardhan Puja and Srila Prabhupada Disappearance Day – October 2022The month of October was filled with celebration. We entered the month of Kartik from 8th October. Kartik, also known as…
It’s all about taking shelter
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 November 2022, Vrndavana, India, Weekly Zoom Meeting) I just meditate on mercy. The point is this – we have to appreciate that this is a mercy…
Intimate relationship with cows
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 October 2022, Vrndavana, India, Govardhana-puja Lecture) Imagine for a moment that all the cars in Vrndavana are replaced by cows. The Parikrama path would no longer…
The Most Glorious Service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 October 2022, Vrndavana, India, Govardhana-puja Lecture) In the past, I have been the temple president of Krsna Balarama Mandir. When I became the temple president, the…
Instructions by Kadamba Kanana Swami Part 2 – Festivals of Krsna’s Glories
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2022, Vrndavana, India, Balarama Hall Program) It is now my service to stay here in Vrndavana. This service of mine is not the service of…
Instructions by Kadamba Kanana Swami Part 1 – Connecting with Srila Prabhupada
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2022, Vrndavana, India, Balarama Hall Program) The nature of time is that it is constantly passing. Everything comes into being, everything grows, everything flourishes, gives…
Monthly Media – September 2022
Radhastami festival – September 2022 Srimati Radharani’s glorious appearance on this planet occurred around 5,000 years ago. She is the divine female energy of Lord Krsna, His loving potency, which…
Monthly Media – August 2022
Birthdays of Lord Krishna, Balarama and Srila Prabhupada – August 2022 August was an action-packed month with full of wonderful celebrations. It started with the birthday of Lord Balarama. Balarama…
Monthly Media – July 2022
Guru Purnima – July 2022 Guru Purnima is the festival of reverence, dedication, and respect towards the Guru (teacher). In the word Guru, ‘gu’ means ignorance and ‘ru’ means person…
False Identity
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 July 2012, Radhadesh, Belgium, Summer Festival Q&A) We have a family, we have a language, we have a culture and so on, and it seems like…
Monthly Media – June 2022
The Month of Blessings In the month of June, blessings were given to all of us. Kadamba Kanana Swami started the month in New York City. He gave lectures, led…
Faith in the transcendental sound
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 June 2022, London, United Kingdom, Zoom Disciples Meeting) We are all very fortunate, whether we are present in person or whether we are present through electronic…
There is hope!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 5 May 2019, Melbourne, Australia, Bhakti Vriksha Talk) The acaryas were so absorbed in chanting that they did not want to do anything else. When Gaura Kishor…
Monthly Media – May 2022
Nrsimha Caturdasi: A Day of Lord Nrsimhadeva’s Appearance Nrsimha Caturdasi is the divine appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva, Krsna’s half-man half-lion incarnation, who removes all obstacles on the path of…
The unknown
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2 February 2020, London, United Kingdom, Bhagavad Gita 9.22) We have information on the surface – Google. But if you get information from the Guru instead of…
Our anchor
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 February 2022, Simhachalam, Germany, Zoom Disciple Meeting) We get swept up and busy with so many things happening around us. That is the time to go…
Monthly Media – Apr 2022
Rama Navami and Vyasa-puja celebrations (Appearance Day of HH Kadamba Kanana Swami) Lord Rama is one of the principal forms of the Lord. It is mentioned in the Vedic scriptures…
Small replica of the original
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 5 November 2021, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.25.19) Govardhana Hill is eternally present in the spiritual world. There, the Govardhana Hill is much greater than the Govardhana…
Kingsday & Vyasapuja 2022
A bit different but immensely fun. This year’s Kingsday and the Vyasa-puja festival were again on the menu after a hiatus of 2 years. And we did miss it a…
No ordinary devotees
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 April 2022, Durban, South Africa, Zoom Disciple Meeting) There are no ordinary devotees. Everyone in this movement is empowered. Everyone has purchased Krsna to an extent…
Minimising the reality
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 5 September 2021, Goloka Dhama, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.18) We are just having fun, that is what life is all about. We do not suffer and if…
Never left Godhead
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 April 2022, Durban, South Africa, Zoom Disciple Meeting) People say that, Prabhupada went back to Godhead. That is in a way minimising Srila Prabhupada because Prabhupada…
Monthly Media – Mar 2022
Gaura Purnima – Appearance Day of Caitanya Mahaprabhu This festival celebrates the appearance day of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is observed annually (in February – March) by devotees all over the…
Digital Detox
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 July 2021, Radhadesh, Belgium, General Lecture) Do you also have one? Are you also connected with one of those things that just eats up your time?…
Honesty & Humility
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 December 2021, Radhadesh, Belgium, Zoom Disciple Meeting) If we are honest, then we must admit that we are not perfect. If we are honest, then we…
The danger of false pride
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 5 November 2021, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.25.19) There is one thing that The Supreme Personality cannot tolerate, and that is pride. It is false pride. Whenever…
In our memory
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 November 2021, Goloka Dhama, Germany, Zoom Disciple Meeting) When we remember Krsna, that is also mercy. Krsna is choosing to appear in our memory! When we…
The oasis of sense gratification
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 November 2021, Goloka Dhama, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.40) I like to offer a little analogy of a group of people who were living in an oasis…
Monthly Media – Feb 2022
Lord Nityananda’s Month February was a special month as we celebrated the appearance day of Lord Nityananda. Lord Nityananda appeared as the principal associate of Lord Caitanya, who is the…
Live in a bhajan kutir
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 7 January 2022, Zagreb, Croatia, Zoom Disciple Meeting) Don’t live in a house, live in a bhajan kutir! We are cultivating our Krsna consciousness by building up…
On a higher level
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 November 2021, Goloka Dhama, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.40) Srila Prabhupada stated that -“Learning from the life of Ajamila, we should vow with determination to do what is necessary to…
Monthly Media – Jan 2022
We are already half way February but we still reflect back on last January. At the beginning of each year many of us like to make resolutions and focus on…
Shelter to unlimited living beings
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 5 November 2021, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.25.19) How did all these cows, cowherd boys, cowherd men and cowherd women fit under Govardhana Hill? How? The answer…
Relationship with Vrndavana
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 4 February 2022, Radhadesh, Belgium, Zoom Disciple Meeting) We are building a relationship with Vrndavana, and as we know, Vrndavana is all about devotional service. Whether you…
Monthly Media – Dec 2021
Written by Szilvia Bukta-Mako Book Marathon and Bhagavad-gita The month of December was an active month with the book marathon and the celebration of one of the most important books…
It’s all about the cows
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 5 November 2021, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.25.19) So Vrndavana is just covered by cows. When you came to Vrndavana at the time of Krsna, you would…
What did Srila Prabhupada want?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 3 May 2021, Simhachalam, Germany, Srimad Bhagavatam 3.19.27) What did it mean when Srila Prabhupada said that ISKCON cannot be destroyed from the outside, but only from…
We are the chosen ones!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2 December 2021, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.23.27) All the abilities and gifts we have, come from the Supreme Lord. He gives and He takes – that…
Family of Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 November 2018, Kusuma Sarovara, Govardhana, India, Parikrama 2018 Lecture) Krsna’s plan unfolds in our life and we have to allow it to do so. Over time,…
Emotions in bhakti
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 November 2018, Prema-Sarovara, Vrndavana, India, Parikrama 2018 Lecture) The word bhakti can be translated to devotion, devotional service. Bhaja is the root form of bhakti. Bhaja…
Wear it like a jewel
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 17 November 2018, Ter Kadamba, Vrndavana, India, Parikrama 2018 Lecture) There are many limbs of devotional service, 64 to be precise. By engaging in these 64 aspects,…
Diminishing lust for improved chanting
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 November 2018, Surabhi-Kunda, Govardhana, India, Parikrama 2018 Lecture) Our chanting is not based on a technique. I read a book that described that certain types of…
Monthly Media – Oct 2021
Written by Szilvia Bukta-Mako Happy Kartik! HH Kadamba Kanana Swami was still in New York City in October and while he was busy writing documents for building and community developments,…
