I would say the world is over sexed, that is the issue. There is nothing wrong with sex – sex is fine. The Vedic culture is not hiding it – it is not putting it behind closed curtains. In fact, Vedic culture is very open about it. A couple that wants…
Author: gurudasa
gurudasa
In 2009, I made it my mission to have at least one post a day on kksblog.com. Now my efforts are being continued by others on the team. Currently, I am distributing Srila Prabhupada's book in England and living in the Bhaktivedanta Manor!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2010, Mumbai, India, Lecture) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi When you see women as lust objects then how can you look after them!? You will not protect…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi Once Srila Prabhupada said that everything is within the boundary walls of the Krishna Balaram temple, and we see…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi Even a pure devotee in one sense is limited by this material world, but he is not affected. He…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi In spiritual life we get a bound day by day. Just look at the associates of Lord Krishna – Nanada…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi In the Srimad Bhagavatam, it is said that Yudhiṣṭhira Maharaja was blessed to fulfil all his desires on this…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi Uddhava was very qualified as he was the disciple of Brihaspati. Brihaspati is the spiritual master of the demigods…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi I was reading a book called the ‘Prema-vivarta’ which was written by Jagadānanda Pandita who had a hot nature.…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that the ‘jiva’ is empowered by the ‘cit’ and ‘ananda’ – the potency of the…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi Animals on their own cannot take up spiritual service. They can take advantage of spiritual service created by human…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sweden, 2010) Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi So in this age of Kali the human form of life is awarded to those who are not very…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Berlin 2010) It’s not just in the external hocus pocus, but it is really in how much one makes a sacrifice within that makes it meaningful,…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Simhachalam, 2011) The tree in Tompkins square park that witnessed Prabhupada’s chanting…that tree became completely transformed – what did that tree possibly do, for how many lifetimes…
Transcribed by Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011) In my time in Europe, we used to do hospitals with Prabhupada’s books and they used to just send us into a…
Transcribed by Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011) I think there is one devotee in our movement who is really doing a significant service at the moment and his name…
Transcribed by Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011) Every trace of Kali Yuga has to go out, out, out! Little by little let’s push it out of life and establish…
Transcribed by Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011) Lord Krishna in Dwarka, He had an amazing assembly house, the material influence was not there.. no one would die as long…
Transcribed by Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011) We are the Golden Age!! How fast it will come? Well that depends on how fast we will make it happen! As…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Radhadesh, May 2011) The vaisnavas – they share. They share their Krishna Consciousness and that’s what makes it relishable! We do not just relish…
Transcribed By Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami 2011) What do you think it will be like in ten thousand years? Well, we can expect that it will take some time…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Radhadesh, May 2011) By becoming a family man or a king in the material world is not harmful, if one accepts everything for Krishna’s…
Transcribed By Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami 2011) Here it is described that gradually the society at large will become more and more difficult, and that there will be more…
Transcribed By Dips Prabhu (Kadamba Kanana Swami 2011) In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says: ” Palam balavatam chamah “. This means that the strength of the strong is meant to…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan, 2008) A person who is detached from the modes of material nature remains just like the sun – reflected on water! When the…
Transcribed by Annie (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm, February 2011) In japa, you are confronted with yourself – completely! In japa, you have to face with who you are! You know,…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan, 2008) Deep down in our heart, due to material attachment, still some hankering for material happiness is there. Even while we fully grasp…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan, 2008) Just as the sun is pervading the entire universe with light, in this same way the soul is pervading the entire body…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan, 2008) The conditioned soul finds himself in a reduced state – in a state of diminished capacity, and in this state we are…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan) This mayavada philosophy is dialectically opposed to the Krishna Consciousness. Mayavada philosophy is declaring devotional service to be maya – It is declaring…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan) Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s preaching activities are fully transcendental. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu is performing them, He is displaying all rasa. Rasa is there – that…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan) ‘The Sri Caitanya Caritamrta fills our mind with wonder about the amazing qualities, pastimes and mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and pushes aside –…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cranberra March 2011) There are many stories about Birbal and Akbar. Birbal who was Akbar’s minister was very famous. Once Akbar asked Birbal: “How…
Transcribed by Bhakta Jan (HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, Brisbane, Australia, March 2011) There are many challenges in spiritual live, that we are facing. And if we think: “What is the…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Melbourne March 2011) Lord Caitanya’s Movement is the movement of spontaneity. It is not the movement of devotional service according to rules and regulations. Of course, in…
Transcribed by Annie (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Melbourne, March 2011) Devotional service is based on the principle of dasya and service. Service attitude. The one thing that is the very centre…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan) If we think that there is more juice in one thing than another, then we are not yet accessing the actual juice! The…
Transcribed by Annie (Kadamba Kanana Swami, March 2011, Melbourne) We are residents of Kaliyuga. We are inclined towards sin, inclined to cut corners, inclined to be slack, inclined to sense…
Transcribed By Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cranberra March 2011) Prabhupada many times used to say to some of his disciples: “You are dull …..you are very dull!. You are not…
Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrndavana) Let us just read things we like and select things that we like. Let us not be too much in the mood of…
Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm 2011) The material activities that interfere in our devotional service in a way blocks our absorption in pure devotional service to…
Transcribed by Bhakta Frederick (Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2011) “I know that my chanting is poor. I know that all that I am offering is broken names and that I’m not…
Transcribed by Bhakta Jan (HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sydney, Australia, March 2011) Ramananda Raya was such a devotee, because Ramananda Raya, he understood the pure love that the Gopis had…
Transcribed by Bhakta Frederick (Kadamba Kanana Swami, January 2011) Some years ago in Germany, they had on the Autobahn, where there is no speed limit, they had a sign, and…
Devotional service works for everybody, it always works and it never fails to act. As soon as one somehow or the other connects to devotional service one becomes purified. Srila Prabhupada has this great conviction and on the strength of that he was re…
There is one kind of sweet rice which is known as the amrta keli. Keli means it’s playing – it is like a play of nectar on the tongue – amrita is nectar – amrta keli ….Do you know how to make sweet rice? Maybe you don’t but I will tell you: I…
Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm 2011)Knowledge can increase our eagerness in devotional service. The more knowledge we develop about the potency of the Holy Name, the potency of devotional service, the more eager we …
Transcribed by Annie(Kadamba Kanana Swami March 2011, Melbourne)Spiritual life is based on austerity. What is this austerity? Does it mean we have to try and do great austerities? No, it’s basically the control of the senses. That is the austerity. Not…
Kadamba Kanana Swami is ‘down under’ and was participating in the 12h Kirtan Marathon in Melbourne, Australia. You can view a 12 min summary of this below. If you cannot view the video then visit youtube.
It sounds like they had lots of fun over ther…