Death at any moment
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 October 2017, Canberra, Australia, Evening Lecture, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.27.27) In many ways, old age is a blessing. For a vaisnava, it is a great blessing. Why…
Browsing: death
‘Death be not proud’
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 June 2012, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.1.3) We must come to the stage of being fearless of death. We will become truly fearless of death…
A lifetime in preparation
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 June 2012, Leicester, England, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-Lila 7.21) I remember the very first social development conference in ISKCON, which was very interesting because all the ashrams…
A happy ending
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 January 2015, Soho Temple, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.77.33-37) I like to tell this story. I was in the Czech Summer Camp one year and it was…
One who does good is never overcome by evil
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 November 2014, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.19) We have seen cases where devotees were murdered. I know of a devotee who was murdered whilst chanting japa; it…
Transcendental consciousness
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday Lecture) When living beings face death, it is difficult but a person in transcendental knowledge can understand it. How…
A tribute to Syamalal Prabhu
HG Syamalal Prabhu, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada who served for many years in South Africa, departed this world on 5 January 2014. Here is an offering of appreciation to Syamalal…
“I cannot die!”
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, BYS lecture) There’s a famous story of Alexander the Great who walked into this particular town. Apart from the presence of…
A message of love
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, BTS Vyasa Puja Talk) Bhakti Tirtha Swami showed the message of love at the end because in the process of…
The snake of time
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 June 2013, Czech Summer Camp, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.2.33) Transcribed by Jnana-samudra das In this verse, there is a description of the kala-sarpa, the black snake of time. In…
Seriousness doesn’t exclude playfulness
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.28.55) It takes maturity to come to the point where one becomes very serious and says, “No, I will no longer play with the material…
The purpose of life
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 December 2012, Durban, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 12.6.40) For a devotee who is always glorifying Krsna, death is not a problem. I was hearing how Prabhupada…
