(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,…
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 August 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Initiation Ceremony Lecture) By taking initiation, there are such powerful blessings which are passed, that practically our journey back to the spiritual…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 June 2015, Gita Nagari, United States of America, Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.8) At the time of initiation, even if the vows are taken sincerely, how deep is…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 July 2018, Fruska-Goranga Camp, Serbia, Youth Q & A) When is the perfect time to take initiation from one’s spiritual master? I do not know if…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2017, Govinda Valley, Australia, Initiation Lecture) The essence of the process that we are following in this movement is the chanting of the holy name.…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2017, Govinda Valley, Australia, Initiation Lecture) At initiation, one makes a lifelong commitment. But so many things happen over time and there are not always…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2012, Pretoria, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) If we want to summarise the Bhagavad-gita in one sentence then it is, ‘We are an eternal spirit soul…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, August 2010, Leipzig, Germany, Initiation Lecture) Initiation is very important and of great help in our spiritual life. Within Iskcon, Srila Prabhupada formalised this process of initiation…
On 02 May, Kadamba Kanana Swami did a very special initiation ceremony in Radhadesh where Mariette Mataji received the name Manisha dd which means “servant of prayers”. Manisha dd is from…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 November 2016, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.18.1-8) In an initiation ceremony, we receive the maha-mantra. So it is like those birthdays where you get a big…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 July 2016, London, England, Initiation Lecture) Once I gave initiation in Mayapur to a devotee and afterward, we met Jananivasa Prabhu. I said to Jananivasa Prabhu…
(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.…
(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…
Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in Johannesburg on the eve of Rama Naumi (27 March). That evening, he attended a nama hatta program in the suburb of Benoni. This preaching initiative…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) I like to compare the taking of the initiation vows to a situation where the candidates are sitting…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 April 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Rama Naumi Initiation Lecture) Initiation is not only about the ceremony but afterwards, success in spiritual life always depends on…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 April 2014, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Initiation Lecture) In the Bhagavad-gita (7.19), we have that verse: bahūnāḿ janmanām ante jñānavān māḿ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 September 2013, Lenasia, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture) When should a person approach a spiritual master for initiation into Krsna consciousness? One must first get situated…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 13 September 2013, Durban, South Africa, Initiation Lecture) Transcribed by Radhadyuti dd In the Caitanya Caritamrta, it is stated that if one commits the ten offences then…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 July 2013, Fruska Gouranga, Serbia, Initiation lecture) Life shakes us sometimes but our guru is still there – still there, doing the same thing. He is…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 July 2013, Fruska Gouranga, Serbia, Initiation lecture) We have received the (holy) name a long time ago, right? The maha mantra has been with us for…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 October 2006, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation lecture) The first and foremost process in our Krsna consciousness is the chanting of the holy name of the…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 October 2006, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation lecture) When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in Jagannatha Puri, the vaisnavas from Navadwip went to see him and they asked him…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 1 October 2006, Cape Town, South Africa, Initiation lecture) Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur said that in Krsna consciousness, one must be prepared to change his life and…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 18 February 2013, Leicester, England, Initiation lecture, Bhagavad-gita 4.37) The relationship between guru and disciple is not one of just master and servant because there is also firm friendship. It…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 6 January 2013, Lenasia, South Africa, Sunday Feast Lecture) And they say, “Yeah, I want to be (initiated). You know, I’m trying… but the relationship with my…
By Rukmini devi dasi Entering the circle of initiation On Sunday, 4 November, an initiation ceremony was held in Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi which is situated right next to the Krsna-Balarama…
Recently I gave saffron cloth to three devotees Markandeya, Jananivasa(kks) and Nityananda. A brahmacari should live under the care of the guru, he should not have a private situation. Brahmacari gurukule vasan danta guror hitam. He should study the scriptures,…