Miracles come from Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2 December 2021, Radhadesh, Belgium, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.23.27) It is the constitutional position of the living entity to be a servant of Krsna. Therefore, this means that…
Browsing: service
Finding a service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 May 2021, Radhadesh, Belgium, Zoom Lecture) All of us need to find an identity in Krsna Consciousness. We are all servants but we need to find…
A great source of bliss
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 April 2020, Durban, South Africa, Vyasa Puja Lecture) I appreciate the chanting of sixteen rounds. It is the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that comes through…
Higher taste
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 June 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.13.17) Some people say that the greatest enjoyment in the material world is sex. Well, we can also say that…
Being bound by love
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 8 April 2019, Amritsar, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.6.37) Devotional service binds us to Krsna in responsibility. The first time we do little seva, we gradually start to…
Service to the devotees
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 December 2014, Mayapur, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.50) Question: To a certain degree, we may want to become pure devotees, but how can we make this desire…
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…
Genuine appreciation
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) The more the eternal associates of Krsna develop their love for Krsna, the more they also develop their…
The reawakening
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 December 2017, Govinda Valley, Australia, Initiation Lecture) Krsna has a deep personal relationship with every living entity and he is conscious of every thought the every…
A day for Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, December 2011, Pretoria, South Africa, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explained to Sanatana Goswami that we must follow in the footsteps of the eternal residents of Vrindavan.…
Devotional service is key
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 September 2017, Flacq, Mauritius, Lecture) The mind fluctuates but we cannot do anything about that but everything is overcome by devotional service. Some people say that…
The welfare of all the people of this world
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 November 2017, Mayapur, India, Russian Morning Class, Srimad Bhagavatam 8.6.10) The spirit of giving the mercy to others should be our focus and we can do…
The whole truth and nothing but the truth
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 August 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.29.56) Intellectual philosophers are trying to figure out the absolute truth but by the dint of intelligence, one cannot even…
Like master, like servant!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 March 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Bhagavad-gita 7.24) In everything in our life, if we see the connection with the Supreme and we see, “I didn’t make this world. I…
Eternal service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 October 2015, Sydney, Australia, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.339) Question: I have not done anything for Krsna. Why would he care about me? Long before… what happened…
Spiritual guarantee
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 20 March 2014, Melbourne, Australia, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.52) We are not free to live life just as we want to: prakrteh kriyamanani, gunaih karmani sarvasah, the bewildered spirit…
Beyond repression
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 February 2016, Bhaktivedanta Manor, United Kingdom, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.21) Our process is not repression, it is not just simply abstinence – to give up illicit activities…
Service beyond our lifetime
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 22 June 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, London, Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-Lila 8.63-66) It is mentioned in the Hari Bhakti Vilasa that if one accepts the worship of a deity…
Controlling the mind
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, November 2015, Vrindavan, India, Video Interview) The mind is always controlled by something. There is no question of us being able to control the mind. Therefore when we…
Empowering our nature
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2015, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Morning Lecture, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila 24.124) The reason why I brought this little bit of astrology into the lecture,…
Each service is the preparation for a bigger service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 05 April 2015, Durban, South Africa, Ratha Yatra Lecture: The secret of spiritual advancement) Each service in Krsna consciousness is a service in itself, for example, cleaning…
Raising the bar of devotion
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 December 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.25) Question: You explained about the necessity of stretching ourselves and raising the bar of our devotion. How…
Service and more service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, October 2014, Mayapur, India, Siksastakam Seminar: Verses 1&2, Part 1) It was here in Mayapur, quite some years back, that once I chanted sixty-four rounds. It was probably…
Do your best!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) To always see Krsna everywhere and never forget him for a moment, to see everything connected to Krsna,…
The mercy of Vrindavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 June 2014, Stockholm Sweden, Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.14) What do we do in Vrindavan, when we visit there, to get more of Krsna’s mercy? Hearing, chanting and…
Service comes first
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 May 2014, Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila 8.31) Sometimes, we have seen that people have discussed the svarupa of Srila Prabhupada, of what it…
The mayavadi’s service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 08 June 2014, Stockholm, Sweden, Srimad Bhagavatam 2.5.14) Everything ultimately reminds us of Krsna and attachment to Krsna becomes very deep. This is where philosophy comes to life.…
Transcendental Vision
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 April 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening program lecture) Jagadananda was a great devotee and he had a very strong individualistic mind. He also had a…
Devotee specialists
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 31 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 9.5.1) We have our natures and are naturally attracted to a particular type of service; that is fine!…
Don’t be a hard-head!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.39) Spiritual life is like that – there is always a higher standard and there is always another…