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…
Browsing: Vrindavan
No happiness outside Vrndavana
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 14 September 2012, Pretoria, South Africa, Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-Lila 13.1-8) Ratha Yatra is a festival of ecstasy because Lord Caitanya knew very well that Krsna cannot be…
Vrindavan, August 2018 – Audio Recordings
We go even further back in 2018 in our catch-up of audio recordings of Kadamba Kanana Swami. Download all (zip file, 624 MB) KKS_Vrindavan_04Aug2018_Lecture_BG_4.9 KKS_Vrindavan_06Aug2018_Kirtan_Jaya-Radha-Madhava KKS_Vrindavan_06Aug2018_Lecture_Incorporation-of-Iskcon KKS_Vrindavan_06Aug2018_Kirtan_Prabhupadas-House KKS_Vrindavan_14Aug2018_Kirtan_Gowshala-Program KKS_Vrindavan_14Aug2018_Kirtan_Prabhupadas-House KKS_Vrindavan_14Aug2018_Lecture_BG_4.17…
Vrindavan Parikrama 2018 videos
From 12-22 Nov in 2018 Kadamba Kanana Swami took us again through the holy land of Braja Vrindavan on a parikrama tour of the most holy places connected to the…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 9
Day 9 – 21 November 2018 Written by Rukmini devi dasi Sri Giriraj stretches out before us as if in an early morning yawn, so close we could reach out…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 8
Day 8 – 19 November 2018 Written by Candrasekhara das Most of us on the parikrama are from the West and accustomed to different comforts. Whilst Vrindavan offers its inconveniences, we…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 6
Day 6 – 17 November 2018 Written by Neil Bookseller Prema Sarovar Overlooking from the high steps of the spectacular Prema Sarovar, we gather to commence another day of meditations…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama – Day 5
Day 5 – 16 November 2018 Written by Vasanti dd Vrinda Kund We greeted the beautiful Vrinda Devi deity who was looking out over a small, but powerful, Vrinda Kund…
Braja Parikrama 2018
The Braja & Vrindavan parikrama’s are the perfect opportunity to delve deeply into the pastimes of Krishna, Radharani, the cowherd boys and the gopi’s. And again, in 2018, you can…
Vrindavan Braj Parikrama 2017: Photos
We’ve had extensive coverage of the parikrama on Facebook with daily livestreams and photos. The video and audio recordings are still to come but in case you are not a…
A month for making special endeavour
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Home Program) The pastime of binding of Krsna is interesting. We remember that Yasoda was trying to tie up Krsna and each…
Kartik – for the busy people!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 October 2009, Phoenix, South Africa, Kartik Lecture) In 1986, I was very involved in the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi in Mayapur. There was NO LIMIT…
Association of Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 06 August 2012, Ljubljana, The Balkans, Lecture: The pastimes of Krsna) When Krsna walks in Vrindavan as Madhava, carrying his flute tucked in his belt, then the…
Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) This is the month of Kartik and I was asked to speak on the month of Damodar but although…
The Uddhava Lecture
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 25 July 2016, Swiss Summer Camp, Switzerland, Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.1-2) Uddhava is very broadly described in our scriptures. Uddhava was a devotee of the Lord from his…
Vrindavan – the place to worship
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 26 April 2016, Radhadesh, Belgium, Vyasa Puja Address) I spent time in Vrindavan by Krsna´s grace. I had not deserved it but somehow or other, I joined…
The walking dhama
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 March, Durban, South Africa, Lecture at House Program) Jiva Goswami states in his Bhakti Sandarbha that Vrindavan is a state of consciousness. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta once said…
We belong in the Holy Dhama
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2004) I always tell devotees that we should understand that Vrindavan or Mayapur is our home! This is where we live and now at one point, when…
Video Interview: Part 2
Here is Part 2 of the interview with Kadamba Kanana Swami where he answers many questions relevant to spiritual life. Why I love Kirtan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbKEsk1wE8 Why I love Krishna? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvWwwKAGN8c…
Video Interview: Part 1
During his visit to Vrindavan last month, Kadamba Kanana Swami was asked a series of pertinent questions during an interview. Below are video clips of his responses. What are the…
India, November 2015: Recordings
We have published numerous posts describing Kadamba Kanana Swami’s stay in Mumbai and Vrindavan. Here are recordings of lectures and kirtans from the various programs. To download, right-click on…
Samadhi ceremony of HG Brahmananda Prabhu
Written by Rukmini dd The end of an era… Amidst the cows in the goshala and the soft Vrindavan sand, lies the samadhis of the sons and daughters of Srila…
Vrindavan, November 2015: Part 2
Written by Rukmini dd Kirtan amongst the sages in Vrindavan Like the forest of Naimisaranya adorned with sages, Vrindavan, in the soft radiance of Kartik, blossoms with an impressive bouquet…
Vrindavan, November 2015: Part 1
Written by Nandan Visit to Rama-Ghat and Chir-Ghat It was 8 am in the morning (Sunday, 1st November 2015) and everyone was getting ready to get on the bus outside…
Vrindavan, October 2015: Part 2
Written by Nandan The disappearance day of Narottama Das Thakur Maharaj sang the morning Guruvastakam prayers in Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi. It was gentle, soothing and perfectly in sync with the…
Vrindavan, October 2015: Part 1
Written by Nandan Arrival in the Holy Dhama Kartik month in Vrindavan was truly something to behold! Even if one hadn’t been there, most devotees would have heard the stories…
Eternal pastimes in Vrindavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 19 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) Nothing has changed. Everything is still the same as it was when Krsna was here 5000 years…
The twenty-four hour kirtan in Vrindavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 24 October 2012, Vrindavan, India, Ramachandra Vijayotsava, Lecture) Kirtan is emphasized as more important than japa because in the chanting of kirtan, one is bestowing mercy upon…
Let’s get the mercy!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 July 2013, Fruska Gouranga, Serbia, Seminar 2) I can honestly say that after Vrndavan, no place in the world can attract me. What is the point…
Vrindavan, August 2015
We last wrote about Kadamba Kanana Swami’s stay in Slovakia which was followed by Ratha Yatra festivals in Munich and Prague. Thereafter, Maharaj travelled to Radhadesh to participate in the…
Kartik, 2014
Report by Martin Kindt Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in Sri Vrindavan Dham on the morning of Govardhan Puja (24 October). Gopal Krishna Goswami offered him a ride by taxi from…
For the pleasure of Krsna
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 01 August 2014, Swiss Retreat, Switzerland, Vrindavan Evening Lecture) Vrindavan is entirely meant for service! Once, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was speaking in the mood of Radharani to…
What is reality and what is the dream?
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 July 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, Lecture at Govindas) Imagine! Imagine that we had no other duties, only one duty. Imagine that we would be free to…
Nothing but devotional service
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) Kartik is the month of Urjja Vrata – the vow to offer the lamp to Krsna. But just the…
Becoming bound
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) Prabhupada’s preaching has not finished; it has not finished at all. As it continues to flood the entire world,…
Vrindavan is my home!
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) Whenever I come to this Krsna Balaram mandir, I get excited because I am coming home. Like yesterday, Mother…
Because of Srila Prabhupada…
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 03 November 2013, Vrindavan, India, Lecture: Damodar Lila) When I came to this Krsna Balaram mandir, initially I noticed how much present Krsna was but then I…
The secret of the Hare Krsna movement
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23 July 2013, Durban, South Africa, Lecture: Journey of faith) During my stay at the Krsna Balaram mandir, initially I was very impressed by the deities and the…
Krsna and the cows
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 7 November 2010, Vrndavana, India, Govardhan Puja Lecture) There are so many pastimes concerning the cows. Krsna’s name is Govinda. Krsna was protecting the cows and calling…
The real purpose of religion
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, September 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, BYS lecture) We have an interesting story about a female saint in the Islamic tradition. One morning, she came out of…
The cow
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 7 November 2010, Vrndavana, India, Govardhan Puja Lecture) Namo brahmanya devaya go brahmana hitaya ca. Srila Prabhupada explained ‘go brahmana’, first the cows and then the brahmanas.…
The eternal Vrindavan
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 July 2013, Fuska Gouranga, Serbia, Seminar 3) We must go to Vrindavan. There is no doubt about it. We must go. We must roll in the…
Vrndavana Report – part III
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…
Vrndavana Report – part I
Lessons from the parikrama path Occasion: Pilgrimage to Ucha Goan Date: Thursday, 8 November 2012 Author: Rukmini Devi Dasi Unto those who will kick off their shoes and follow the…
Made of liquid prema
(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, 23rd September 2012, Durban, South Africa) Lecture: Radhastami Talk Part 3 In various places in Vrindavan we find that Radha and Krsna had great…
Getting Inspiration From Caitanya Caritamrita
The VIHE in Vrindavan was established to fulfill Srila Prabhupada’s desire for an educational institute in Vrindavana. The VIHE in the holy Dhama provides an ideal facility and atmosphere for…