Sadhana

Sadhana

Every day, I chant my japa early in the morning before mangal arati, just to chant sixteen rounds without any interruption. Pacing up and down in the room, chanting and trying to hear the chanting. Name after name, simple and sublime. Today, I was leading Mangal...
Mayapur, November 2014

Mayapur, November 2014

By Kadamba Kanana Swami   Krsna Matir Astu – May Krsna be on your Mind Yesterday, Yamuna from South Africa brought Visnujana’s ashes to Mayapur. Today (24 November), we placed them in the Ganga. Many little particles of dust mixed with the sacred...
A very exalted state

A very exalted state

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 15 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, Evening Lecture) Love of Krsna is a very exalted state. For us, there is first the need for purification, for overcoming desires to enjoy the material world. When these gross desires are conquered,...
Smuggling treasure

Smuggling treasure

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 September 2014, Pretoria, South Africa, House Program) Harikesh was very smart, very intelligent. So when they were smuggling books behind the Iron Curtain, they had two vans that were exactly the same. One van would drive over the border,...
Take up the challenge!

Take up the challenge!

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 29 October 2014, Vrindavan, India, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.13.22) Kunti Devi is explaining that one must be materially exhausted and take no more pride in the position of one’s birth, wealth, learning or beauty. However, it is very challenging to...
A farewell to my disciple Visnujana

A farewell to my disciple Visnujana

Visnujana Das (25 February 1988 – 12 November 2014) This letter is to all who were close to Visnujana – his parents, his family, his friends and the devotees in Pretoria. I am sharing grief with you all. Today we are confronted with the unexpected...