Anchoring our vows

Anchoring our vows

(Kadamba Kanana Maharaja, Dec 2011, Cape Town, SA) We have to build a very solid spiritual life. Vows don’t stand by themselves. Just like a pole put in the sand doesn’t stand very firm unless it is anchored in a strong foundation. Either you have to anchor it with a...
God is cheating God?

God is cheating God?

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Mayapur, November 2011) Lecture – Caitanya-caritamrta Part 4 There were a few boys who were herding the cows, and when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw them, He called them to chant Hare Krishna and immediately they chanted. Mahaprabhu became...
The power of bhakti

The power of bhakti

(Kadamba Kanana Maharaja, Dec 2011, Cape Town, SA) Karma can never overcome bhakti. There is no question that karma, at any point, can overcome bhakti. Bhakti is always more powerful than karma and no matter what can happen, bhakti can rise above.
The Śikṣāṣṭakam

The Śikṣāṣṭakam

Kadamba Kanana Swami, Mayapur, November 2011) Lecture – Caitanya-caritamrta Part 4 It was Caitanya Mahaprabhu who did not write any books, but He left these eight verses. These eight verses are called the Śikṣāṣṭakam, and He never recited them like we are doing...
He is the controller and we are his tools

He is the controller and we are his tools

By Sudha Mehta Some few days back, I read a newspaper article on Higgs Boson. Higgs Boson is considered to be the missing puzzle in the jigsaw puzzle of the Big bang theory. Million and billions are spent on discovering the same, and many scientists have discovered...