Queensday 2011

Queensday 2011

Queensday! Thousands of people walking through the streets, singing, drinking and celebrating the Queen’s birthday in Amsterdam. It was really gross, people getting stoned, drunk and crazy. Sill, led by Kadamba Kanana Swami, a huge group of bold Vaishnavas made...
Follow the pure devotee

Follow the pure devotee

We are somehow or other fallen by our conditioning and therefore everyone may have some weakness. But it is faith in the pure devotee that can give us the strength to try. We should at least try and not be defeated before we try. There is a class of people that never...
Vyasapuja and Initiations in Radadesh

Vyasapuja and Initiations in Radadesh

After the Durban Ratha Yatra, our trip brought us back to Europe. Our plane landed in Frankfurt, Germany, and from there we went on to Radhadesh, Belgium. There Maharaja celebrated his glorious Vyasa-puja with many of his disciples and friends. The ceremony went on...
Krishna is a thief

Krishna is a thief

When we have material desires my advice is: Get a big box, put all the material desires inside. Just put them all inside, close the box and in big capital letters write on that box: “My material desires!” Tie it up nicely, put it on the shelf and then get busy in...
Durban Ratha Yatra Part II

Durban Ratha Yatra Part II

After the huge parade, the Ratha Yatra festival continued for three more days. Maharaja gave a lot of talks, interviews, and lectures on the festival site, and he also performed bhajanas and kirtanas. On Sunday, the third day of the festival, he held an initiation...