(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 6 July 2020, Radhadesh, Belgium, Caitanya Caritamrta Lecture) Real shelter means to be sheltered from the mind, which is always disturbed; from the senses, which push us mercilessly; and from the emptiness and the loneliness. What does real shelter mean? Does it mean to take shelter from the material sufferings, shelter from

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 September 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Janmastami Lecture) It is the day to get absorbed in Krsna, to remember Krsna, to glorify Krsna and to somehow or other, spend the whole day with Krsna! Wishing you all a Happy Janmastami! Hare Krsna! Watch the full video below or by checking out the ISKCON

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 September 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Janmastami Lecture) Watch out for the enemies this Janmastami – the bed, the pillar, a comfortable arm chair, soft pillows, the wall. Beware of these enemies that try to eat away our time from Krsna! Janmastami is an opportunity for us to spend our whole day with

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 9 September 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Janmastami Lecture) It’s not that we have to fast, it’s just that there is no time to eat because there is too much to do for Krsna. Janmastami is about focusing on the lotus feet of Krsna, about meditating on Krsna, thinking about Him, reading about Him

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 10 August 2014, Nove Sady, Czech Republic, Balarama Purnima Lecture) Simply put, the chanting of the Hare Krsna mahamantra is our main interest. In the Holy Name, there are 3 words – Hare, Krsna and Rama. In this, we can see that Hare is representing Srimati Radharani, Rama is representing Lord Balarama

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 12 November 2018, Talavana, India, Kartik Parikrama Lecture) Lord Balarama carries a plough, used to prepare the ground for planting. Balarama is actually the one who prepares the heart. Krsna is the instructor, the speaker of the Bhagavad-gita, and He plants transcendental knowledge within the heart. “Bala” means strength and Balarama is