(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 July 2016, London, England, Initiation Lecture) Endeavour is required to make progress in this material world and austerity is part of it but austerity is not the goal. In Krsna consciousness also, whatever austerities are connected to initiation is not the goal; that is not the meditation. When we speak about

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 11 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Home Program) During this month of Damodar, there is the chance of making special advancement. Those who go to Vrindavan during the month of Kartik are very fortunate. It is said that in Vrindavan during Kartik, one can make many times more advancement than under normal conditions

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 04 October 2009, Durban, South Africa, Lecture) Kartik is the time to tighten up the loose screws, of all the loose ends, and to bring it back to the real standard. Kartik, is our chance! It is only one month but of course, after that month, it becomes a habit! Habits are like

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 09 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Lecture) We simplify our life just for the sake of chanting Hare Krsna. There is no other reason. We can have everything – we can have the biggest house in the street, we can have five cars if we want to – one for every family member

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 July 2016, London, England, Initiation Lecture) The eighth offense to the holy name is, “To consider the chanting of Hare Krsna to be one of the auspicious ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities, karma-kanda.” We have said this many times but what does it mean. There are different

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 30 July 2016, London, England, Initiation Lecture) Once I gave initiation in Mayapur to a devotee and afterward, we met Jananivasa Prabhu. I said to Jananivasa Prabhu that I just gave initiation to this devotee, could you please just give him your blessings. Jananivasa Prabhu said, “Oh, you just took initiation! This