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A Voyage To Transcendence

Navigate the ocean of material life with Kadamba Kanana Swami’s new book. Use the boat of bhakti to reach the far shore of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental abode. In A Voyage to Transcendence, Kadamba Kanana Swami offers a map and companionship. Drawing on Gaudiya Vaişnava teachings and lived experience, the book presents bhakti as the boat that carries us across the wide waters of nescience. Read more....

The new Media Database

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new Media Database. A growing digital library that brings together years of teachings, kirtans, lectures, and sacred moments into one easily searchable place.

 

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From the blog...

Does God exist?

Does God exist?

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cape Town, SA, 19th Dec 2011) Lecture – SB 7.13.46 When the atheists are coming up and looking for arguments to prove that God doesn’t exist, and they are just trying to find the arguments. It’s a difficult thing, since coming up with arguments is not so simple…you have to think about

Transports us back to the spiritual world!

Transports us back to the spiritual world!

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, Oct 2011, Govinda Valley, Australia) Lecture: Faith retreat part I Transcribed by Smitakrishna Devi Dasi ‘oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya’, So these are the opening words of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The word ‘Oṁ’ is the all inclusive – every aspect of the lord is included in ‘Oṁ’ – all His unlimited energies, His

We must start to make commitments

We must start to make commitments

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cape Town, SA, 19th Dec 2011) Lecture – SB 7.13.46 Satsvarupa Maharaja describes how his parents were very upset. He was speaking to them on the phone, with his father who had finally told him: “Look son, either you give up that Swami or you don’t have to come back home anymore!”

Preaching and chanting at the same time!

Preaching and chanting at the same time!

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cape Town, SA, 19th Dec 2011) Lecture – SB 7.13.46 Haridāsa Ṭhākura would chant his rounds whilst preaching! He went out as a sankirtan partner with Nityananda, and he was chanting all the way. It was not like: ‘I’m in sankirtan, yeah! There is no need to chant!’ He was just walking

Taking responsibility

Taking responsibility

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cape Town, SA, 19th Dec 2011) Lecture – SB 7.13.46 The world is engaging in all kinds of abominable activities. In the modern way of thinking, we started more and more to think like victims…. just a victim, what can you do about it? Just a victim of circumstance. Like Prabhupada who

One week in England

One week in England

Kadamba Kanana Maharaja spent the last week in the United Kingdom. His first stop was at Bhaktivedanta Manor in London. It was just for a day and Maharaja gave a Srimad Bhagavatam class. To find links to all the classes in England, please click here. The next day, Maharaja travelled to Leicester where he spent some

I've created this foundation to preserve my media and to support African preaching programs in South Africa

Kadamba Kanana Swami

Kadamba Kanana Swami

1953 - 2023

HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Departs

Dear Devotees

On Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami departed from this material realm.

 

"Intelligent persons who take shelter of beautiful Vrndavana's opulent vines melting with motherly love, and throw far away the idea that they are material, become supremely successful, both in this life and also after death." (Prabhodananda Saraswati, Vrindavana Mahimamrta)