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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....

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The Devotee is Always in Vrindavan!

The Devotee is Always in Vrindavan!

Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan) Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s preaching activities are fully transcendental. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu is performing them, He is displaying all rasa. Rasa is there – that is the thing about these stories. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu is actually performing these pastimes – it is a very rasic pastimes, in a sense that

To Be Fully Free From Thoughts of Maya!

To Be Fully Free From Thoughts of Maya!

Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Vrindavan) ‘The Sri Caitanya Caritamrta fills our mind with wonder about the amazing qualities, pastimes and mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and pushes aside – all the nasty thoughts of mundane entanglement to the background of our consciousness’. So, at this stage we may not be able to be fully

The Temporary Illusory Pleasures

The Temporary Illusory Pleasures

Transcribed by Hina (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Cranberra March 2011) There are many stories about Birbal and Akbar. Birbal who was Akbar’s minister was very famous. Once Akbar asked Birbal: “How long is it that a man in his life is actually being plagued with lusty desires?” Birbal said: “Your majesty, it will go on till

Free From Material Desire

Free From Material Desire

Transcribed by Bhakta Jan (HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, Brisbane, Australia, March 2011) There are many challenges in spiritual live, that we are facing. And if we think: “What is the biggest challenge that we are facing in spiritual life?” – Then, we think, if you really think about it, most people would say: “Material desires!”

Influenced By Spontaneous Love

Influenced By Spontaneous Love

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Melbourne March 2011) Lord Caitanya’s Movement is the movement of spontaneity. It is not the movement of devotional service according to rules and regulations. Of course, in Lord Caitanya’s Movement, rules and regulations are part of the process, but one is meant to go beyond that to the spontaneous platform and that

Service Attitude

Service Attitude

Transcribed by Annie (Kadamba Kanana Swami, Melbourne, March 2011) Devotional service is based on the principle of dasya and service. Service attitude. The one thing that is the very centre of spiritual life is dasya. A devotee therefore must learn to become a servant – and it’s not automatic. It comes by practice and therefore

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)