23 May 2012

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From a distance

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:56 PM PDT

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami - Melbourne, Australia – SB 1.8.45)

21 May 2012

There was one person who was seeing the devotees at a distance in 1967, in San Francisco. He saw that old man, he saw his followers and he saw how much they changed. And he was afraid and was thinking: I'll keep a safe distance! So, he observed Prabhupada from a safe distance but not safe enough because even though he never came close to Prabhupada, he developed faith. And later, because he developed faith, later it fructified and he became a devotee anyway.

It is not possible to just stay at a distance because even from a distance, one is purified and develops faith. It is because of this faith that we have in Srila Prabhupada that makes us do all these things otherwise why would we be here… why would we be so different?

I'm used to it now that people are always looking and staring. I mean, why would you wear clothes that are so strange? So many times I was walking somewhere and I hear the kids asking: Mummy, why is he wearing such a strange dress? Why would you do that to yourself… why would you be so weird… why would you have such a funny haircut?

Why would you do all these funny things, unless you had faith in Srila Prabhupada who actually pointed out: Now they actually look like Vaikunta men. When Prabhupada said it, it made sense because Vaikunta men and women are completely normal.


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The truth must be spoken!

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:21 PM PDT

(HH Kadamba Kanana Swami, Radhadesh, Belgium, April 2012) Lecture: Lecture: SB 5.12.8

The truth must be spoken in a palatable way where people can ultimately take it. We see that Prabhupada was able to say things and still people respected him for it. There was a story about a professor in Hinduism who was introduced by Ravindra Swarupa to Srila Prahbupada. So Prabhupada asked him straightaway:

'What is the definition of Hinduism?'

The professor replied:

'That is hard to say.'

So Prabhupada turns to his disciple Savrupa Damodara and he says:

'My disciple Savrupa Damodara also has a PHD. Savrupa Damodara, we asked for the definition of Hinduism and the professor said that it is hard to say. So what do we call that?'

'Cheating Srila Prabhupada. That's cheating!'

Prabhupada said:

'That's right!'

And then seriously within minutes it came to a huge argument between the professor and Prabhupada. It was a major argument, where they were screaming at each other! At one point Brahmananda came and said:

'You better get out of here before you make more offences.'

He was looking at the size of Brahmananda with a serious face, and so the professor retreated. I mean what a way to treat a professor. What a nightmare. You can tell that story in the next communications meeting! That was inconceivable, but the most interesting part of the story was that twenty years later, Ravindra Swarupa bumped into this professor. So the professor said to Ravindra Swarupa:

'Oh remember the time when I met Bhaktivedanta Swami'.

He was cringing and thought:

'Oh, no now it's coming!'

So the professor said:

'You know he was right!'


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Srimad Bhagavatam in Melbourne

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:33 AM PDT

Here are the classes on Srimad Bhagavatam (SB. 1.8.42-45), given by HH Kadamba Kanana Swami during his recent stay in Melbourne, Australia (18-21 May 2012). Also included is the talk given by Maharaja during the initiation ceremony on Saturday morning (19 May 2012).  The classes are taken from the official website of the Melbourne temple.

To download the class just right-click the title and “save target as”.

KKS – SB 1.8.42 – 18 May 2012 in Melbourne

KKS – SB 1.8.43 – 19 May 2012 in Melbourne

KKS – Initiation Talk – 19 May 2012 in Melbourne

KKS – SB 1.8.44 – 20 May 2012 in Melbourne

KKS – SB 1.8.45 – 21 May 2012 in Melbourne


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A week in Melbourne

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:56 AM PDT

From Sydney, Kadamba Kanana Maharaja made his way down-south to the Melbourne temple where a packed schedule awaited him. On the day of his arrival (Tuesday, 15 May), Maharaja was invited for a dinner with all his local disciples. Maharaja gave a very nice talk there with many valuable instructions.

The next day he went to downtown Melbourne, to the Crossways restaurant where a regular program called Krishna Fest is held. The title of the program on this particular day was: The way of the Buddha – a Vedic perspective. Maharaja expertly described Buddhist philosophy but also pointed out how the Vaisnava conclusions of personal supremacy are still higher. Of course, Melbourne is famous for its regular Maha Harinamas and on Friday night, Maharaja led a huge party of devotees through the inner city. To see a video of this epic Harinama, please click here.

On the weekend, besides the daily Srimad Bhagavatam classes, Maharaja gave a seminar entitled Following in the footsteps of the Mahajanas. On Saturday, he mainly established how the real essence of Vaisnavism is found with the Acaryas and not in evolved traditions. On Sunday, he then elaborated on the different Mahajanas themselves, basing his talk on the verse svayambhur naradau sambhuh (SB 6.3.20). In the evening, he gave further classes at the temple and a Q&A session at the Bhakti Bhavana which is a program held near the temple that is run by the local bramacaris.

Then on Saturday morning, an initiation ceremony took place. Two devotees were given first initiation and received these beautiful names, Manasi Ganga devi dasi and Krsna Keli devi dasi. Two devotees also received 2nd initiation.

Eventually on Monday, his visit to Melbourne came to an end with a Bhakti Vrksha house program in Croydon, an hours drive away from the temple. Maharaja led a fired up kirtana and the rest of the evening was spent with question and answers.

Enjoy the pictures!

Can’t view the slide show? Just visit flickr!


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