By Kavicandra SwamiWe often get questions about surrender, like "how can we surrender". Recently I was reading one old BTG, 2001, and found a nice practical statement from Srila Prabhupada. If we search "surrender" on the vedabase we find 7445 hits, so we know it is an important topic. One should be submissive and say, "Krsna, I am very poor. I have no means to understand You. Please be merciful upon me. Please allow me to understand You and surrender." This is wanted. Krsna is very merciful, and when He sees that someone has surrendered, He will help from within.
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- 20 Mar 2026
By Kavicandra SwamiThere seems to be a lot of confusion about what it means to give fifty percent. For most householders their income does not allow them to live and to give 50% to the temple. The Lord definitely says that no one is more dear to Him than one who is always engaged in the preaching work of the Lord's name and fame all over the world. The scientific discoveries of the material world can also be equally engaged in carrying out His order. He wants the message of the Bhagavad-...
- 17 Jan 2016
By Kavicandra SwamiConcern for the environment is considered by many to be very high, even spiritual, consciousness. As devotees we may not realize our responsibility for the current problems nor understand what we can do about it. Are we peforming the sankirtan yajna enough? In these days of drought, people can gain relief from scarcity of rain and food by the simple method of the Hare Krsna yajna. Indeed, this can relieve all of human society. At present there are droughts throughout Europe and America, and p...
- 9 Jan 2016
By Kavicandra SwamiI had a hard time putting it down and was feeling lost when I findished rreading. I gave my copy to one devotee who had lost his enthusiasm for preaching. He got so excited and claimed it had changed his life. He is recommended it to his friends and is reading it again
...- 9 May 2011
By Kavicandra SwamiSurely is it blisssful to see the massive crowds at the KRSNA BALARAMA mandira, with thousands focused on offering their lamp to Lord Damodara. Although the crowds are too much for me, I know the Srila Prabhupada is happy to see it.
...- 24 Dec 2009
By Kavicandra SwamiWe know the Durga Mataji is "VAISNAVI" and loves to hear the maha mantra kirtan of the names of LORD SRI KRSNA. She blessed the devotees. Next year we will be better organized with powerful amplifiers and prasadam...
...- 15 Oct 2008
By Kavicandra SwamiJust in original vinyl copies of the hit record 'Hare Krishna mantra' have been found in Japan. When first released in Japan many decades ago it reached the top ten and of course in the UK it was number 1!
...- 14 Oct 2008
By Kavicandra SwamiWe do have such resolutions, but clearly they are not known to all, and then some who do know of them consider them to be "not vedic". In my travels I have noticed much concern for this issue from many angles. The GBC does have a committee that hopes to help victims and to teach devotees to always act on a spiritual level.
...- 30 Jul 2008
By Kavicandra SwamiWhat’s more, argues Barbara Ehrenreich, the urge to do so is innate: In one form or another, the practice seems to occur worldwide and in most if not all cultures, including those of the Paleolithic peoples who depicted their dances in caves. Typically, such dancing involves music or drumming
...- 5 Jun 2008
By Ananda Tirtha dasDate: March 9, 2008 Verse: Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.13.18-22 Speaker: HH Kavicandra Swami ( transcript and audio )
...- 14 Mar 2008
By Kavicandra SwamiThe violent death of a young girl was indeed tragic. At the risk of appearing callous I wonder if perhaps a good lesson can be learned from the incident. I wish to say this in hopes of protecting other young girls who may be in similar situations. The lesson is that Vrndavana is a very dangerous place for young people to be left on their own.
...- 25 Feb 2008
By Kavicandra SwamiAt about 5.30 we heard that there was a big harinam outside. I went down and it was incredible. There were over 100 young party people all dressed as Santa Claus chanting Hare Krsna and dancing blissfully! (with short videoclip )
...- 16 Dec 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiI think that rather than borrowing from the "sinema sampradaya" we should learn and follow what our acarya's have given to us. Srila Prabhupada gave us the HARE KRSNA maha mantra.
...- 11 Dec 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiIt was a memorial to the work of HH Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Goswami in that field, on the 70th anniversary of his appearance. There were some interesting presentations. One, in which the limitations of “science” were described, I found quite interesting.
...- 30 Nov 2007
By Kavicandra Swami and Srutadeva dasSo tonight (24-10-07) the San Diego devotees will be going to his bedside to have kirtan and the life support machines will be unplugged. We humbly request all devotees around the world to chant the Holy Names on his behalf tonight starting at 8pm, California USA time.
...- 24 Oct 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiI recently opened amazon.com and found the following books being promoted. The authors must be descendants of Hiranyakasipu, Kamsa and other demons.
...- 27 May 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiWhen I vistied Sri Vrnadavan Dham after Gaura Purnima I had a desire to go to Radha Kunda to have darshan a the samadhi of HH Bhakti Swarupa Damodara Goswami. I was only going to be there for one and a half days so I was wondering how I would manage it. I happened to see the car of my friend Dr Liladhar Gupta and found him on his way to that very place, so I joined him.
...- 26 Apr 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiOn Gaura Purnima I had the good fortune to meet my old friend Haridas Prabhu at the Radha Rasabihari Mandira in Juhu Mumbai. Haridasa Prabhu was one of the first Indians to join in Bombay. He is very much attached to SRILA PRABHUPADA.
...- 8 Mar 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiSome years ago the GBC appointed a group of " deputies " to assist them in their work. They have been doing very valuable service behind the scenes, without getting very much public recognition. They have done a lot of preliminary work which has enabled the GBC members to concentrate on proactive things.
...- 17 Feb 2007
By Kavicandra SwamiWhile most devotees seemed to be relishing being in the holy dhama and hearing about the Lord's pastimes, I was having a difficult time. I found it very difficult not be disturbed by the degraded condition of most of Vraja.
...- 13 Dec 2006
By Kavicandra SwamiEvery year for 20 years the Vraja Mandala Parikrama has celebrated GOVARDHAN PUJA at Varsana. The festival is always very sweet. The devotees bulid a beautiful duplicate of GOVARDHAN HILL and a sublime cow dung murti of GIRIRAJ KRSNA.
...- 25 Oct 2006
By Kavicandra SwamiAfter a very nice GBC meeting in Italy I finally made it to Vrndavana to join the VRAJA MANDALA PARIKRAMA. The first morning we were delayed by a car accident on the way to Govardhana parikrama. I was not hurt but HH Lokanatha Swami was injured and I went with him to the the hospital. He was bandaged and sent home and I was able to join the parikrama party at Govinda Kund.
...- 19 Oct 2006
By Kavicandra SwamiWe have a very interesting story of how Rupa Manjari devi dasi became a practicing vaisnava. She graduated from the university majoring in political science. She had a serious drug problem while studying, but due to some accident she gave that up, that is when she started to believe in God.
...- 23 Sep 2006
By Kavicandra SwamiThe festival in Ireland was very successful. Manu prabhu had arranged things very nicely. The main tent had dancers from Bhaktivedanta Manor and dramas by Parividha Prabhu. His version of the "Boatman" was superb. There was a very big inflated playground that kept the many children very happy. There were several prasadam tables that were busy all day and all the guests were very happy to be in such a pleasing atmosphere .
...- 19 Sep 2006
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