(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Finland, 2011)

One must go before Krishna in the form of His name in a state of humility. In one sense we can say that humility begins with honesty. It begins with simply being with what we are, and by not pretending! Not pretending to be anything more than what we are. Always trying to create some impression. No! To simply be what we are! That is humility.

So humility and honesty are very closely related, and by being thoroughly honest one automatically is thoroughly humble! Because we are not in control and as soon as we become honest, then we will stop pretending that we are!

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Finland, 2011)

Sometimes we go upwards in this universe and sometimes downwards in this universe, which is all based on our karma! In that way everything appears to be predestined! But there is one way that one can break out of this predestined situation, and that is by taking up service to the Supreme Lord, because if one does so then one immediately gets the choice. One immediately becomes free from this destiny. Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita:

'sarva-dharmān parityajya
mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo
mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ' (Bg. 18.66)

'Don't fear I will liberate you from all this 'pāpebhyo' from all these sinful reactions'.

So if we do all the surrendering to Krishna, then He will remove the sinful reactions!

Here is a class on the Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi Lila, Chapter 4, verses 142-145, given by H.H. Kadamba Kanana Swami together with H.H. Kavichandra Swami in Berlin, Germany, on the most auspicious day of Radhastami (05.09.2011).

The lecture nicely explains the beautiful exchanges between Radha and Krishna and Their appearance as Caitanya Mahaprabhu as well as the significance of Gaura-Gadadhara.

If you want to download the lecture, please click here!