(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Durban – South Africa, April 2011)

We are not just a movement where all the energy goes into itself.  There is a danger that we become a group, and the group spends all its time keeping the group alive, and the group cooks for the group, and the group does plays for the group, and the group has kirtan, get-togethers for the group and so on.  That is of course, nice, but that's not enough.

We must always think, how can we flood the world?  How can we touch the world?  There is such a need – I don't have to tell you.  Everyone can see, everyone can see what a crazy world it is.  And everyone knows that only Krsna Consciousness is the solution.  No-one else has any solution, and people are looking for the solution – many people!  And if we present it nicely, in a reasonable manner, we will be surprised how many people will begin to listen.  And even if they're not ready to listen, still try.  Prabhupada was like that, always trying.

So this is something that is part of our movement – that we think in that mood of generosity, that mood of giving, because Krsna is suhrdam sarva-bhutanam, the well-wisher of all living beings.  We cannot see who lives on the other side of the hill, but Krsna can.  Krsna knows what every living being thinks.  Krsna is waiting for every living being to return back to Godhead.  That's His desire, there's no doubt about it.  So if we are the servant of Krsna, then we must do something, and we can do something in a way that is inspiring to us and inspiring to others.

From Heidelberg Maharaja went up north to Cologne, where he stayed for two days to attend the weekly Sunday program.After that he went east to Weimar to give a house program there. The program was small but it created a family atmosphere and was therefore really nice. Most time of the program was spent on bhajanas and Maharaja gave some short Krsna Katha in the end.

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(Kadamba Kanana swami, October 2010, Sydney, Australia)

One should not go backwards; if we have committed to something even if you
haven't signed a contract, still one shouldn't go backwards in spiritual life. That is
part of spiritual culture. If we just make that a rule, 'I don't go backwards, I just go
forwards,' then that is quite a good vow.

From Leicester Maharaja went to King's Cross in London to take a train to Radadesh, Belgium. Those were sunny and relaxed days, perfect to prepare for the upcoming Ratha Yatra.

Then, after three days, it was off to Heidelberg in Germany, where a very nice Ratha Yatra festival took place. Although it was a small Rathe Yatra cart, with small Jagannatha Baladeva and Subadra deities from Harinamadesh, it was perfect to take the procession through the shopping street in the inner city of Heidelberg. In this way the devotees, throughout the whole Ratha Yatra, proceeded through crowded streets and made lots of people hear the holy name of the Lord. The Harinama was powerful, led by glorious devotees like Bhakti Vaibhava Swami, Kadamba Kanana Swami, Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu and Vidya Vicaspati Prabhu. Enjoy!

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