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No Doubt

Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm 2011)

The material activities that interfere in our devotional service in a way blocks our absorption in pure devotional service to some extent – but devotional service is so powerful that it will always act and therefore gradually that devotional service will take over – There is no doubt about it…..

That is the illusory energy where we think that our Maya is so strong that it cannot be overcomed

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No Doubt

Transcribed by Madhumati Devi Dasi
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Stockholm 2011)

The material activities that interfere in our devotional service in a way blocks our absorption in pure devotional service to some extent – but devotional service is so powerful that it will always act and therefore gradually that devotional service will take over – There is no doubt about it…..

That is the illusory energy where we think that our Maya is so strong that it cannot be overcomed

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Free for worshipping Krsna

(Transcribed by Bhakta Cameel)

Vasudeva is the ultimate goal in life.  There is no other goal in life.  The greatest
benefit is Krsna because nothing else is so beneficial.  There is nothing in this world
that we can possess that can match Krsna.  So why would we waste our time with
possessions of this material world?  Okay, while we are here we need to use
some things.  Some days are hot and some days are cold – and you never know. 
So we need to adjust.  Today a little more clothes for most of us than a few days
ago.  It's amazing how things can change so quickly.  And naturally we need
facilities in this world to deal with the material energy.  But beyond that why would
we get involved with the material energy?  What is the benefit?  It will simply make
us forget Krsna.   The more one becomes involved with the material energy the
more the risk is there that one forgets Krsna.  Of course if one uses the material
energy in the service of Krsna then it will not cover our remembrance of Krsna.
Then it will help us to remember Krsna.  And then one can use everything in the
material world.  But in our own private life why would we?  For service, yes.  But for
ourselves?  Simple, means freedom, it means free for worshipping Krsna.
 
(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Feb 2009, Melbourne, Australia)

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The Supreme Lord Appears!!

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Sydney, March 2011)

Lord Caitanya became known to all the devotees as the Supreme Lord and it was not just a sentimental thing.  It is said that first Advaita Acarya recognised Nimai as the Supreme Lord.  Once Nimai came to his house and Advaita Acarya suddenly understood.  And then he just grabbed him, set him down and started offering arati and he said, "You will not escape me anymore!"  And he just began to chant (sanskrit), and he kept on repeating that mantra while worshiping Him.

Gadādhara Pandit walked in and said, "Acarya, what are you doing? Why are you worshipping Nimai Pandit?"
Advaita Acarya said, "Gadādhara, when will you understand? When will you understand? When will you see?"

Then Gadādhara started thinking and he said, "You mean that He is the one we are waiting for?"

So yes, He was the one!  And it is a fact – the devotees had long been waiting for an appearance of the Supreme Lord!  It wasn't that: 'Oh, here's an avatar, suddenly by accident!  Jeez, look at that! The Supreme Lord has appeared!'
That wasn't exactly how it was.  Advaita Acarya was worshiping, was worshiping daily in that mood to somehow or the other make the Lord appear!  And all the devotees were waiting!!

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To Become Internally Very Detached

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Radhadesh, May 2011)

It is the nature of the material energy. It is the nature that things in this world will manifest and that they will cease to exist, but our internal connection in devotional service with Krishna is the essence, and that has to be strengthened and strengthened. Nothing can interfere with that. Not our nature! Who cares about our nature?

To hell with our nature (excuse me) if it comes to our connection with Krishna. If that nature comes in the way with our connection with Krishna, then what is the use of being natural, or being an individual of 'It's my way, or I have to do it this way'.

But why? Are we pre-programmed robots who have to act according to the configuration of our hormones? Or our genetic cults? Why? Why do we have to dance like puppets?

When we reach thirteen years of age or younger and sex desire suddenly emerges, and we have to from that day on just be controlled by it.

"It's my nature".

"Why is it our nature?"

It's the nature of your hormones – it's not your nature, or not our nature. So like this one has to become internally very detached. One has to become very detached from what is dictated by the body. We have to internally – thoroughly understand that this is not me…this is not me! This is actually imposed upon me by the three modes of material nature:

' prakrti te kusumakaranugai, gunaya kukarmani samagreneha,

hum karma Gundia kam, katha mithi muncainam theha'

Actually the three modes of material nature are the ones that are ' doer' and doing all these things and we are just going along. We are not the 'doer'. Through our body – the three modes of material nature are imposing so many things upon us, and therefore, we have to thoroughly detach. Every devotee has to stop identifying with all these dictates. Srila Bhaktisiddanta writes this essay called: 'The real and the apparent self', and in that essay he makes a statement:

"For so long I have served you". He is speaking to the body and the mind. Then he says:

"I will no longer identify….identify with all the things that you are dictating to me as my needs. I will no longer identify with them. I will simply only act for my one need…my need to deepen my relationship with Krishna".

To some this may smell like the resolve of a Sanyasi who has this focus, but the Sanyasi is described as the spiritual master of all the ashrams and is meant to remind everyone of his duty, and it is said:

'vyagra ninya ninya bhakti yogam'

That the sankirtan movement of Lord Caitanya is resting on this vyagra, and the vyagra is basically this vyagra – to stop identifying what is dictated to us through the material energy, through our body, mind, senses and so on.  Then we can take on the more important point, which is – 'What is good for Krishna!'

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