Kadamba Kanana Maharaja Returns to Melbourne

Kadamba Kanana Maharaja will visit Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir from Wednesday, November 20 till Tuesday, November 26.

Maharaja is currently in Sri Vrindavana Dhama on parikrama. You can follow some posts from his parikrama party on Facebook by searching under 'Kadamba Kanana Swami.

You can also visit his website.

Kadamba Kanana Swami joined ISKCON in 1978 shortly after Srila Prabhupada’s departure from this world.  He became a disciple of HH Jayadvaita Swami and served in Vrndavana from ’78 to ’84 in various types of management.

After a one year break in Australia (including New Gaudadesa farm) he returned to India, this time to take charge of the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi in Mayapura. He remained there from ’85 to ’90.

Maharaja liked the pioneering spirit of working in India and above all he liked to stay in the Holy Dhama. In 1990 he became the Temple President of the Krsna Balarama Mandir in Vrndavana and remained in that position until ’95.

Then he began to travel and preach around the world and in 1997 he received sannyasa.

These days - besides preaching in Europe, South Africa, India and Australia - he still has some involvement in the supervision of the Vrndavana temple.

Kadamba Kanana Maharaja is renowned for his dramatic and often humorous classes, his skills as a kirtaneer, and his love of sharing the joys of Krishna consciousness with everyone he meets.

2017 Janmastami Folk News is now out!

Our 2017 Janmastami FOLK News Magazine is now out! Soft copies are freely available for all to download on our Members Page. Highlights of this issue include:

• An article by our Founder Acarya His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami
• Beautiful descriptions of the appearance of Lord Krishna
• A story of how a person began their spiritual journey
• Lessons from the Mahabharat
• And much much more!

Do check it out!

2017 Member Course Details Now Out

All 2017 Bhakti Sastri, Bhakti Vaibhav and Bhakti Vedanta Course Dates are now out.
We have a new Bhakti Vaibhav Course starting from Srimad Bhagvatam Canto 1 in February this year.

Do check out all course information on our Members Page and avail of this opportunity!

Latest FOLK Issue Now Available

Our 2017 Gaura Purnima FOLK News Magazine is now out! Soft copies are freely available for all to download on our Members Page. Highlights of this issue include:

• An article by our Founder Acarya His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami
• Lord Nityananda's Vision
• A report on the upcoming festival of colours
• A little-known pastime from the Ramayana 
• And much much more!

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New ISKCON Disciple Course Starting Soon

Dates for the next ISKCON Disciple Course facilitated by Aniruddha Dasa are now available:

Schedule:

Sat Dec 31 2016 - Mon Jan 2 2017

10am-5pm 

Please send an email to kundalata@iskcon.net.au to register.

There will be a $20 fee per person to cover the costs of the course.

Each group of participants will include:

• 50% devotees who are aspiring for shelter, or are sheltered

• 50% initiated devotees

Please note that acceptance of your registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Thank you!

Superior training, not artificial renunciation.

No one should suddenly give up his prescribed duties and become a so-called yogi or transcendentalist artificially. It is better to be situated in one's position and to try to attain Kṛṣṇa consciousness under superior training. Thus one may be freed from the clutches of Kṛṣṇa's maya.

Bg 3.33

How is Arjuna a devotee?

Now people may say that "He was not chanting. He was fighting. How he became a great devotee?" But Kṛṣṇa says, bhakto 'si priyo 'si me: "You are My dear friend. You are My devotee. Because you are utilizing your energy for Me." So bhakti means you utilize your energy for Kṛṣṇa. Then your life is perfect.

Śrīla Prabhupāda Lecture – Bhagavad-gītā 1.15 – July 15, 1973, London