Entries for the Guru disciple relationship Category

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila - 19.151
Where: Melbourne, Australia, December 12, 2009
Essence: “The chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra frees one from past sinful reactions and material desires but to get the love of God - which is the highest goal of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas - one has to receive this mantra from a bonafide spiritual master.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 6.41-43
Where: Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2009
Essence: ““More than the donations, flowers or garlands, the spiritual master is most pleased when he sees his disciple conquering material desires and developing some attraction to the service of Radha and Krsna.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Hong Kong, November 16, 2009
Essence: “People are wandering aimlessly just living their destiny, without a spiritual master. However, when they surrender unto the spiritual master, he takes charge and by his grace everything comes.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 1.1.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 16, 2009
Essence: “Just as a material father plants a seed in the womb of the mother and conception takes place, so at the time of initiation the spiritual father plants the seed of devotion in the heart of the disciple and spiritual birth takes place.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Ekaterinburg, Russia, May 17, 2009
Essence: “Sincerity means whenever you have a choice between maya and Krsna, you always choose Krsna.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 7.3
Where: Vladimir, Russia, May 13, 2009
Essence: “The human form of life is compared to a boat, the spiritual master is the captain and the sastras are favorable breeze that help the living entity cross over this vast ocean of material existence.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: New Vraja Dhama, Hungary, May 2, 2009
Essence: “The spiritual master keeps raising the bar and pushes us to higher and higher realms of devotional service so that we advance both externally and internally. We can then become instruments in his hands and develop some compassion to spread this sankirtan movement to all the suffering people.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2008
Essence: “The Founder-Acarya is the person who has the vision, by the grace of God, to present teachings from time immemorial according to time, place and circumstances without compromising.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila - 6.288
Where: Poland, July 14, 2008
Essence: Lord Caitanya instructed Raghunatha dasa Goswami, “grāmya-kathā nā śunibe, grāmya-vārtā nā kahibe bhāla nā khāibe āra bhāla nā paribe - Do not talk like people in general or hear what they say. You should not eat very palatable food, nor should you dress very nicely.”

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Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, May 19, 2008
Essence: “The Vaikunta Express going to Goloka Vrindavana rests on two tracks - sadhana and preaching. We have to maintain both these tracks in good condition so that we can have a safe journey back home, back to Godhead.”

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