Translated lectures

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 2.3.22
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2009
Essence: When taking the darsan of the Deity in the Temple, neophyte devotees become restless after a few minutes. However, advanced devotees think “It took me a million lives to get here. I am not going anywhere.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 2.3.22
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2009
Essence: “The darsan of the Deity of the Lord who is worshipped very nicely and dressed with beautiful ornaments is more attractive than anything else in this world.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 27, 2009
Essence: “The gopis are so enamored by Krsna’s beauty that they don’t even consider the beauty of a cintamani stone which is more valuable than all the jewels in this world.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 10.8
Where: Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 25, 2009
Essence: “A rain drop is in a pure uncontaminated state until it touches the muddy ground. Similarly, the living entity is uncontaminated until it falls down into this material world. And that contamination is the misidentification with the body.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 15.7
Where: Omsk, Russia, May 24, 2009
Essence: “We should be very careful about what we desire because it may actually be fulfilled.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Omsk, Russia, May 23, 2009
Essence: “Science believes that every seven years all the cells of our body are replaced by new ones. So, if we are sixty years old, we have already changed our bodies eight and a half times.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Omsk, Russia, May 22, 2009
Essence: “If the animals could vote and they were asked if human beings should be vegetarian, they would vote ‘Yes’.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 7.5.55
Where: Barnaul, Russia, May 21, 2009
Essence: “The Lord acts through the spiritual master to deliver the devotees. So, when the spiritual master gives us the analysis and the treatment of our disease of the material existence, we should be locked in all ears for receiving it.”

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 18.66
Where: Barnaul, Russia, May 20, 2009
Essence: “Our hearts are full of nasty material desires like lust, anger, and greed. But deep within that filth of the heart is the seed of love of God which, when watered regularly, will grow and fructify producing fruits of love for Radha and Krsna.”

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."