Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila – 1.195-197
Where: Alachua, USA, April 10, 2010
Essence: “Meat-eating is so cruel that it kills the soul’s chances for self-realization. By the positive alternative of Krsna consciousness, even one who has been partaking in these activities for many lifetimes can have a change of heart.”
Category: Enemies within
Raising the bar
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: London, U.K, May 5, 2008
Essence: “To make progress on the path of devotional service, it is very important that we have a vision of ourselves down the road. We need to work hard and set higher and higher goals each time, so that we can achieve the highest goal – ceto darpana marjanam – a clean heart in which we can cultivate real love for Radha and Krsna.”
Guard against vaisnava aparadh
Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Saubari-muni ashram, Vrindavana, Nov 1, 2007
Essence: “Bhakti is the permanent asset which even death cannot take away. Nevertheless we see that a vaisnava aparadh can take those assets from you. How careful we should be of vaisnava aparadh?”
Vaisnava aparadha – greatest danger
Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.9.13
Where: Moscow, Sep 24, 2007, Russian yatra festival.
ssence: “One can make tremendous progress by chanting the Holy Names of the Lord. But while chanting, if one commits offenses consciously or unconsciously to one who is very dear to the Lord – Lord’s devotee, then spiritual progress will be very slow and it may even be stopped for this lifetime.”
Only Hope for Deliverance – Initiation Lecture
Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami.
Where: Aug 18′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “In this Kali Yuga anyone and everyone can be delivered by the mercy of the Holy Name, but if one offends the all merciful Holy Name of the Lord, there is no hope for deliverance.”
“We have to take proper advantage by chanting Hare Krsna as our Spiritual master instructs us and trains us and inspires us. And we have to be very attentive to avoiding any offenses to the Holy Name, which may slow our progress down or in some cases take away all the benefits that we have gained through chanting Hare Krishna.”
“So we should hear attentively everyday, meditate on this and try to free ourselves of all these offenses.”
Lord never tolerates…
Where: May 3’rd 2007, London.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.9.1
Courtesy: Bhavin Chitania.
Essence: “Krsna never tolerates offense to his devotee. For one who offends devotees, it is very difficult to please the Lord…Until we are pure devotees we have anarthas, we should be very careful in our dealings with devotees. A vaishnava is never to be harmed in anyway.”
Initiation Lecture – Glories of the Holy Name
Ocassion: Initiation.
Where: Mar 15’th 2007, Atlanta.
Courtesy: Cintamani Dasi.
Essence: …Holy Name is the mercy incarnation..it is the easy and sublime means of deliverance in kali yuga….
Initiation Lecture – Guard Against Offenses
Where: March 4’th 2007, Seattle.
Essence: [please suggest one!]
Guru – The Transcendental Gardener
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila 9.6-9.
Where: March 2′nd 2007, Seattle.
Essence: “…relationship with your Guru is all you have…”