Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.26.45
Where: Sri Vrindavana dhama, India, October 13, 2008
Essence: Srila Prabhupada explains: “As a thief is always punishable by the state, we are subject to punishment by taking or using God’s property without His permission.”
Category: Srila Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of ISKCON – His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.”
The chosen son – Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Irkutsk, Siberia, August 25, 2008
Essence: “In the history of Gaudiya Vaisnavas, Srila Prabhupada’s position is unique because he took the combined preaching of all the previous great acaryas and established a movement which is going to be the guiding light for humanity, for the rest of Kali-yuga.”
My first tattoo
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila – 6.228
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.”
Work hard, play hard
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Poland, July 7, 2008
Essence: “To attract the mercy of Guru and Gauranga, we need to work very hard to engage all our senses in the service of the Lord, so that at the time of death, Lord Caitanya will incarnate in our minds to take us back to Godhead.”
Duties in grhastha life
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 6.2.26
Where: Poland, July 1, 2008
Essence: “The duties of the man in grhastha life are to protect the wife from the illusion of this material world so that she can never forget Krsna and to support his family and the renounced order of life. The duty of the wife is to be loyal and chaste to her husband so that together they can raise nice Krsna conscious children.”
Temple of the heart
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.14.41
Where: Budapest, Hungary, May 27, 2008
Essence: “For sankirtan devotees, the temple of the heart is the streets of the modern cities where they relish the nectar of spreading this transcendental knowledge of Krsna consciousness to the most ignorant.”
Preaching should go on
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: San Jose, USA, Mar 27, 2008
Essence: “The real result of practicing sadhana is that a vaisnava develops the desire to preach. The time is short, and the situation is getting worse day by day. We should feel the sense of urgency. Brhad mrdanga needs to continue pounding. Preaching should go on. This is most important.”
The oasis of Krsna consciousness
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Phoenix, USA, Mar 25, 2008
Essence: “Out of his causeless mercy, Srila Prabhupada has given us this rare gift of Krsna consciousness which can overwrite the deep impressions of material existence present within all of us. All we have to do is to seek shelter of the oasis of the beautiful temples and practise this process regularly with determination.”
Conflict resolution
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Seattle, Mar 19, 2008
Essence: “The solution to all conflicts in the human society is to recognize what we have in common instead of the differences. When we have such a change of consciousness, we can all live harmoniously even in this world.”