Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Moscow, Russia, 1989
Essence: “Whatever the Lord touches with His transcendental hands becomes transcendental. The water of the kunda known as Rakta kunda was red because Lord Nrsimhadeva washed His hands there after killing the demon Hiranyakasipu.”
Category: Language
The Latin Verb
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 18.65
Where: Coventry, UK, May 3, 2010
Essence: “The root verb of religion is reglio which, in Latin, means “to reconnect with”. The purpose of religion is to revive one’s dormant relationship with God, our eternal father – Krsna.”
Please Never Leave Me Behind
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.6.1
Where: Bhaktivedanta Manor, England, April 30, 2010
Essence: “The Holy name is most merciful in the situation where we are sharing it with others. That is the sublimity of devotional service. If we can all be in this sharing mood as brahmacaris, grhasthas, vanaprasthas or sannyasis – the combined effort will be very powerful.”
Gopiswara Mahadeva
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 21, 2009
Essence: “Mother Purnamasi took compassion upon Lord Siva and gave him a very important service – to guard the dhama against the people who do not have the proper qualification and would otherwise disturb the pastimes of the Lord.”
Beggars of Mercy
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 20, 2009
Essence: “We are very poor in love of God. Therefore, we are always begging for the mercy of our superiors to make some advancement on the path of Krsna consciousness.”
Appreciating Vrindavana Dhama
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 19, 2009
Essence: “One grain of dust of Vrindavana is more valuable than all the opulence of Vaikuntha because Krsna’s lotus feet walked through this land.”
No Pain, No Gain – Initiation Lecture
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.”
Amazing Grace
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.5.1
Where: Ekaterinburg, Russia, May 16, 2009
Essence: “The two most important assets in our devotional lives are the Holy name and the association of devotees. We have been blessed with this amazing grace and should take full advantage of it.”
A Vision of Ourselves
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, May 10, 2009
Essence: “The spiritual master finds us in an unpolished state where our heart is full of blemishes of material desire. But our vision should be that everyday we polish our heart so that one day it develops into a rare jewel of pure devotion which can be offered at the lotus feet of our spiritual master.”
Sri Prahlada’s Vyasa-Puja offering to HH Indradyumna Swami
Speaker: Sri Prahlada Das
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, May 10, 2009
Essence: “Lord Caitanya is the most merciful incarnation. But for me, Srila Gurudeva, is even more merciful as Lord Gauranga’s mercy comes to me through him.”