Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.38
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 28, 2009
Essence: “The same personalities who appeared 5000 years ago in their original female forms as gopis, sakhis, and manjaris in Lord Krsna’s pastimes appeared 500 years ago in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes in male forms.”
Category: Personalities
Pigheaded
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.18
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 13, 2009
Essence: “The rebellious and obstinate living entity turns away from Krsna and wants to play in his own realm of sense gratification. But he is very nicely placed under the care of Maya-devi who ties him up with the three modes of material nature for his ultimate rectification.”
The standard process
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.8.22
Where: Sydney, Australia, Dec 26, 2008
Essence: “The standard process of devotional service for any varna or asrama is to carry on with their respective occupational duties, while keeping Krsna in the center as demonstrated by Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.”
Discovering the real Dhruva Maharaja
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.8.7
Where: Sydney, Australia, Dec 16, 2008
Essence: “This particular pastime of Dhruva Maharaja displays the unique quality of compassion which distinguishes a devotee from the other classes of transcendentalists.”
The power of demigods
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.7.43
Where: Sydney, Australia, Nov 27, 2008
Essence: “For every material desire in this world, there is a corresponding demigod to fulfill it. For example, for getting rid of diseased condition, the Sun god is worshipped; for knowledge, goddess Saraswati is worshipped. But the easiest way is to worship Lord Krsna, because He is the chief of all the demigods and they ultimately derive their powers from Him.”
Glories of Sri Radha Kunda – Kartika Parikrama 2008 Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Radha Kunda, India, Oct 26, 2008
Essence: “The holy place known as Mathura is spiritually superior to Vaikuntha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathura-Puri is the transcendental forest of Vrindavana because of Krsna’s rasa-lila pastimes. And superior to the forest of Vrindavana is Govardhana Hill, for it was raised by the divine hand of Sri Krsna and was the site of His various loving pastimes. And, above all, the superexcellent Sri Radha-kunda stands supreme, for it is overflooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema of the Lord of Gokula, Sri Krsna. Where, then, is that intelligent Person who is unwilling to serve this divine Radha-kunda, which is situated at the foot of Govardhana Hill?”
The glories of Raghunatha Dasa Goswami – Part 1
Speaker: His Holiness Giriraja Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila – 16.235
Where: Laguna beach, USA, June 16, 2008
Essence: “Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami was renunciation personified. In spite of having the most beautiful wife and opulence like the King of heaven, he was completely detached and renounced them all for the higher goal of life.”
Spoils of war
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.8.34
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, May 21, 2008
Essence: “Hiranyakasipu was a great demon who had conquered the three worlds and sat proudly on his throne in the heavenly planets. Lord Nrsimhadeva, by the forceful display of His power, defeated him and took pleasure in sitting on that very same throne.”
The CEO of BBD & O
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 8.16
Where: Soho Street, London, U.K, May 10, 2008
Essence: “Maya-devi is an expert artist who has painted this material world full of illusion and deception. However, for a sincere devotee who attentively follows the instructions of the previous acaryas, she lifts this veil of illusion, so that he can make progress on the path of Krsna consciousness.”
Good management means delegation
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.25.42
Where: Washington DC, USA, April 12, 2008
Essence: “The Supreme Lord delegates various duties to demigods who help Him maintain order in this Universe. But people with a poor fund of knowledge worship demigods without understanding their actual position as servants of the Lord.”