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: Scriptures
Restore your health
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 17.22
Where: Russain Yatra, Moscow, September 27, 2008
Essence: “The sick condition of modern society is due to lack of basic moral principles like mercy, cleanliness, truthfulness and austerity. By following the process of Krsna consciousness, these principles can easily be restored, and that will bring the society back to its healthy condition.”
Holy Places
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.13.10
Where: Russian Yatra, Moscow, September 26, 2008
Essence: “Just as Krsna is the source of all His expansions, all the holy places in the universe are expansions of Sri Vrindavana dhama, and the way to see the dhama is by hearing from a saintly person who can awaken our dormant love for God.”
Our eternal father
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 18.66
Where: Moscow, Russia, September 21, 2008
Essence: “Just as a child is fully dependent on his mother whether he knows it or not, we are fully dependent on the Lord whether we accept it or not. An atheist may deny or ignore this fact, whereas a devotee is fully aware of this and surrenders unto the Lord.”
Terrifying yet auspicious
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.9.2
Where: Ukraine Festival, September 19, 2008
Essence: “I offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrsimhadeva- the fierce and powerful Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Visnu. His flaming mouth faces in all directions. He is terrifying yet He is auspicious, for He is the death of death.”
Look before you leap
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.10.8
Where: New Vraja-Dhama, Hungrary, September 6, 2008
Essence: “A conditioned soul in this material world guided by imperfect senses and clogged by the fog of illusion cannot see where the path of pravrtti or sense gratification is leading. However, if he takes shelter of the transcendental radar of guru, sadhu and sastra, he can see things in their proper perspective and will be saved from the misery of this material existence.”
Double Trouble
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.18.9-10
Where: Budapest, Hungrary, September 5, 2008
Essence: “The world is suffering today because we are taking resources from Mother Nature without the sanction of the Supreme Lord, denying His existence, and even worse using those resources either for sense gratification or for exploiting others.”
Preaching
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.30.37
Where: Moscow, August 27, 2008
Essence: “Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted His followers to move all over the world to preach in every town and village. In the Caitanya-sampradāya those who strictly follow the principles of Lord Caitanya must travel all over the world to preach the message of Lord Caitanya, and these are called gosthanandi.”
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.”
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.”