Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Atlanta, USA, Feb 7, 2009
Essence: “In Gaura-lila, Krsna and Balarama appeared as Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda inviting everyone to participate in Their transcendental pastimes.”
Category: Lord Caitanya
Initiation – Kartika Parikrama 2008 Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Vrindavan dhama, India, Oct 31, 2008
Essence: “A vaisnava’s most valuable possession is the japa mala. The devotee is constantly chanting, digging for the treasure. By constant chanting we will find that treasure – the love of Godhead in due course of time.
Glories of Vrinda Devi – Kartika Parikrama 2008 Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Vrinda Kunda, India, Oct 25, 2008
Essence: The Caitanya Bhagavat says that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu would chant His rounds while sitting beside a Tulasi plant and used to say: “Just as a fish cannot live when taken out of water, so I cannot remain alive in separation of Tulasi Maharani.”
Reviving Harinam Sankirtan
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Russian Yatra, Moscow, September 26, 2008
Essence: “Harinam Sankirtan is one of the principle methods for advertising the teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is the highest form of welfare work and must be revived for our own benefit as well as the benefit of the entire world.”
Bhakti Vaibhava Maharaja’s Arrival address
Speaker: His Holiness Bhakti Vaibhava Swami
Where: Poland, July 22, 2008
Essence: “We are very fortunate to have this opportunity to be engaged in the Sankirtan process. Let’s not spoil it. There is nothing more important or valuable than being engaged in this Sankirtan process that purifies the heart so that we can ultimately surrender to Krsna.”
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.”
The glories of Rupa Goswami
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila – 1.186-188
Where: Budapest, Hungary, May 24, 2008
Essence: “Srila Rupa Goswami was empowered by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to reveal to the whole world the confidential reasons for the Lord’s appearance in this material world. He understood the mind of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and was able to fulfill His mission – to disseminate this transcendental knowledge of the holy names everywhere.”
Boat trip up the River Thames
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: London, U.K, May 11, 2008
Essence: “By chanting the holy names, we invoke the auspicious presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by which even an ordinary river like the Thames can be turned into the Ganges.”
The best medicine
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 7.83.
Where: Dallas, Mar 22, 2008
Essence: “In this Kali-yuga, the Lord has incarnated in the form of His holy name. By taking this powerful antidote of the holy name, we can be immunized and can overcome the diseased condition of this material life.”
The most merciful incarnation
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 2.2.
Where: Dallas, Mar 21, 2008
Essence: “Why does Srila Rupa Goswami glorify Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the most munificent incarnation? It’s because Lord Caitanya gives the highest to the lowest – by His causeless mercy, He manifests the precious diamond of vraja-bhakti in the coal-like hearts of the people of this Kali-yuga.”