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.”

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.”

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.”

This is my prayer – Radhastami Lecture 2008

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: New Vraja-Dhama, Hungary, September 7, 2008
Essence: “O all-auspicious Krishna! May You be victorious! You perform all kinds of sweet pastimes. Let my name also be there when You count Sri Radha’s associates. This is my prayer. Although I am covered by material consciousness I can still aspire for this. O Lord, may my prayer be fulfilled.”

Downtown Patalaloka – Initiation lecture

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Poland, August 15, 2008
Essence: Initiation means to begin the process of devotional service in earnest. Srila Prabhupada explains earnest as: “Never look back and think that you have left anything valuable behind. And never envy the position of the materialistic sense enjoyers.”

Festival Lecture

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Poland, August 08, 2008
Essence: “There are millions of species of life, each with a special gift. Birds can fly, fish can swim, butterfly is always beautiful and the human form of life is blessed with intelligence by which one can discover the deeper spiritual nature within and get out of this repetition of birth and death. That is the real goal of life.”

Farewell lecture at Woodstock 2008

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Poland, August 03, 2008
Essence: “The magic of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is that it creates the same blissful atmosphere wherever it is chanted. This is our gift to you from Krsna’s Village of Peace.”

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.”