Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 7.14
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 14, 2010
Essence: When a disciple was afraid of not being forgiven by Srila Prabhupada for any offenses he might commit, Srila Prabhupada replied, “If I don’t forgive you, Krsna will forgive you and if Krsna doesn’t forgive you, Radharani will forgive you. So stay with us. There is always hope.”
Category: Material existence
Lecture on the Departure of Aindra Dasa
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Poland, July 20, 2010
Essence: “For those with a deeper vision, Aindra Prabhu spent most of his life chanting Hare Krsna in Vrindavana, serving his Deities, doing parikrama and his final act of service was to fall down in front of his Gaura-Nitai Deities. I am sure a flower airplane appeared and took him back to the spiritual world. So, we rejoice that he achieved his heart’s desire.
Monarch Butterflies – Initiation Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Dallas, USA, March 9, 2010
Essence: “The beauty of spiritual initiation is that it rejuvenates the senses to serve Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas.”
The Third Eye – Initiation Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.9.28
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 29, 2009
Essence: “Faith means to put your trust in something sublime. So, the spiritual master’s duty is to cause his disciples to lose their faith in the material existence and to awaken their faith in Krsna and the process of devotional service.”
Simply Tolerate
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.19.33-34
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2009
Essence: “Once you are initiated and the spiritual master takes responsibility for you, then whatever happens is an arrangement of the Lord. You should have that faith before you take your initiation.”
The Effulgent Moon of Mercy
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila – 19.151
Where: Melbourne, Australia, December 12, 2009
Essence: “The chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra frees one from past sinful reactions and material desires but to get the love of God – which is the highest goal of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas – one has to receive this mantra from a bonafide spiritual master.”
Charge!
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.15.10
Where: Melbourne, Australia, November 27, 2009
Essence: “It takes billions of births for a living entity to realize the temporary miserable nature of this material world. But the Lord is so tolerant that He accompanies the living entity as he travels through various species of life until he comes to the point of taking shelter of His lotus feet.”
Seek and You Shall Find
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Miedzyzdroj, Poland, July 19, 2009
Essence: “The lower species of life are nothing but punishment for all the sinful activities performed during the human form of life. So, at the end of this punishment when we get back to the human form of life, we should utilize it properly to get out of this cycle of birth and death and return back to the kingdom of God.”
Positive Alternative
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Riga, Latvia, June 10, 2009
Essence: “The Lord decorates His devotees with all saintly qualities so that the common man can recognize him and follow him back to the spiritual sky.”
History of Mandavaya Muni
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Baku, Azerbaijan, June 06, 2009
Essence: “Everything is forced away from us at death. So, if we transfer our attachments to the devotees, guru and Krsna during this lifetime, then when we leave this world there is no pain.”