Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 7.92
Where: Laguna Beach, USA, March 13, 2010
Essence: “The best of devotees is a ‘bhajananandi’ who preaches without discrimination. One who is a good sadhaka and has an intense desire to share his/her good fortune with fallen souls, is empowered by Guru and Krsna to preach.”
Category: Themes
Land Ahoy! Initiation lecture of Jahnava-mata dasi; formerly Jambavati dasi.
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Brisbane, Australia, February 9, 2010
Essence: “The material world is compared to a vast ocean of misery. But there is a shore on the other side – the spiritual world – from where we actually came and belong to.”
Memories of the Pioneer Days in ISKCON – II
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sydney, Australia, January 17, 2010
Essence: There were 2,500 people and pin drop silence. I was so amazed. Looking at Srila Prabhupada, I thought “Only you could do this Srila Prabhupada. Being a swan-like messenger of Lord Krsna, only you could draw a crowd like this.”
Memories of the Pioneer Days in ISKCON – I
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sydney, Australia, January 9, 2010
Essence: Srila Prabhupada told us “if you go to some place for the first time and chant Hare Krsna, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura personally accompanies you.” So it was always a competition among the Sankirtan devotees to go some place new.
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 Story of the Red Lantern
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.19.28
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2009
Essence: “We should always remember our good fortune and never act in such a way so as to lose the mercy and the powers invested in us for the important service to Guru and Gauranga, which is our life and soul.”
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.”
Slow but Steady Wins the Race
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 6.41-43
Where: Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2009
Essence: ““More than the donations, flowers or garlands, the spiritual master is most pleased when he sees his disciple conquering material desires and developing some attraction to the service of Radha and Krsna.”