Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Hong Kong, November 16, 2009
Essence: “People are wandering aimlessly just living their destiny, without a spiritual master. However, when they surrender unto the spiritual master, he takes charge and by his grace everything comes.”
Category: Themes
Appreciating Vrindavana Dhama
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 19, 2009
Essence: “One grain of dust of Vrindavana is more valuable than all the opulence of Vaikuntha because Krsna’s lotus feet walked through this land.”
No Pain, No Gain – Initiation Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.1.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 16, 2009
Essence: “Just as a material father plants a seed in the womb of the mother and conception takes place, so at the time of initiation the spiritual father plants the seed of devotion in the heart of the disciple and spiritual birth takes place.”
The Debate
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 6.2.27
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 15, 2009
Essence: “The city of Sri Rangam is guarded by seven walls and two rivers on either side. Within the city resides a great treasure in the form of Lord Ranganatha who is guarded by a great serpent Ananta Sesa. Every twelve years a great demon named Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana, comes to inspect this treasure.”
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.”
Catch the Disease
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.8.42
Where: Moscow, Russia, May 31, 2009
Essence: “Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that just as it is more dangerous than associating with women is associating with a man who is attached to women, more valuable than serving the Lord Himself is serving the devotees of the Lord who are attached to Him.”
A Plug for Facebook
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Moscow, Russia, May 31, 2009
Essence: “Material energy in itself is neither good nor bad. It just depends on how you use it.”
Rain Drops
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 10.8
Where: Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 25, 2009
Essence: “A rain drop is in a pure uncontaminated state until it touches the muddy ground. Similarly, the living entity is uncontaminated until it falls down into this material world. And that contamination is the misidentification with the body.”