Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, May 10, 2009
Essence: “The spiritual master finds us in an unpolished state where our heart is full of blemishes of material desire. But our vision should be that everyday we polish our heart so that one day it develops into a rare jewel of pure devotion which can be offered at the lotus feet of our spiritual master.”
Category: Themes
Johnny Appleseed
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.8.3-4
Where: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, May 9, 2009
Essence: “Just go out and throw the seed of the Holy name, and definitely some will take root, germinate and grow.”
Coming to a Higher Standard – Vyasa Puja Address
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: New Vraja Dhama, Hungary, May 2, 2009
Essence: “The spiritual master keeps raising the bar and pushes us to higher and higher realms of devotional service so that we advance both externally and internally. We can then become instruments in his hands and develop some compassion to spread this sankirtan movement to all the suffering people.”
The Path of Perfection
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.5.1
Where: Washington DC, USA, Feb 28, 2009
Essence: “The spiritual master is like a doctor for the soul. By following his prescription the disease of material existence is cured, and in due course of time, one achieves perfection in devotional life.”
Dear to His Heart
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.35
Where: Laguna Beach, USA, Mar 14, 2009
Essence: “The Lord is not so interested in having to maintain the conditioned souls in the material world. Rather, it is getting them out of the holocaust of material existence and taking them back to Godhead that’s really dear to His heart.”
Give More Than You Take
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 18.65
Where: Washigton DC, USA, Mar 1, 2009
Essence: “The formula for any successful loving relationship is to give more than what we take. By keeping good association, we can develop unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service to the Lord, and share the good fortune with others.”
Coming and Going
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Detroit, USA, Feb 16, 2009
Essence: “Our entrance into this life and our departure are very mysterious and fascinating things. They capture the attention of everyone – except a learned sage who is in full knowledge of the reality.”
Radio Interview with Indradyumna Swami and Sri Prahlada Das at Dallas
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami and Sri Prahlada Das
Where: Dallas, USA, Feb 14, 2009
Essence: “Our message to the people of India is that we should not make material progress at the expense of our spiritual culture. They both can, in fact, go together very nicely.”
By the will of Providence
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 8.3.17
Where: Alachua, USA, Feb 12, 2009
Essence: “Just as the light of the dawn precedes the rising of sun, the mercy of a devotee precedes the mercy of the Lord.”
The Life and Times of Narottam das Thakura – Part 2
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Alachua, USA, Feb 10, 2009
Essence: “Digvijay Pandit, who was an invincible scholar of his time, was easily defeated by the disciples of Srila Narottam das Thakura. In this way, Narottam das Thakura transformed many fallen souls into highly qualified Vaisnavas who, in turn, preached the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy to many others.”