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.”
Category: Preaching
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.”
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.”
Preaching
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.30.37
Where: Moscow, August 27, 2008
Essence: “Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted His followers to move all over the world to preach in every town and village. In the Caitanya-sampradāya those who strictly follow the principles of Lord Caitanya must travel all over the world to preach the message of Lord Caitanya, and these are called gosthanandi.”
Work hard, play hard
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Poland, July 7, 2008
Essence: “To attract the mercy of Guru and Gauranga, we need to work very hard to engage all our senses in the service of the Lord, so that at the time of death, Lord Caitanya will incarnate in our minds to take us back to Godhead.”
Temple of the heart
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.14.41
Where: Budapest, Hungary, May 27, 2008
Essence: “For sankirtan devotees, the temple of the heart is the streets of the modern cities where they relish the nectar of spreading this transcendental knowledge of Krsna consciousness to the most ignorant.”
From sudra to brahmana
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.2.20
Where: Chicago, USA, Mar 30, 2008
Essence: “In this age of Kali, we are all born as sudras. But if we sincerely practice Krsna consciousness under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master, we can develop all the good qualities of the demigods and become real brahmanas.”
Sankirtan message from Vaisesika das
Speaker: His Grace Vaisesika das
Where: San Jose, USA, Mar 27, 2008
Essence: “We are fortunate to come in the line of great acharyas who emphasize on distribution of Vedic literature. It is our family business. All we need to do is to follow in their footsteps, and we will be blessed with superior knowledge and strength.”
Preaching should go on
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: San Jose, USA, Mar 27, 2008
Essence: “The real result of practicing sadhana is that a vaisnava develops the desire to preach. The time is short, and the situation is getting worse day by day. We should feel the sense of urgency. Brhad mrdanga needs to continue pounding. Preaching should go on. This is most important.”
Go back and preach – Farewell talk
Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Chandrodaya mandir, Mayapur, Nov 16, 2007
Essence: “We’ve all experienced the joy of these yatras, let us go back now and preach to as many people as we can in our lifetime and give them the joy of coming to these beautiful transcendental abodes of Bharata-varsa.”