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: Vaisnava qualities
Beggars of Mercy
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, October 20, 2009
Essence: “We are very poor in love of God. Therefore, we are always begging for the mercy of our superiors to make some advancement on the path of Krsna consciousness.”
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.”
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.”
One Essential Instruction
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2009
Essence: “The darsan of the Deity of the Lord who is worshipped very nicely and dressed with beautiful ornaments is more attractive than anything else in this world.”
Fortune Favors the Bold – Initiation Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 27, 2009
Essence: “The gopis are so enamored by Krsna’s beauty that they don’t even consider the beauty of a cintamani stone which is more valuable than all the jewels in this world.”
The Razor’s Edge
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Ekaterinburg, Russia, May 17, 2009
Essence: “Sincerity means whenever you have a choice between maya and Krsna, you always choose Krsna.”
Amazing Grace
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.5.1
Where: Ekaterinburg, Russia, May 16, 2009
Essence: “The two most important assets in our devotional lives are the Holy name and the association of devotees. We have been blessed with this amazing grace and should take full advantage of it.”
The Russian Veda
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.7.41
Where: Vladimir, Russia, May 14, 2009
Essence: “King Vladimir killed anyone who did not follow Christianity and wiped out any trace of the ancient pagan culture present during his time. However, it is still reflected in the language as the Russian Veda.”
Changing a Leopard’s Spots – Arrival Address
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vladimir, Russia, May 12, 2009
Essence: “Give up the sand bags of material desires and let the Helium of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra take you back home, back to Godhead.”