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: Vaisnava qualities
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.”
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.”
Nityananda Prabhu’s appearance day lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Atlanta, USA, Feb 7, 2009
Essence: “In Gaura-lila, Krsna and Balarama appeared as Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda inviting everyone to participate in Their transcendental pastimes.”
Discovering the real Dhruva Maharaja
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.8.7
Where: Sydney, Australia, Dec 16, 2008
Essence: “This particular pastime of Dhruva Maharaja displays the unique quality of compassion which distinguishes a devotee from the other classes of transcendentalists.”
The benefits of celibacy
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.8.1
Where: Sydney, Australia, Dec 12, 2008
Essence: “By abstaining from sex life one can perform wonderful work — one’s memory is enabled to act very swiftly, the duration of life is increased and one can be elevated to the highest perfectional stage, even to the spiritual world.”
Renunciation in modern times
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Hong Kong University, Nov 17, 2008
Essence: “Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.”
Initiation – Kartika Parikrama 2008 Lecture
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Vrindavan dhama, India, Oct 31, 2008
Essence: “A vaisnava’s most valuable possession is the japa mala. The devotee is constantly chanting, digging for the treasure. By constant chanting we will find that treasure – the love of Godhead in due course of time.
Thief
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.26.45
Where: Sri Vrindavana dhama, India, October 13, 2008
Essence: Srila Prabhupada explains: “As a thief is always punishable by the state, we are subject to punishment by taking or using God’s property without His permission.”
Holy Places
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.13.10
Where: Russian Yatra, Moscow, September 26, 2008
Essence: “Just as Krsna is the source of all His expansions, all the holy places in the universe are expansions of Sri Vrindavana dhama, and the way to see the dhama is by hearing from a saintly person who can awaken our dormant love for God.”