Phoenix Rising

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 9.4.31-40
Where: Dallas, USA, March 9, 2010
Essence: “Even if one is born in a low-class family, if he is determined and willing to be trained by a bona fide spiritual master, he can become a brahmana –  or even higher – a Vaisnava.”

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.”

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.”

The standard process

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.8.22
Where: Sydney, Australia, Dec 26, 2008
Essence: “The standard process of devotional service for any varna or asrama is to carry on with their respective occupational duties, while keeping Krsna in the center as demonstrated by Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.”

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.”

Duties in grhastha life

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 6.2.26
Where: Poland, July 1, 2008
Essence: “The duties of the man in grhastha life are to protect the wife from the illusion of this material world so that she can never forget Krsna and to support his family and the renounced order of life. The duty of the wife is to be loyal and chaste to her husband so that together they can raise nice Krsna conscious children.”

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.”

Men of courage

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.14.38
Where: Budapest, Hungary, May 23, 2008
Essence: “Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are all lacking in modern times. Lord Caitanya’s sankirtan movement is the only thing that can overcome this tide of Kali-yuga.”

Brahmana by qualification

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.10.24
Where: Alachua, USA, April 17, 2008
Essence: “Just as bell metal is turned into gold when mixed with mercury in a chemical process, one who is properly trained and initiated by a bona fide spiritual master immediately becomes a brahmana.”

Blood is thicker than water

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.5.7
Where: Towaco, USA, April 6, 2008
Essence: “There is an intimate relationship between the human society, demigods, and the Supreme Lord. The demigods are like our blood brothers who also want to see this sankirtan movement spread far and wide, so that we can all return to our real family in the spiritual world.”