Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.18.15-18
Where: Sydney, Australia, November 24, 2009
Essence: “When Krsna was attacked by various horrifying demons in Vrindavana, the gopis would smear His body with turmeric and purify Him with the tail of a little calf and mother Yasoda would chant the names of Lord Visnu to protect her baby from all inauspiciousness.”
Category: Australia 2009
Simple Living – High Thinking
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 4.18.11
Where: Sydney, Australia, November 19, 2009
Essence: “The material world is created to maintain each and every living entity provided it lives in harmony with the rules of God. All we have to do is take what is necessary to keep the body and soul together and leave the rest.”
Confidential companions
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.38
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 28, 2009
Essence: “The same personalities who appeared 5000 years ago in their original female forms as gopis, sakhis, and manjaris in Lord Krsna’s pastimes appeared 500 years ago in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes in male forms.”
Better to have loved and lost
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.35
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 25, 2009
Essence: “Kali-yuga is so degraded that it is a great challenge to deliver the fallen conditioned souls. But still, the Lord comes to deliver a few fallen conditioned souls, rather than not try at all.”
Stolen by illusion
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.31-32
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 22, 2009
Essence: “In this age of Kali, the intelligence of men is stolen by illusion and they have a tendency to imitate their idols. Therefore, instead of coming as Himself, the Lord comes as His devotee to propagate the congregational chanting of the Holy names.”
Go East, young man
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.20-23
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 15, 2009
Essence: “Anyone who is serious about acquiring spiritual knowledge should look towards the East where this knowledge is available in its most refined and complete form.”
Pigheaded
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 11.5.18
Where: Melbourne, Australia, Jan 13, 2009
Essence: “The rebellious and obstinate living entity turns away from Krsna and wants to play in his own realm of sense gratification. But he is very nicely placed under the care of Maya-devi who ties him up with the three modes of material nature for his ultimate rectification.”