Archive for the ‘Yatras’ Category
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.8.34
Where: Ukraine, May 16, 2011
Essence: “For the devotees, Krsna is the most lovable object but for the demoniac, He is death personified”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 10.32.22
Where: Vrindavana, India, March 25, 2011
Essence: “To enter into Vrindavana we need to develop an intense desire to serve Radha and Krsna as They desire to be served. We should learn this from the brajavasis beginning with Srila Prabhupada.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vrindavana, India, March 24, 2011
Essence: “Lord Caitanya revealed the Vrindavana pastimes of Lord Krsna and made them so easily available to all of us. Only by His mercy, through His teachings, we can understand the esoteric pastime of Radha and Krsna.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vrindavana, November 19, 2010
Essence: In his offering to Tamal Krishna Goswami, Balarama Dasa said, “These days, all the devotees have their Deities. But Guru Maharaja, you were my Deity. You were be-all and end-all of my existence. How can I live now in your separation?”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Vrindavana, November 13, 2010
Essence: “Gaya means ‘to sing’ and tra means ‘to deliver’. The chanting of the Gayatri mantra delivers us from material existence, so we can chant the Hare Krsna mantra properly and attain pure Krsna prema.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 7.9.28
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 29, 2009
Essence: “Faith means to put your trust in something sublime. So, the spiritual master’s duty is to cause his disciples to lose their faith in the material existence and to awaken their faith in Krsna and the process of devotional service.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 4.20.5
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 27, 2009
Essence: “If we find ourselves contemplating on even one material desire or being overcome by lust, anger, or greed, it means we have not yet fully realized that we are not this body.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 4.19.33-34
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2009
Essence: “Once you are initiated and the spiritual master takes responsibility for you, then whatever happens is an arrangement of the Lord. You should have that faith before you take your initiation.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 7.9.24
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2009
Essence: “Salt brings out the flavor in any kind of food. Similarly, the association of devotees brings out the essence of all the activities we perform in devotional service.”
Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam - 4.19.28
Where: Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2009
Essence: “We should always remember our good fortune and never act in such a way so as to lose the mercy and the powers invested in us for the important service to Guru and Gauranga, which is our life and soul.”
