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.”

Catch the Disease

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.8.42
Where: Moscow, Russia, May 31, 2009
Essence: “Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that just as it is more dangerous than associating with women is associating with a man who is attached to women,  more valuable than serving the Lord Himself is serving the devotees of the Lord who are attached to Him.”

You are not a Statue

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 2.3.22
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2009
Essence: When taking the darsan of the Deity in the Temple, neophyte devotees become restless after a few minutes. However, advanced devotees think “It took me a million lives to get here. I am not going anywhere.”

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.”

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.”

Why Didn’t You Do It?

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 5.19.10
Where: Washington DC, USA, Feb 28, 2009
Essence: “Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu could have liberated all the three worlds in an instant, if He had desired to do so. But He wanted His pure devotee, Srila Prabhupada, to do it because He takes pleasure in making His devotees famous.”

The Life and Times of Narottam das Thakura – Part 2

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Alachua, USA, Feb 10, 2009
Essence: “Digvijay Pandit, who was an invincible scholar of his time, was easily defeated by the disciples of Srila Narottam das Thakura. In this way, Narottam das Thakura transformed many fallen souls into highly qualified Vaisnavas who, in turn, preached the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy to many others.”