Keep the Flame Burning

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 7.23
Where: Poland, July 09, 2012

“Another reminder to my disciples; please listen to “Keep the Flame Burning,” posted on July 10 on www.narottam.com.
One day the responsibility for spreading this movement will be in your hands”.

Lalita-sasti

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila – 6.10
Where: Zagreb, Croatia, September 3, 2011
Essence: “Lalita gopi is the teacher of all the sakhis. She is twenty seven days older than Srimati Radharani and thus Radharani considers her as senior. She is described as very fiery and hot tempered but all for the sake of Srimati Radharani.”

Killer of the soul

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila – 1.195-197
Where: Alachua, USA, April 10, 2010
Essence: “Meat-eating is so cruel that it kills the soul’s chances for self-realization. By the positive alternative of Krsna consciousness,  even one who has been partaking in these activities for many lifetimes can have a change of heart.”

The Best of All Devotees

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 7.92
Where: Laguna Beach, USA, March 13, 2010
Essence: “The best of devotees is a ‘bhajananandi’ who preaches without discrimination. One who is a good sadhaka and has an intense desire to share his/her good fortune with fallen souls, is empowered by Guru and Krsna to preach.”

The Effulgent Moon of Mercy

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila – 19.151
Where: Melbourne, Australia, December 12, 2009
Essence: “The chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra frees one from past sinful reactions and material desires but to get the love of God – which is the highest goal of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas – one has to receive this mantra from a bonafide spiritual master.”

Restore your health

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi Lila – 17.22
Where: Russain Yatra, Moscow, September 27, 2008
Essence: “The sick condition of modern society is due to lack of basic moral principles like mercy, cleanliness, truthfulness and austerity. By following the process of Krsna consciousness, these principles can easily be restored, and that will bring the society back to its healthy condition.”

My first tattoo

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya Lila – 6.228
Where: Poland, July 14, 2008
Essence: Lord Caitanya instructed Raghunatha dasa Goswami, “grāmya-kathā nā śunibe, grāmya-vārtā nā kahibe bhāla nā khāibe āra bhāla nā paribe – Do not talk like people in general or hear what they say. You should not eat very palatable food, nor should you dress very nicely.”