How to overcome pride

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 10.73.10
Where: Melbourne, Dec 19, 2007
Essence: “Material opulence and power are some of the challenges Maya-devi places in front of practising devotees. We will discuss some tips on how to overcome pride as a result of possessing these assets.”

Take sanyasa

Speaker: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.30.11-13
Where: Sydney, Australia, Dec 13, 2007
Essence: “We can be gradually purified in Grhastha asrama, but ultimately one has to give one’s heart fully to Krsna by taking sanyasa.”

Be in this world but not of this world

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.30.9
Where: Sydney, Dec 11, 2007
Essence: “To go to Goloka, we should be convinced of futility of material existence. In these verses of Srimad Bhagavatam, horrific nature of the material world is described. But if one is sinless, pure and strict in practicing Krsna consciousness, these things have no effect.”

Purpose of creation

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse:  Srimad Bhagavad Gita – 9.6
Where: Sydney, Dec 5, 2007
Essence: “More important than knowing how the universe is created, it is important to know why it is created. Scientists are interested in knowing the how and the details. We are interested in knowing the why. We will tell them what it is all about – to bring us ultimately to the point of surrender to God.”

How to become dear to the Lord

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse:  Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya Lila – 14.1-22.
Where: Sri Jagannatha puri, Nov 21, 2007
Essence: “It is no secret how one can endear oneself to Krsna through love which is expressed by service. We should be able to accept any service on behalf of Guru and Gauranga and especially the service of spreading Lord Caitanya’s movement all over the world.”

Go back and preach – Farewell talk

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Where: Sri Chandrodaya mandir, Mayapur, Nov 16, 2007
Essence: “We’ve all experienced the joy of these yatras, let us go back now and preach to as many people as we can in our lifetime and give them the joy of coming to these beautiful transcendental abodes of Bharata-varsa.”

Crest jewel of all qualities

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 3.9.8
Where: Sri Chandrodaya mandir, Mayapur, Nov 12, 2007
Essence: “Greatest fortune is to be able to take share in the deliverance of millions of people. We have to pray for that compassion to awaken. It is the crest jewel of all qualities.”

Chastising the Kaliya serpent

Artists: His Holiness B.B.Govinda Swami, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami and Sri Prahlad prabhu.
Where: Vrindavana, Oct 26, 2007
Essence: “We want to identify with Vraja-vasis, but hearing the words of Kaliya may be we should identify with Kaliya and see what he did to become favored by the Vraja-vasis. That’s how we enter into Vrindavana, by the mercy of the Vaishnavas.”

Vaisnava aparadha – greatest danger

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam – 7.9.13
Where: Moscow, Sep 24, 2007, Russian yatra festival.
ssence: “One can make tremendous progress by chanting the Holy Names of the Lord. But while chanting, if one commits offenses consciously or unconsciously to one who is very dear to the Lord – Lord’s devotee, then spiritual progress will be very slow and it may even be stopped for this lifetime.”

Glories of Srimati Radharani – Radhastami Lecture

Artist: His Holiness Indradyumna Swami.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.14.30
Where: Krinista, Sep 20, 2007, Russian yatra festival.
Essence: “Srimati Radharani is the best and most qualified devotee. Hence She is in charge of devotional service. It is Radharani who blesses us with service to Krsna. Serving the sankirtan movement is the avenue to open the flood gates of Radharani’s mercy to enter our hearts.”