The Great Acarya – Indradyumna Swami Nectar His Holiness Indradyumna Swami gave a wonderful three-part seminar on the glories of Srila Haridas Thakur while in Sri Mayapur Dhama. In the first lecture, Indradyumna Swami notes the two qualities of Srila Haridas Thakur which set him apart, according to Sanatana Goswami. Srila Santana Goswami maintains that: Some preach, but have poor […]
Reflections on Preaching – Srila Prabhupada quoted by Indradyumna Swami On February 18th, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami left Mayapura for a two-week preaching tour in South Africa, as he related in a Facebook post. Before leaving Mayapur, on the way through Kolkata, Indradyumna Swami mentioned that he stopped by the Bhaktivedanta Research Center. The BRC is […]
“The Charioteer, Lord Gaura’s lotus feet” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami On February 17th came the highlight of His Holiness Indradyumna Swami’s trip the holy land of Sridhama Mayapur, as he related in a Facebook post. He took a large group of devotees to Santipura on February 16th. There, in the temple of Madan Gopal, […]
“Bathe thoroughly in the waves of prema” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami The last week was filled with kirtan in the holy land of Sridhama Mayapur, as His Holiness Indradyumna Swami related in a Facebook post. He wrote that he took a large harinam party of international devotees through the streets of Navadwip in Mayapura. Remembering […]
“Make the feet of Lord Gaura your charioteer” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami While in Sridhama Mayapur last week, Indradyumna Swami wrote in a Facebook post that the Devotees took darshan of the samadhi where Lord Caitanya’s hair is kept, as well as the samadhi of Kesava Bharati Maharaja. They prayed at the historic tree under […]
“The joyous waves of prema” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami Recently, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami was in Sridhama Mayapur. He wrote in a Facebook post that ever since taking sannyasa in 1979, he has had a strong desire to visit the town of Katwa, where Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa 500 years ago. On February 11th, […]
“Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami On the appearance day of Srila Narottama das Thakur, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami delivered a lengthy lecture on Narottama das Thakur. At the beginning of the class, Indradyumna Swami discusses how Narottama was the second generation from Caitanya Mahaprabhu […]
Traveling to Mahaprabhu’s Lila-Sthanas – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami In recent weeks, Indradyumna Swami has had a packed travel schedule between events in Vrindavan, Mumbai, and now Sri Mayapur Dhama. He attended the chakra installation in Sri Mayapur Dhama and also has been taking Devotees and Gurukula students to many places held dear by […]
Formula for World Peace – Lecture delivered by Indradyumna Swami A few years back, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami gave a wonderful lecture on the formula for world peace. In the class, he spoke about how we are all spirit souls with one common father. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krsna affirms that He is the father […]
“O tree, the shade of whose glory protects the world” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami One way way of entering into the dhama, His Holiness Indradyumna Swami wrote in a recent facebook post, is to visit lila-sthanas, the holy places where the Lord performed His transcendental pastimes. Visiting various pastime places has made up […]