“My life and soul is the most opulent land of Vrindavan” – Verse quoted by Indradyumna Swami “My life and soul is the most opulent land of Vrindavan, which is overwhelmed by the pastimes of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna, which is decorated with many groves and fountains, which is beautified by khadira and sandalwood forests on […]
“We are all God’s children” – Anecdote by Indradyumna Swami “Yesterday we participated in ‘Color Splash’ a multi-cultural festival in Durban, South Africa. Various ethnic groups showed off the best of their music, dance and theater. It began with a parade along the beachfront with Zulu warriors, Scottish bagpipes, boy scouts, a marching band and of […]
“Chant the Hare Krsna mantra at every moment” – Srila Prabhupada quoted by Indradyumna Swami “The Krsna consciousness movement is based on this principle: chant the Hare Krsna mantra at every moment, as much as possible, both inside and outside of the temples, and, as far as possible, distribute prasāda. …. Simply by liberal distribution of […]
“A Visnu bhakta dancing out of ecstatic joy” – Hari Bhakti-Sudhodaya quoted by Indradyumna Swami “The Hari bhakti-sudhodaya says: In a variety of ways, the inauspiciousness of the earth is destroyed by the feet, the inauspiciousness of the directions is destroyed by the eye-glances and the inauspiciousness of the heavens is destroyed by the arms of […]
“The most important characteristic of a disciple” – Tamal Krishna Goswami quoted by Indradyumna Swami I once asked my godbrother, Tamal Krishna Goswami, what is the most important characteristic of a disciple. He immediately replied, “Guru-nistha, faith in the spiritual master.” You embodied that faith, and it was your most endearing quality. I then asked him, […]
“Prayers to Lord Nrsimhadeva” – Verses quoted by Indradyumna Swami “May the finger-nails of Narahari, who are assuming a reddish color and are thinking, ‘The enemy has only five life-airs while we are ten in number, so how can the enemy win against us?’ protect you all!” “They have become as reddish as a parrot’s beak due […]
“A feature of the devotee” – Srila Prabhupada quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Another feature of the devotee is nirihaya, simple living. Niriha means ‘gentle,’ ‘meek’ or ‘simple.’ A devotee should not live very gorgeously and imitate a materialistic person. Plain living and high thinking are recommended for a devotee. He should accept only so much as […]
“Entering into Vrindavan” – Srila Rupa Goswami quoted by Indradyumna Swami “Oh my brother, the path you will follow to faraway Nandisvara Hill is said to be beautiful, straight and good. When you fall into the ocean of bliss in Gokula I will become very happy. When a friend becomes happy, good persons think themselves […]
“It is reciprocal” – Srila Prabhupada quoted by Indradyumna Swami “You cannot survive without my mercy and I cannot survive without your mercy. It is reciprocal. This mutual dependence is based on love – Krishna consciousness.” [ Srila Prabhupada, Letter from January 22, 1976 ] Quoted by Indradyumna Swami in a facebook post from November 15, 2017. To see the original […]
“His causeless mercy” – Srila Prabhupada quoted by Indradyumna Swami “At his first sight of me my spiritual master also saw me with such love. It was in my very first darsan of him that I learned how to love. It is his boundless mercy that he has engaged an unworthy person like me, in fulfilling […]