From Syama Sakhi dasi – Russia, Moscow

Dear Srila Gurudeva!
Accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Allow me to congratulate you with the day of Your Vyasa Puja.
This is the day of Your appearance is an opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation.
I met You as a child and accepted You as my spiritual master. Before meeting You as a child I was looking for answers to eternal questions: Who am I? What is the sense of life? What is our purpose? I addressed these questions to priests and pastors, but their answers did not bring satisfaction to my soul. The meetings with You was the most significant event in my life. You turned to be the person I was searching for.
Thank You for looking after me since my childhood, forgiving my mistakes, not rejecting me, but on the contrary — You`re supporting me. Thank You for Your care about my daughter Nirvana, who is Your third-generation disciple in our family, as my mother, Harimangla dasi, was Your initiated disciple.
Knowledge is power, light, tranquility, life, through it we lose anxiety in this material world. Thank You for sharing intimate knowledge with us, bestowing the true purpose of our lives. You are a true example of a spiritual master, friend, ideal manager and organizer, disciple and father. Being Your disciple is a mark of quality. Every time I say I am Your disciple I understand that it’s carte blanche and I cannot let You down by my behavior.
Thank You for inspiring me to become a better version of myself, not to indulge and never give up, not to lose the firm conviction that everything is revealed by Lord Krishna! Thank You for being part of Your disciples team, I hope that in the future I will have a chance to serve You and be useful.
Your servant, Syama Sakhi dasi