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From bhaktin Viktoria Krul – Belarus, Minsk
ear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisance in a dust of Your lotus feet. All glories to the sacred day of Your Vyasa Puja. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurautasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ “Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.” [Shvetashvatara Upanishad, 6.23]. Dear Srila Gurudeva, please allow me to praise You on that great day. You often tell in Your lectures about faith in Lord Krishna and spiritual master. We can confirm as Your disciples that You have such unwavering…
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From Rasa Murti Dasi – Belarus, Minsk
Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to you! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! A year has passed since your anniversary Vyasa Puja in St. Petersburg. These were three days of a loving exchange between you and your disciples: I remember sweet kirtans, exciting classes, presents, creative performances and going to the cinema together with you to watch your “Journey to Kailash”. These memories fill my heart with joy. We all felt like children having a loving father. A year has passed. And again we are waiting for your Vyasa Puja. But we cannot come to you, and you cannot come to us. And we will not…
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From Radha Kripa Dasi – Belarus, Minsk
Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Vyasa Puja celebration. The meaning of Vyasa Puja ceremony is to serve to a spiritual master as a representative of Srila Vyasadeva. In scriptures it said, that a spiritual master is non-different from God and only by his mercy it is possible to achieve Krsna’s mercy. yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ‘pi On this Vyasa Puja day I am trying to offer my service to you, glorifying your unlimited grace and begging for your mercy. Srila Gurudeva, you are so much inspired with a position of being Prabhupada’s man, that you yourself…
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From Kundalatika Dasi – Belarus, Vitebsk
Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I am glad to wish you a happy birthday! Your birthday is like a New Year eve to me. Thanks to the devotees for the amazing opportunity to personally congratulate you! Everything is possible by the mercy of the devotees! By the mercy of the spiritual master, our eyes are opened and the darkness is scattered away by the rays of knowledge. It is said that spiritual masters are asked only about spiritual development. But I am sure that the guru can reply all the questions. And the answers come mystically.…
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From Hema Gauri Dasi – Belarus, Minsk
My dear spiritual master, Srila Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glory to you on this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to guru-parampara! I aminfinitely grateful to Krishna and Srila Prabhupada for meeting you. Dear Srila Gurudeva, thank you for accepting me as your disciple. By your own example, you inspire and lead me on the path of devotional service. Being a disciple and faithful servant of Srila Prabhupada, you follow his instructions with faith, determination and love. Therefore you show us how to practice the spiritual principles and what devotion in the service…
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From Nikunja Lila dasi – Russia Nizhniy Novgorod
Dear Srila Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances. This is the third letter to you and behind the first year of my spiritual life. You gave me shelter in Srila Prabhupada’s family, you made me strong and protected. I am deeply grateful to you for this. I know that I always have you – far or near physically, but always as an invisible support and beacon on the way to God.Thank you for coming to Mayapur in autumn 2022. For the first time, I spent 10 days in a row with you, went to your programs and served. This experience with you has changed my heart. For the first time,…
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From Guna Sundari devi dasiRussia, Chelyabinsk
Dear Srila Gurudev!Please accept my humble bows in the dust of your lotus feet!All glory to Srila Prabhupada! All glory to you!On this most happy day for me, the Day of Your arrival in this world, let me bring you the words of gratitude that overflow my heart. For all the people on the Earth, your Appearance into this world was a blessing! Already millions of souls have received the grace of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna from you and your disciples at Festivals, listening to kirtans, and then, when all countries were closed, even though the lockdown was over— through your transcendental lectures! But as for a little child…
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From Gopika Sundari devi dasiRussia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet. All Glory to Srila Prabhupada.On the day of Your Vyasa Puja, I’d like to thank You for everything that You do for us, for Your lectures and instructions that keep us in touch with You along with photos and videos. Thank you for the service You provide to me and my family.Please, bless me to continue my spiritual practice that will let me be engaged in service and mission. Your servant, Gopika Sundari d. Гопика Сундари деви дасиРоссия, Санкт-Петербург Дорогой Шрила Гурудев, примите, пожалуйста, мои смиренные поклоны в пыли Ваших лотосных стоп. Вся слава Шриле…
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From Gokula Ranjana devi dasi – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet! All Glory to you!On this auspicious day filled with your blessings, I would like to glorify You and express my gratitude for the mercy You shed on me every day and hour. After all I understand very well that I received all the best things in my life by Your grace. I remember my life before I met you with sadness. It’s just a series of events devoid of meaning. I remember those days when I could see You admiring your transcendental service. I am filled with gratitude for everything You have given me: Your gracious shelter,…
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From Giriraj-gopal Das Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Srila Gurudeva!Today, on this auspicious day of your Vyasa puja, I would like to say words of gratitude and admiration for the colossal work, that you have done in the past year, which was not so easy for all of us. I understand, the nectar, that you share with us by your causeless mercy is certainly the mature result of your sincere and selfless service to the mission of Srila Prabhupad throughout almost all of your life. Thank you, dear Srila Gurudeva, for such an enliving lectures and delightful details of the pastimes, that are taking place in forests of Vraj daily. And a special thanks for your taste…