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From Lila Mohini devi dasi – Russia, Moscow region
Hare Krishna! Dear Srila Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glory to Srila Prabhupada and Guru parampara. All glory to you.On this bright and auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja let me thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear Srila Gurudev, for the incredible and boundless mercy that you manifest which I feel everywhere and in everything—through your lectures, kirtans, books, audiobooks, your family of disciples, the society of devotees, all people around me. Dear Srila Gurudev, in one of your lectures you said you were ready to go to hell after Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for your unprecedented example…
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From Kumari Radha devi dasi – Russia, Kovrov
Hare Krishna, Dear Srila Gurudeva. Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glory to Srila Prabhupada. All glory to you. The most important time of the year for any disciple is coming again—Vyasa Puja of the spiritual master. It’s impossible to exaggerate the importance of this event, just as it’s impossible to repay a spiritual master for his kindness and mercy towards a disciple. The spiritual master, with the help of transcendental knowledge of the Lord, unshakable faith in the Lord and perfect practice of devotional service, gives the disciple the most valuable gift—a chance to leave a life full of suffering and sorrow…
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From Keshava-Madhava das – Russia, Moscow
Hare Krishna!Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!All glories to you!When I was sitting down to write this offering, I remembered the story of Pigpen (later known as H.G. Rasada das) that you often recite in your lectures. I recalled a moment in the temple when the main character of that story was holding Prabhupada’s feet and relentlessly crying, while Srila Prabhupada was caressing him on the head. You commented on this situation by saying, “Who knows what mercy then he received from Prabhupada?” That phrase resonated very deeply in my heart, and I memorized it for the rest of my life. About a…
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From Karuna Maya Radha devi dasi – Russia, North Caucasus, city of Nalchik
Dear Gurudev, please accept humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.On the Day of Your Vyasa Puja I congratulate you! Thank you for taking good care of your health and giving us the opportunity to see and know how a good devotee should live, what to devote his time and efforts to. I thank you for the example of continuous preaching, the taste for devotional service, for stories about Sri Krishna and His companions and their adventures. I wish you to achieve PREMA in this life. Your maid Karuna Maya Radha Дорогой Гурудев, примите, пожалуйста смиренные поклоны в пыли Ваших лотосных стоп.В День Вашей Вьяса-пуджи поздравляю Вас!Благодарю Вас за…
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From Kandarpika devi dasi – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Hare Krishna!Accept my most humble obeisances to Your lotus feet, dear GURUDEVA! All Glory to Your Divine Grace! All Glory to Srila Prabhupada! Today is the day of Your Vyasa Puja, dear GURUDEVA, and I want to thank You sincerely for Your mercy and merciful participation in my fate, for giving shelter at Your lotus feet. Dear GURUDEVA, I’d like to help Your Great Preaching Mission of spreading Krishna consciousness. Your soul is full of enthusiasm to serve, love and be responsible for others. By Your grace, dear GURUDEV, I received pranama mantra at the end of December in 2012 and since that time my life has changed… On May…
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From Yamuna Kripa dasi – Russia, Cherepovets
Hare Krishna dear Guru Maharaj! Please take my respectful obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Guru and Gauranga! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I’m Your disciple Yamuna Kripa Dasi from the city of Cherepovets (Russia). Less than a year ago you gave me an online initiation during the Polish Tour. Please accept my congratulations on the day of Vyasa Puja and wishes of health, strength, and sincere disciples. I appreciate you for the grace shown me by accepting me as a disciple. I sincerely try to follow these vows, communicate with devotees daily, and help my husband in his preaching work. Thank you for your…
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From Yudhishthira Raj Das – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Srila Gurudeva! Please accept my obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet! I am filled with gratitude for You are being with us. That You accepted me as your disciple. For Your excellent lectures and for the example of a real Krishna devotee, which You set by Your example, Your actions and Your instructions. Thanks to You, the very hope that I have been looking for so long has appeared in my life with You. It was a great happiness to see You personally at Kartik in Vrindavan. With respect and reverence, Yudhishthira Raj Das Юдхиштхира Радж дасРоссия, Санкт-Петербург Дорогой Шрила Гурудев! Примите, пожалуйста, мои поклоны в пыли Ваших лотосных стоп!Меня переполняет благодарность к Вам за…
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From Shyama Hari das – Ukraine, Odessa
Dear Srila Gurudev. Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet. All glory to Srila Prabhupada. All glory to You. Sorry for my bad English. This has been a really difficult year for my material and spiritual life. Many experiences because of the war showed how weak my faith is. But in spite of all the difficulties I made some progress, I think. My wife and I finished the Bhakti Shastra course, though I will definitely do it a few more times. I got a wonderful service in the Bhakti Vaibhava course, where I do a presentation on each lesson every week. I miss You very much, dear Srila Gurudev. Some of…
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From Shyamala Sundari dd – Russia, Krasnodar
My humble bows to Srila Prabhupada, to you dear Srila Gurudev, and to all the devotees.Dear Srila Gurudev, please accept my greetings. Vyasa puja is a special day of giving thanks. In one of the lectures Śrīla Prabhupāda said:“Nobody wants to be served, everybody wants to be served. This is the purusha mood. Everybody wants to be served, nobody wants to serve. That is the material worldview. When we agree to serve rather than accept service, that is liberation. When we agree only to serve and not to receive service, when we lose the desire to receive service from others, when we desire to serve others, that is true liberation.”Your whole life is an example of true…
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From Shyama Mohini dasi – Switzerland, Zurich
My dear Spiritual Master! Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you, a very dear disciple of Srila Prabupada! On this important day, the day of your Vyasa Puja, I would like to say that every day I thank you for the mercy that you shed on me, on all of us, your disciples and other people who have not yet realized themselves in a relationship with the Lord. It is only by your mercy and the mercy of Srila Prabhupada that one can cross the ocean of material existence and acquire love for Krishna. Thank you…