2020-offerings-public
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from Sahasramudhan Das – Ukraine, Kamenskoye
Dear Srila Gurudeva, PLease, accept my obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to his humble disciple — to you! On this special and significant day of your Appearance I would like to wish you strong health, so the body will not bother you and will not interfere with your service to Srila Prabhupada. I beg Krsna to gift you the ocean of His mercy and divine love, so you will be able to pour it on your disciples, well-wishers and mundane people for a very long time to come, in order to spread Krsna’s glory through the whole world. And I…
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From Venu Rati Dasi – Kazakhstan, Almaty
Dear Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your divine lotus feet! All Glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! According to the scriptures a disciple will never pay back to his Guru for everything that the latter has done to him. Still by this transcendental tradition please let me to glorify you!Dear Srila Gurudeva, you are my spiritual father and eternal well-wisher. Being your disciples, we are molded by your mercy. The scriptures say that meeting a Guru is neither a common occurrence nor a coincidence. This is a great causeless mercy of the Lord. Thanks and through you I have attained this invaluable gift,…
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From Surottama Dasi – Kazakhstan, Almaty
Dear Srila Gurudev,Hare Krishna! Please accept my respectful obeisances to Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You!On this blessed day, celebrating Your appearance, please accept my eternal gratitude, to You, that You allowed me to become Your disciple and for the opportunity to serve Your lotus feet.Only because of You my life is being filled with happiness and joy throughout all past thirty years.In Caitanya Caritamrita [Adi Lila, 1.35] it is said: mantra-guru āra yata śikṣā-guru-gaṇa tāṅhāra caraṇa āge kariye vandana“I first offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of my initiating spiritual master and all my shiksha gurus, instructing spiritual masters.” Without direction…
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From Sruti Prema Dasi – Kazakhstan, Almaty
Dear Guru Maharaja,Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. I am Shruti Prema Dasi, I live in Almaty (I received the initiation on May 10, 2019 in St. Petersburg).With all my heart I want to congratulate you on the day of your appearance and thank you for your mercy to us, fallen souls. I admire your devotion to our Acarya — His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. You are a wonderful example of a disciple to whom I will strive all my life. I can never express all my gratitude to you. Therefore, I will try to follow my vows and preach Krsna consciousness as…
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From Premavista Dasi – Kazakhstan, Almaty
Dear Srila Gurudev,Please, accept my obeisances to Your lotus feet! Long ago, in 1949, on May 20th You appeared in this world, bringing such a great happiness to Your parents! As for us, this is our greatmercy and luck that You appeared in this world and became our spiritual father.My heart still remembers, and will remember forever, the moments, when You came to Almaty, and I tried to be a good driver for You, or when I was in a very difficult situation, and You called us, thanks to Bhakti Bringa Govinda Swami Maharaja’s mercy. Hearing Your voice, so caring and peaceful, my heart was fulfilled with happiness that we…
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From Nrisimha Smaranam Das – Kazakhstan, Aktobe
Dear Srila Gurudev,Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to You, Srila Gurudev.On this day of Your Vyasa Puja, I want to express my gratitude. First of all, dear Srila Gurudev, You are an example of the perfect Srila Prabhupada’s servant, who has completely dedicated his life to the mission. Secondly, You are clearly demonstrating how it is possible to glorify and distribute the Holy name for many years throughout the world. We are watching You tirelessly do the grand preaching through festivals, harinams, kirtans, lectures, distributing prasadam in different parts of the world on a…
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From Nila Kamala Dasi – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dear Gurudev,Please accept my humble obeisances! All Glory to Srila Prabhupada and Guru-parampara. All Glory to you my dear Gurudev.I remember the first time I found out about you. I was presented with a CD with your kirtan. And from that moment on, listening, singing, became necessary for me. It became clear to me that you are my spiritual master. You have allowed me to chant your pranama mantra. Then, I got the initiation, and the beautiful name — Nila Kamala Dasi. Since then, I feel connected with you! You are leading me on the path of Krsna Consciousness! My gratitude to you, my dear Gurudev!O all-merciful Lord! Accept my…
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From Nava Kishori Dasi – Kazakhstan, Almaty
My dear Gurudeva!Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet! I want to congratulate you on your appearance day and I wish you good health, happiness in Krishna Consciousness and long life.By your causeless mercy, dear Gurudeva, I am lucky to practice, and I feel that I am made of your mercy and the mercy of our beloved Srila Prabhupada! What a wonderful knowledge you gave us!Dear Srila Gurudeva, I can see that you are making so much effort in your preaching and I gain so much enthusiasm in following your instructions. I attend the classes at the School of Bhakti (2nd year) and School of…
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From Jayananda Thakur Das – Kazakhstan, Aktobe
Dear Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please kindly let me congratulate you on your Vyasa Puja. Let me glorify and thank you.First of all I am grateful to you for your shelter and protection. This is my biggest success, and I will definitely appreciate this causeless mercy of yours.I am very grateful to you for an excellent example of a faithful, strong, enthusiastic and determined disciple of Srila Prabhupada. I am especially inspired by your preaching spirit which is stable and continuous.The enthusiasm and interest in service usually tends to decrease over the years. But it refers only to a conditioned soul like me. But…
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From Govardhan Krishna Das – Kazakhstan, Kentau
Dear Srila Indradyumna Swami Maharaja,Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to you! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!Bhagavad-gita 16.1 lists the divine qualities of holy people, and fearlessness is the first quality among them. Being a spiritual warrior of Srila Prabhupada, you preach fearlessly in Poland, in the Amazon jungles, you preach to the indigenous tribes in Kwazulu-Natal, on the island of Mauritius, in New Caledonia, in Siberia, in Bosnia, Herzegovina, in Indonesia, risking your health and life. You organize pilgrimages to holy places and webinars on the Internet. In the place where you appear with a team of devotees, people hear…