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From Sri Rasika Kumara das – Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol
Hare Krishna!My dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. A little over a year ago, you shed your mercy on me and gave me initiation. I was very afraid that you would refuse me because I had never seen Your Grace live. Watching the recordings of your sermons on Polish tours and listening to your lectures, I realized that you are the same holy person who kindled in me the fire of desire to serve the Lord. I cannot say that now I am performing my service perfectly with love and devotion, but thanks to your grace, the lotus of love for…
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From Sri Radha Govinda das – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Gurudev ,Please accept my most humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet .All glory to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada—acharya, the founder of Isscon and BBT. Dear Gurudev, on this wonderful day of your Vyasa Puja, I would like to express to you my deep gratitude and patience that you have shown to such an insignificant soul like me. Your service to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, which you have been continuing for many years, has captured my heart and I have no suitable words to express my admiration to you.By praying at your lotus feet and trying to distribute the books of Srila Prabhupada I have become more aware…
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From Chanchala Sri dasi – Latvia, Riga
Dear Shrila Gurudev!Take my bows.My first encounter with Krishna was about 30 years ago, when I heard you sing a maha mantra.I don’t remember how, but I got a musical cassette tape in my hands where you sang.I could and can listen to your singing for hours and now, thanks to this first meeting, I have been waiting for you all these 30 years, and all because I felt an unspecified connection with you and what you are singing about—Krishna. Music and now painting, this is my language, for the projection of my thoughts and feelings against this world and thanks to you and Krishna, this world has become colorful…
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From Harischandra das – Russia, Chelyabinsk
Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust at your lotus feet on this most auspicious day of your divine vyasa-puja. All glories to Srila Prabhupad!!Dear Srila Gurudeva, I have absolutely no qualification to worthy glorify you. You are always happy in Krsna consciousness. You are the main guide and spiritual mentor in Krishna Consciousness for me. Your instructions are the essence of remembrance of Radha and Krishna.Dear Srila Gurudeva, at this difficult time you are setting an example of how to be a devotee. Since the beginning of the pandemic you have been spending a lot of time preparing for the lectures that you have been…
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From Havir Hari das – Russia, Volgodonsk
Hare Krishna!Please, accept my obeisances, my dear Spiritual Master. All Glory to Srila Prabhupada. Today is Ramanavami and I have ventured to open my heart to You.Last year, on the day of Your appearance, I wrote that I was was about to finish a house for Krishna and I was in a relationship with a girl, a vaishnavi. We have remained friends ith that mataji. She is a hairdresser, and designed my hairstyle. She said a haircut suit me best. As a math teacher at school I have to look like a gentleman. I understand that we have to be gentlemans not only from the outside but also inside trying…
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From Tridandi das – Russia, Yekaterinburg
Dear Srila Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet. All glories to You, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.On Your auspicious appearance day let me glorify Your personality as possible. There are no words that could describe my respect and gratitude to Your divine personality:Sakshad dharitvena samasta shastrairYou are the closest servant of the Supreme Lord. Mere thought about You and your instructions give incredible power, support and immense desire to serve You as much as possible and somehow be useful to You and Your mission of Lord’s Caitanya Harinama Sankirtana.As the leading General of Lord Caitanya’s army for 30 years You’ve been making incredible…
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From Padmini Radhika devi dasi – Russia, Lipetsk
My dear Spiritual Master, Srila Gurudeva, please, accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet!All glory to Srila Prabhupada!I heartily congratulate You on the occasion of your Vyasapuja!Thank you for your concern in the form of lectures that you tirelessly give twice a week for us, Russian-speaking devotees. Honestly, when I listen, and my mind is often inattentive. But nevertheless, I feel that they transport me to another reality, to a world where there is no suffering and everyone is happy. Sometimes it seems impossible for me to get there, but this nectar of listening as a powerful medicine cleanses my dirty heart drop by drop and…
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From Nikunja Lila devi dasi – India, Mayapur
Dear Srila Gurudeva, accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Your Grace!Today your disciples are celebrating your birthday all over the world! And this day is very important for us, because with your arrival in the lives of your disciples , their lives have acquired meaning, mission and a chance to succeed. Today we glorify the spiritual master, the ocean of mercy and the friend of all fallen souls.This year is special, the most important in my life, because you accepted me as your disciple and gave me a beautiful sweet name. You took a promise from me…
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From Netrananda devi dasi – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Indradyumna Swami Maharaj!Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of Your lotus feet! All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga!All glories to Srila Prabhupada!All glories to You, our dear spiritual master!On this auspicious day of Your Vyasa-puja I bend down to Your lotus feet with grate gratitude and wish You health and strengh to continue the devotional service in Srila Prabhupada’s mission for many many years!In Your lecture”Lord Chaytanya’s journey to Vrindavan.Part 6” You quoted verse 33 from “Caitanya Candramrita” by Prabodhananda Sarasvati:“A stone, even if sprinkled with nectar, will never sprout a single blade of grass. A dog’s tail, no matter how carefully stretched out, will…
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From Narada Muni Das – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Hare Krishna dear Srila Gurudeva!Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!I want to say a few words of gratitude to you, for the example of your heart, your kind heart, which is very compassionate to everyone. To absolutely everyone and especially to those who now need support! Your merciful heart! It makes you travel all over the world, overcoming the endless difficulties associated with it: during flights, you have to sit in one position for hours when the body becomes completely numb, overcome difficulties due to changing time zones, travel for several months to different parts of our planet, not having even a little personal space…