Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please, accept our obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! From song 7 of SB, when Prahlada Maharaj prays to Lord Nrsimhadev, we can understand how important it is to serve a spiritual master by strictly following his instructions. He says that after I have obtained the mercy of the spiritual master, how can I refuse to serve his lotus feet? He prays to the Lord for the opportunity to always serve the spiritual master. Narada Muni further reveals this question in the conversation with Maharaja Yudhisthira. He says that by the grace of the spiritual master, we receive the mercy…

Dear Guru Maharaj, Please, accept my obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! On this bright day of your Vyasa Puja, please, let me express my sincere gratitude to you for helping me to reach and understand Krsna. This is possible only by your grace! Spiritual life begins with the acceptance of a guru. The knowledge we receive from you is no different fromthe knowledge transmitted by Lord Krsna Himself through the chain of disciplic succession of acaryas belonging to the line of mentors originating from Lord Brahma. I am very lucky that in this lifetime I have been able to see a spiritual teacher in you. I hope that soon…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. On such a priceless day of your Appearance I want with all my heart to express to you my great love and boundless gratitude towards you! I know you graciously accept my clumsy attempts to serve you and Srila Prabhupada’s mission. I cherish and carefully keep in the innermost part of my heart this incredible luck, a unique opportunity and a rare privilege to offer all my, still imperfect, service to you. Thank you very much for patiently accepting it, perfecting it and passing it on to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna. Also, many thanks to…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Let me also present my sincere congratulations and offerings to you on such a significant day of celebrating your Vyasa Puja! For all of us, your spiritual children, in Srila Prabhupada’s Family! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! My dear Spiritual Teacher and Father! Let me address you with the words of Srila Rupa Gosvami, which seem to express your inner mood of serving the mission of your dear Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada: Yna tena prakarena Manah krsnanivesat Sarve vidhi nisedha syur Etayor eva kinkarah‘A spiritual teacher must find ways by which people, one way or another, will come to Krsna Consciousness. All rules and regulations are subject…

Dear Guru Maharaj, please, accept my obeisances! All glory to Srila Prabhupada! This world is compared to a raging ocean, once in the middle of which a person cannot escape without help. The flow of events, whirlpools of desires and anarthas do not even allow you to rise to the surface, let alone get out of this ocean. For me, you are a beacon of light that points the way and a rescue ship on which I walk through this life. Without such a guide, it is impossible to move along the waves of material existence. Just the thought that you are here and that you are always engaged in…

Hare Krsha, dear Guru Maharaj. Please, accept our obeisances. All glory to Srila Prabhupada! Dear Maharaj, first of all we want to apologize for the fact that it is for the first time in 12 years that we are reading an offering letter to you. Our whole family wants to thank you for a real example of how to serve the Lord and do the right thing in different life situations. Thank you for the ecstatic kirtans and fun children’s programs that you have conducted at the Bhakti Sangam Festival. At one of these programs, I accepted you with all my heart. Sincere thanks to you for your service to…

Hare Krsna. Dear Indradyumna Swami Maharaj! Please, accept my most respectful obeisnaces in the dust of your lotus feet! On the day of your, without doubt, auspicious Vyasa-puja, the hearts of your disciples and your forever well-wishers are flooded with awe, love, and gratitude for all the efforts you, dear Srila Gurudeva, make despite the age of Kali. Your stable personal sadhana, far and wide preaching, relationships with your God-brothers, how you care for your disciples and other living beings – eveything you do is so impressive and inspirin for tens, maybe even hundreds of thousands of devotees both in the ISKCON and beyond. I am sure that our dear…

Dear Srila Gurudev! Please allow me to congratulate You on Your Vyasa puja and express my unending gratitude for everything You do for me and my godsiblings and all living entities in the world. I realize that You hold no need in our congratulations and glorifications. But You kindly let us do it for our own benefit, so that we can get mercy of Guru and Krishna. Who am I to understand You, and fully comprehend Your deeds? Nevertheless, I shall try to describe your greatness by giving one example: you thoroughly study the scriptures and inspire Your disciple to do the same. And You have found a precious jewel…