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From Bogdán Balázs – Hungary
Dear Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I would like to thank you for coming to this world in order to lift the darkness of the age of Kali. Year after year, I keep telling you that you are the true hero desired by the heart of a boy lost in this waste ocean of calamity and suffering. As a father I am even more amazed by how you represent Srila Prabhupada and his mission. Almost twelve years ago, I was burned out and utterly bored of everything yet deep down I knew there had to be something more in this world than what appears to be. I…
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From Bh. Imre Nagy – Hungary
Dear Gurudeva,Please accept my obeisances!All glories to Srīla Prabhupāda!On the path of devotional service we meet several challenges. I continue to cook at Food for Life Budapest. I start my service at dawn, I try to be attentive to everything, cook the right amount, transfer nicely, order the bhoga, store it and so on. It’s very tiring. My joints are aching, my back and wrists hurt. I meet all kinds of pain and difficulty, just like other devotees do also.What could I possibly offer you in this state, I’m pondering. I came to the conclusion, that you’re still the one who offers everything to me. You constantly help me. At…
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From Avadhuta Raya das – Hungary
Dearest Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you.Yesterday we celebrated Narasimha Caturdasi in New Vraja Dhama and this special occasion made me reflect on your personality in various ways. Lord Narasimha’s appearance day reminded me of how intimately you have been connected to this very special form of Krishna. Actually, my very first memory of you is connected precisely to Lord Narasimha. When I saw you for the very first time in this lifetime at Eurowoodstock, I thought to myself that your face, especially your eyebrows and teeth, had a lion-like resemblance. And then, when you turned your back to the audience after an evening bhajan…
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From Anapayini Radha Dasi – Hungary
Dear Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you.In today’s world so few people in the world take the chance to connect to the devotees. Even fewer of them become practicing devotees, and furthermore, not everyone will have such a great spiritual master as you are, Srila Gurudeva. Still, it is not easy to make the best out of my fortunate opportunity, as spiritual practices are not effortless every day. When I can be near you or be part of the community of my Godsisters and Godbrothers, everything is so simple, clear cut and natural. But when there is no Polish tour, no Kartik…
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from Shyama Manjari devi dasi – South Africa, Port Elizabeth
Dearest GurudevaPlease accept my humble obediences at your lotus feet on this glorious day of your appearance in this world namah om vishnu padayakrsna presthaya bhutalesrimate indrayumna swami iti namineNamah prabhupada priya dasayaJagannata yatrananda murtayabhakta sukhaya krsnakirtanenanarasimhena raksitaya namah Gurudeva this auspicious day gives us all your disciples an opportunity to glorify you and to express their realizationsAs far as myself is concerned I am afraid to write anything .But to thank you for accepting this fallen soul has your discipleYou are so mercifulGurudeva I pray to Krishna and Lord Nrsimhadev to protect you in your great mission of spreading Krsna Consciousness throughout the world so tirelesslyHappiest of Birthdays my…
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from Sri Rangavati devi dasi – USA, Lynchburg
My dearest Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my most humble obeisances at your lotus feet.All glories to you. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I would like to thank you for everything you do for myself and my God Siblings. Your attention has always been twofold; to serve Srila Prabhupada and to dedicate yourself to the care of your disciples. Over the years you have been committed to introducing people to Srila Prabhupada’s books. In the beginning by leading sankirtan groups in France and Spain. As a new Sannyasi travelling to the Amazon.Then starting your inspiring festivals throughout the country of Poland. Which you have also taken to Australia and USA. “Conquering the…
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from Vijaya Baladeva das – South Africa, Johannesburg
Dear Śrīla Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupāda! All glories to You! A year ago I embarked on a fantastic journey of systematic study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with His Holiness Bhakti Caitanya Swami. Being so dumb and materially attached, it is difficult for me to understand all the intricacies of the Spotless Purāṇa but by Your mercy I carry on and learn a lot. One of the realization I got from my studies is that Bhāgavatam is not only the philosophy but also a description of lives of great devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa and their wonderful achievements in bhakti. And just as we see a continuation…
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from Vraja Mandali dasi – United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dearest Srila Gurudev, Please accept my most humble obeisance at your lotus feet !All Glories to you .. !! All glories to the most auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja !!All Glories to Srila Prabhupad .. Saviour of the WHOLE world ! “Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a spiritual master is none other than Krishna himself.” – Srila Prabhupad When I look into my heart, I see so much darkness, filth of the anarthas and bad habits that I possess and have carried for lifetimes. I know for sure that there is no way I can…
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from Venu Madhuri dasi – India, Mayapur
My dear spiritual master, All glory to you! All glory to Srila Prabhupada!Please accept my humble obeisance and gratitude for finding a place for me in your heart! In this world, we feel that no one needs us and that we are totally helpless. This world is not to blame, its nature does not imply love and care. But you open the door for us to another world where everyone is needed, where we can be unafraid and unprotected. We traveled with you in Bulgaria in 2013 and I felt your great heart. We came to one of the towns to preach. There were no devotees in that city, the…
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from bh. Siddhartha & Sunita – Australia, Melbourne
Dear Srila Gurudev,Please accept our humble obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you on this auspicious day of your Vyasapuja. We pray that your are blissful and in the pink of health (body, mind and spirit). titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehināmajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ The symptoms of a sādhu are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime. (SB 3.25.21) You truly walk the talk dear Gurudev! The way you deal with your Godbrothers and sisters, disciples, sadhus and spiritualists out of Iskcon, the general public and…