Dear Srila Gurudeva, On the upcoming auspicious day of your appearance, please accept my most humble obeisance at your lotus feet! All glories to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you! “The Spiritual Master is to be honored as much as the Supreme Lord, because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such as spiritual master, who is a bona fide representative of Sri Hari. By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krishna. Without…

Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my very humble and sincere obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories unto you and all glories to Srila Prabhupada. On the upcoming most auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja day, please allow me to quote a beautiful verse from the King of all Scriptures Srimad Bhagavatam [11.3.21]: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamamśābde pare ca niṣṇātaṁ brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam “Therefore any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of the bona fide guru is that he has realized the conclusions of the scriptures by deliberation and is able to convince…