Dear Srila Gurudeva, All glories to You! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to the sankirtana movement and Lord Gauranga! Happy Birthday dear Srila Gurudeva! I may not have a direct connection with You because I am still too fallen to take shelter of Your lotus feet. However, Your grave, free and unconditional mercy motivates me to try and progress in spiritual life. I deem myself Your secret servant. I would like to share with You tiny memories which I hold very dear in my heart and which keep me going… I have seen in old photographs from about nineteen years ago how You showered me with mercy: You…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my obeisances and my good wishes. All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada! I came with empty hands today and I am standing in front of you, begging: “Please love me”. Not because I did anything to deserve it. Just as a father, who has natural affection to his children. I somehow have this deep need to feel loved nowadays, more than ever. And I know you love me. And I love you too. And I hope one day I will be worthy of your love. Your servant, Vraja Gopali Dasi

Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to your Divine Grace. As I am chanting, I am contemplating, as much as I can, how to glorify you. I find it the most difficult thing to do, plus we have to do it in a very short space of time this year as well! While doing so, what I realised was Krsna Consciousness is so beautifully designed that simply thinking of and glorifying the spiritual master you will be automatically thinking of and glorifying Krsna. I remember when I first came in contact with Krsna Consciousness by reading Srila Prabhupada’s “Science of Self…

Dear Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupadaю All glories to you. You are: o Ecstatic about devotional serviceo eXceptionally graceful in dancingo Perfecting our desire to surrender through your story tellingo Endearing to one and allo Removing all our misconceptionso True in heart to your spiritual master Oh EXPERT captain, please guide this ship towards the lotus feet of the Lord. Your servant,Saumya Radhika Dasi

Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Your Divine Grace. I already know three persons who are mercy personified. Lord Nityananda, Gauranga and You. As the first two, You are also always ready to give. Ready to give Your time, energy and causeless mercy. You are never tired to give Your association, help and love. You are such an amazing person, burning Your own life in service to others. Only a pure devotee can be so selfless and loving, because he already has the connection to the source of love, to Krsna. We are very fortunate to have such a spiritual…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, I offer my respectful obeisances onto Your lotus feet. All glories to You. This wonderful day of Your Vyasa Puja is an opportunity for me to convey my gratitude for Your grace. Thank You for Your company and for your instructions on the Bhakti path. In this 2020 year, Your Vyasa Puja is different than before, because we have your company through internet connectivity only. Yet still, I feel the closeness with you and your instructions. Thank you very much for such frequent lectures and stories that you cast live from Vrindavan. Recently you talked about Kamyavan — The Forest Of Desire. I remembered Your words about…

Dearest Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. On this auspicious occasion of your appearance I meditated on the day when I met you for the first time. Little I knew then that it was destined for our paths to cross, and as with everything in life, there are some moments that determine our destiny by the will of the Lord. Every moment I spent with you from that day onward directly impacted my life towards the progress on my spiritual path. Sometimes — through joy and laughter, and sometimes — through pain and tears, but everything you have done for me moved me…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Hare Krsna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all glories to you on this auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja. Srila Gurudeva, I am eternally grateful to you for your instructions, for your example of devotional service, for your unconditional love towards everyone you meet. Thank you for being such a great inspiration in my life. Your live broadcasts have been so uplifting, inspiring, educational and wonderful. It is an exciting time in this quarantine — to be online with you and all the devotees. Thank you, Srila Gurudeva, for taking care of all of us in that way too. It is…

Dearest Srila Gurudev, Please accept my humble obeisances on this most auspicious occasion. Аll glories to Srila Prabhupada — the saviour of the whole world! Vyavasāyātmikā — this is probably one of my favourite words from the Bhagavad Gita — because of how it sounds and also what it means. Srila Prabhupada translates it in two ways: “resolute in Krsna Consciousness“ and as “fixed in determination“. Both have this inherent meaning of being resolved, determined, and I like to think of it as meaning having a “single-pointed vision“. This is exactly what you have, Srila Gurudeva — vyavasāyātmikā buddhir. In everything that you do — from the beginning of your…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you! My beloved Gurudeva, you are the eternal servant of your spiritual master. Every day you have dedicated your life to serve Srila Prabhupada and the Lord Caitanya’s mission. Your exemplary teachings with kindness and compassion changed people’s hearts and transformed them to become Vaisnavas. The five year old boy Prahlad Maharaja gained what even the chief demigods never did — a blessing of Lord Nrisimha who placed His hand on his head. You seem to have been likewise rewarded by God that you have shown noticeable unaffected bravery and confidence in spreading His…