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From Kamalakshi Radhe devi dasi – Russia, Sochi
Dear Gurumaharaj,Please, accept my sincere obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet! All Glory to Srila Prabhupada!Your Vyasa-puja is one of the most exciting and important days of the year for me personally.For me, this is a time of honest dialogue with myself whether I have done something that I can offer you, dear Gurudev.This year I want to express my gratitude not only for the sublime lectures on the lilas of Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani. Through them, You have shed the grace of Lord Caitanya on us as your disciples.I thank You for the example of purity and depth of service to Guru and Krishna. For the…
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From Kalindi-bindi – Russia, Moscow region, Marfino village
Hare Krishna dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances!All glory to Srila Prabhupada!By Your mercy, I am still chanting 16 rounds of maha-mantra every day andfollowing the regulative principles.Thank You so much that You care about your students, shedding a lot of mercy on us. Your family is very inspiring!Dear Srila Gurudeva, I ask for Your blessings for further chanting of the maha-mantra, and I would like very much to come back to Your dhama with my family. Please, take care of Yourself. Your servant, Kalindi-bindi Калинди-бинди даси Харе Кришна, дорогой Шрила Гурудев!Пожалуйста, примите мои смиренные поклоны, вся слава Шриле Прабхупаде!По Вашей милости я все еще повторяю 16 кругов…
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From Jiva-raja das – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. Glory to Srila Prabhupada! Glory to you on the day of Your appearance! Let me glorify you, although my eloquence is not enough for this, but I will try.Everyone should take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master, who is the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The spiritual practice of a neophyte transcendentalist is so weak that it’s not possible to make any meaningful progress on this path without special grace. This is especially true of the age of Kali, which is the age of vices and enmity.And even if a person manages…
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From Premika devi dasi – Russia, Saint Petersburg
Dearest Srila Gurudeva!Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you!On the day of your Vyasa Puja, I would like to offer you with great gratitude all the service that the devotees have given me over the past year. I have a particularly strong taste and inspiration from Harinam and sankirtana, congregational chanting and distribution of the holy name and Srila Prabhupada’s books.Your amazing lectures full of taste, your words and your example constantly give me confirmation that it is on the chanting and preaching of the glories of the Holy Name that one should focus in life…
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From Prema Radhika devi dasi – Russia, Omsk region, Ust-Zaostrovka
Hare Krishna dear Srila Gurudeva, accept my humble obeisances. All glory to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.I congratulate you on the day of your vyasa puja. Thanks to the grace of your guru Srila Prabhupada, I can practice chanting the holy names and serve the lotus feet of devotees. Srila Prabhupada’s lectures carry the simple wisdom of the sastras and help me live in Krishna consciousness. I want to thank you, dear Srila Gurudev, for taking shelter at your lotus feet and for your invaluable help in my spiritual life.“The lotus feet of a spiritual master are the only way to attain pure devotional service. With reverence…
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From Prahlad Nrsimha das – Russia, Ufa
Hare Krishna, dear to our hearts, Srila Gurudeva.Please, accept my humble obeisances to Your lotus feet, all glory to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.I congratulate You with the day of Your appearance. I want to express my great gratitude to You which cannot be conveyed in words or in any other way. You accept, support and tolerate us as Your disciples. Everything You do is attracting people and Your disciples to awake spiritual values instead of material ones with the final purpose to develop God consciousness, Krishna consciousness.You completely immerse into the mission of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. You speak, You do and…
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From Srimati dasi and Ramayana das – Russia, Sudogda
Hare Krishna!Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my obeisances. All glory to Srila Prabhupada. Just by Your grace is it possible to cross the ocean of material existence and gain love for Krishna. I am infinitely grateful to you for all the mercy you are shedding on my family. My son Ramayan continues to serve, takes responsibility, although lately he often goes on long business trips, while this time he is trying to communicate with devotees, sometimes does lectures in zoom, organizes Kirtan Mela once a year in the our city. His wife Asya supports and inspires him, brings order and cleanliness in the house. She does not chant the mantra,…
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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 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…