Please accept my obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Praphupada. All glory to you.On this auspicious day of your appearance, I would like to thank you for turning your merciful eyes on me and my family by accepting us into Srila Prabhupada’s family.I am Deva-dharma das now serving during the fighting in my free time I make altars for devotees and go to chanting, my wife Adi-sundari cooks for the deities and tries to feed the Vaishnavas, my son Shyama-charan teaches computer science and receives a second education, he is not subject to conscription , teachers are not called.I’m sorry that I write about…

Dear Srila Gurudev, accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your lotus feet! All glories to Srila Prabhupada, all glories to You!!!Today I want to sincerely confess to You…. Thinking about what to write in the offering this year, I was very upset. The last 2 months have changed my life a lot, including my spiritual life. Being in great fear of sirens and the war in Ukraine, I decided to leave, but then I had no idea how difficult it would be. I came to Bulgaria to the city of Sofia and these 2 months have been so difficult that there is simply no strength to go to…

Hare Krishna, dear Srila Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.The day of Your Vyasa Puja has come and I am happy that I can glorify You.My name is Sundari Keli ( you gave it to me in September 2021 on online initiation ) I am 17, and I am from UkraineAnd in this day I want to thank You for this emotional support that You gave all of us in the form of Your classes, books and kirtans. You was kind of point of stability that I could find in this unstable world. I am not a good disciple, I want to listen You more,…

Dear Shrila Gurudev!Please, accept my obeisances in the dust of your lotos feet! All glories to Shrila Prabhupada and all glories to you! I feel such a huge gratitude for that enormous support that I get from association with you via your lectures! I have a feeling of getting some personal instructions from you via some transcendental mail. Some question occurs in my mind, I begin to think about it, I worry and pray… and then suddenly I hear absolutely exact answer from you in your lecture. When it happens to me, it strengthens very much my belief in my relationship with you, with my dear spiritual master, belief that…

Dear Gurudev, please accept my sincere obeisances!Everyone has heard Srila Prabhupada’s phrase “Take advantage of a bad deal.” When a bomber flew over our house, we sat all the families in one room and chanted the Hare Krishna mantra! And probably these are the few times when the soul sincerely and with all devotion called out to Krishna!What a transcendent feeling of animal fear and extraterrestrial calm flared up at the same time and filled the whole space!On one day of the war, prabhu and I managed to find supplies for FoodForLife, we brought them to the temple, I went into the altar room and mataji, turned on the voice…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to you and Srila Prabhupada!I am trying to follow your personal instruction to me: always writing offerings to you, my Spiritual Master. On this most auspicious day of your Vyasa Puja, I would like to express my gratitude to you for the example of complete surrender to the mission of the spiritual master. You show us an example of uncompromisingly following the path outlined for us by Lord Chaitanya, Lord Nityananda and Srila Prabhupada. You are the embodiment of the principle of anugatya, following the instructions from above. As Srila Prabhupada writes, the…

Please accept my obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Praphupada. All glory to you.On this auspicious day of your appearance, I would like to thank you for turning your merciful eyes on me and my family by accepting us into Srila Prabhupada’s family.I am Deva-dharma das now serving during the fighting in my free time I make altars for devotees and go to chanting, my wife Adi-sundari cooks for the deities and tries to feed the Vaishnavas, my son Shyama-charan teaches computer science and receives a second education, he is not subject to conscription , teachers are not called.I’m sorry that I write about…

Dear Srila Gurudeva, Please accept my humble obeisances, in the dust of Your lotus feet!On the day of Your Vyasa Puja I want to express from the bottom of my heart my respect and gratitude to You for Your boundless love, compassion, mercy, patience, for the desire to help all fallen conditioned souls realize their true nature, purify their hearts and help You fulfill the mission of Your spiritual master Srila Prabhupada and Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spreading the Holy Name!Your life is an example of self-sacrifice, love and service to the spiritual master Srila Prabhupada!You are always in the mindset of service ready to go everywhere when necessary, despite…

Dear Srila Gurudev, please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to you!Today I want to say “thank you very much” for dedicating your life to continuing Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission. That you are his true follower, his spokesman, his guide and give us the opportunity to connect with this great saint, and our eternal well-wisher Srila Prabhupada! We often hear that Srila Prabhupada has built a house in which everyone can live. I did not understand the depth of that expression before. I am sure there are many more discoveries to come. But how beautifully the immense meaning of…

Hare Krishna dear Srila Gurudeva! Please accept my humble obeisances in the dustof your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!You devote every minute, second of your precious life to the service of Guru and Krishna, and your life is a true example of a perfect human life, a guiding star for all of us. Showing the qualities of a spiritual warrior, a faithful soldier, a worthy officer in the army of Srila Prabhupada, you boldly preach and serve your Spiritual master disciplined and tirelessly, giving everything of yourself. At the same time, you are a loving father to all your disciples and well-wishers. A child cannot develop without parental…