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    from Vijaya Varaha das – Russia, Nizhny Novgorod

    My dear Guru Maharaja!Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Mercy! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!One more year passed and we celebrate Your Vyasa-puja again. This event has become one of the most important days in my life because this very day I make conclusions meditating on Your wishes. I make conclusions to be aware of my spiritual progress and to realize the depth of my relationship with You, my spiritual master.Your example in ISCKON is of utmost importance. Pure devotional service is free of impurities of karma and gyana, it is continuous and selfless. I see that You have…

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    from Vraja Madhava Vilas das – Russia, Altey, Barnaul city, Srila Prabhupada’s caravan

    Hare Krishna dear Srila Gurudeva!Please accept my prostrated obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁpaṅguṁ laṅghayate girimyat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vandeśrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇamBy the mercy of the guru, even a dumb man can become the greatest orator, and even a lame man can cross mountains. In deep respect, I offer my obeisances to you.Dear Srila Gurudeva, let me thank you for all the endless things you have done for me and millions of other suffering conditioned souls. You frequently quote a verse from Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-līlā 19.151:brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīvaguru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bījaThank you for giving us a chance to escape from the cycle of…

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    from Vraja Gopika dasi and Nikolay Simashov – Russia, Cedar City

    Hare Krishna, beloved SrilaGurudeva!Your forehead is our only satisfaction and admiration for your love for SrilaPrabhupada, Lord Chaitanya and Sri Krishna. We admire your wisdom, mercy and fearlessness. You are our hero! We worship our Deities Sri SriRadhaDamodaraMakhanchor and serve Their Lotus Feet in mind, heart and on the altar. 1.Saffron Brahmachari robes in our grihastha ashram. 2. We try to limit food and sleep. 3. We live in the forest. 4. We discuss the philosophy of SrimadBhagavatam daily. 5. We are trying to keep a vow of silence. 6. Your parikrams, for which we are eternally grateful, are on our tablet around the clock.7. We chant 112 (VrajaGopika) and…

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    from Vijay Hari Das – Russia, Saint-Petersburg

    Dear Srila Gurudeva.Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your Lotus Feet. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.I want to bow down to you and the entire Guru parampara in deep respect.By your grace, and by the grace of Srila Prabhupada, I can now follow your instructions. After all, since childhood and after more than 30 years of my life, I could not find the answers that tormented me.Thank you so much for your mercy, for the trip to the Polish Tour with my son in 2015, for the guru-shakti, for the parampara chit-shakti, for my real Name that you gave me in May 2020.Thank you for accepting me…

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    from Vara Sundari d.d – Russia, Simferopol

    Dear Guru Maharaj! Accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet! All glory to Srila Prabhupada! All glory to all the devotees!The scriptures say that by the grace of the Lord, one can meet a bona fide spiritual master who serves the Lord with love and devotion. Communication with such a great soul illuminates our life with the light of knowledge. This opportunity will be very rare. However, as a true representative of Your spiritual master, You are mercifully spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world, allowing us, confused souls, to have such a rare opportunity to meet You in our lives. It is unbearable for you to see someone…

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    from Vaishnava Thakur das – Russia, Saint Petersburg

    nama om vishnu-padaya krishna preshthaya bhu-talesrimate indradyumna swamin iti naminenamah prabhupada priya dasayajagannatha yatrananda murtayebhakta sukhaya krishnotkirtanenanarasimhena raksitaya namaha           Dear Srila Gurudev!Please accept my humble obeisances at the dust of Your lotus feet!All glories to Your Divine Grace! All glories to Srila Prabhupada!       On this  divine and auspicious day of Your appearance to this material world, please let me express my appreciation and gratitude to You for accepting me as Your disciple and for that You allow me to serve You and take part in Your mission in the service to Srila Prabhupada and Lord Chaitanya.  I am grateful to You for this opportunity…

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    from Bimal Prasad das and Mukhara devi dasi – Orekhovo-Zuyevo

    Dear Srila Gurudeva,Please accept our humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet!All glory to Srila Prabhupada!All Glory to you!Dear Srila Gurudeva, on this day, we want to express our deep gratitudeto you for leading us in spiritual life for 30 years. Like a polar star, showing the way to pilgrims from distant lands.Thank you for responding to our video letter by sending your video response.We keep it as the greatest treasure and remember it by heart.This year we turned 79 years old. The body is getting older and more and more sick.Therefore, our main service is worship our Deities, chanting the Holy Name,listening to lectures, reading books.Please bless…

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    from Balabhadra Bhattacharya das and Shri Svarupa dd – Russia, Cheboksary

    Dear Gurudev! Please accept our humble obeisances in the dust of your lotus feet.    All glory to you and Srila Prabhupada.    In honor of the Day of the Appearance of Your Vyasa-Puja, I would like to express my respect and gratitude to you. In Sri Gurv-ashtaka it’s said that only by the grace of the spiritual master, everyone receives the blessing of Krishna and the opportunity to advance on the spiritual path. Three times a day we offer our bows to you. By your grace, you reveal to us the holy places of Vrindavan and teach us by your example of devotional service. Also on this special day, we…

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    from Anjavati dd – Russia, Stavropol

    HareKrishna, dear Srila Gurudeva!Please accept my respectful obeisances in the dust of Your Lotus feet!All glories to SrilaPrabhupada, Guru-parampara, Guru ISKCON and the devotees of the Lord!On this May spring festival day of Your Vyasa-Puja, I, Anjavatidevidasi, Olga Bocharova from Stavropol, North Caucasus Southern Region, Russia, want to thank you for allowing me to hold Your Lotus Feet – the only way to achieve pure devotional service – in my heart all these 32 years of spiritual practice. Thank you for allowing me to compare my service with your standards, expectations, and even to be an imperfect tool in Your hands at times.May your preaching be blessed and the mercy…

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    from Anandini Manjari dasi – Russia, Yalta

    Hare Krsna, dear Gurudev!I offer my humble and respectful obeisances onto Your lotus feet.I’m really grateful that You came to our world after His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. You generously give us the taste of Spiritual World.You gave me the name Anandini Manjari devi dasi. When someone calls me by this name – I fill like I have a portal and special connection with You and Holly Dhama.You gave me the initiation last spring via internet.I live in Yalta, Crimea. It is located in the South part of Russia. You have never been here. If there is any possibility, please, come to visit us.I remember Your instructions –…