Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our obeisances. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
At this juncture in time, it is an undisputed fact that you are Kṛṣṇa’s most precious gift to the
whole world. And for we who are striving to become devotees, the greatest benediction is the
opportunity to be an instrument within your mission. By causeless mercy and some inconceivable
good fortune we became connected with your devotees and books, and this initiated our journey
on the path of bhakti.
Today, on your auspicious Vyāsa-pūjā day, we plead with you to inspire and guide us as we
confront the many challenges faced in furthering your mission here in Guyana. Please give us
the strength to follow your divine instructions very honestly and faithfully, and bestow on us the
capacity to cooperate despite the challenges. Kindly bless us so that we can chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa
mantra with proper mood, attention, and concentration, regularly study your books, and listen to
your classes with rapt attention.
ISKCON’s main purpose is to help devotees become absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We
pray that all our programs and activities be of such quality that they enhance advancement in
pure devotional service. In this way, we can constantly be absorbed in deepening our loving
remembrance of Kṛṣṇa. ISKCON’s actual wealth and treasure is the devotees’ selfless and loving
commitment to your mission. Kindly help us preserve all the priceless gifts you left us with.
Please bless our Guyana yātrā so that we overcome setbacks and remain pure, potent, productive,
and ever progressing.
That said, we must also come to face the reality that the first generation of your disciples
is passing and that the next generation has the monumental task of upholding your vision.
Therefore, we must be careful not to let the pursuit of formal initiations (dīkṣā) be motivated by
external validation in place of true spiritual growth. Please bless us not to be sidetracked into a
religious mindset focusing on external identity markers, like rituals, status, and organizational
hierarchy, but instead kindly give us the intelligence to push this movement on the basis of a
scientific spiritual mindset, emphasizing personal transformation, deep scriptural study, and con-
scious devotion.
Please guide us in a way that ISKCON temples in Guyana prioritize deep scriptural education
over superficial preaching tactics, being careful that our projects not remain ritual hubs. You
always emphasized Kṛṣṇa consciousness as a science, not just a faith-based tradition. Please give
us the intelligence to always uphold this principle along with the strength to work together with
your other followers to accomplish these values.
Last February, your Legacy Museum was inaugurated on one floor of the TOVP in Māyāpur.
The world of ISKCON must endeavor to ensure that your legacy will remain prominent all over.
This requires that the understanding of your words, example, vision, and intention be etched into
every ISKCON center. Each of us must learn to apply it in changing times. In so doing, there is
every guarantee that your legacy will live on deeply into the future.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, kindly continue to infuse us with the ability to carry forth your mission here
in Guyana. Only by your blessings can we get the strength to overcome difficulties. We need your
blessings to remain strong and free from the clutches of māyā. On this most auspicious day of
your divine appearance, we offer our prostrated daṇḍavats at your lotus feet and repeatedly beg for
your kind mercy so that we may never deviate from the goals you set for ISKCON.
Your servants at the ISKCON Guyana yātrā
(written by Paramātmā Dāsa)

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