Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace!
On this most auspicious day of your Vyāsa-pūjā, we, the devotees of Śrī Vrindavan Dhāma Farm, Almaty, Kazakhstan, offer our heartfelt gratitude for your immeasurable mercy. By your compassion, even in this distant land, far from the holy dhāmas, a small reflection of Kṛṣṇa’s culture is gradually manifesting.
You did not simply establish temples – you gave the world a complete way of life centered on Kṛṣṇa. Inspired by your vision, we are striving to create a place where bhakti is not theoretical but is lived daily through simple living and high thinking. Here, devotees, guests, and other local people come together to chant, serve, and honor prasādam. Festivals such as Janmāṣṭamī and Govardhana-pūjā are celebrated not as formal events, but as opportunities for heartfelt participation in devotional service.
By your guidance, we understand that true prosperity is spiritual, and that a sustainable life must be rooted in devotion. We are trying, in our small capacity, to care for the land, protect the cows, and engage everyone – villagers, families, and children – in Kṛṣṇa’s service. Step by step, a new generation is growing up hearing the holy name, learning the values of simplicity, humility, and devotion.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, the modern world pulls society toward complexity, dependency, and forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa. Yet you have already given the perfect solution: farm communities centered on daivī-varṇāśrama, where life supports the natural growth of bhakti. We are trying to follow this path – sometimes we are able to take small steps forward, and sometimes we are not. In truth, we are still very far from your ideals, dear Śrīla Prabhupāda … yet our lives have already become perfect. By your mercy, despite hundreds and thousands of mistakes, we are already living a joyful and meaningful life in the association of devotees.
We humbly pray for your mercy that we may become your instruments – united, sincere, and determined – to serve your mission. Please bless us with the intelligence to accept what is favorable for Kṛṣṇa consciousness and reject what is unfavorable, and to always remember that real success is only in pleasing Śrī Śrī Rādhe-Śyāma.
From the depths of our hearts, we offer ourselves at your lotus feet, praying to remain engaged in your service, life after life.
Your servants,
The inhabitants Śrī Vrindavan Dhāma Farm