Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to your infinite kindness and causeless mercy.
As the years pass, it is only by your pure example and unending inspiration that we continue to make even a humble effort to serve and please you. In this material world, the powerful illusory energy is constantly trying to divert the living entity from devotional service. Yet we have full faith that by following Kṛṣṇa and His sincere devotee – your good self – with humility and loyalty, we will always remain protected.
You emphatically instructed us, “No matter what happens, never leave this ISKCON society.” You also warned that if someone goes away under the pretext of a bad relationship between devotees, it is due to a lack of sincerity. We pray to Lord Kṛṣṇa to grant us the intelligence and strength to serve you – even in the humblest way – without deviation. You taught us to be respectful toward all Vaiṣṇavas, and we cannot be ungrateful or disobedient to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Through your books and lectures, you have taught we fallen souls how to love and serve Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. You revealed our true constitutional position and guided us in expressing our spiritual identity through the many activities of this Kṛṣṇa conscious movement.
Here at ISKCON Tallahassee we are trying our best to share this love for Lord Kṛṣṇa through harināma-saṅkīrtana in the parks, festivals, home programs, Dāmodara home programs, and our daily online Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam readings and in-person classes.
On this glorious day of your divine appearance, we pray that always, no matter what, you never allow us to leave this holy movement, which is the genuine and practical hope for all living beings.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we beg for your merciful blessings so that one day we may become expert representatives of you and the paramparā in presenting Lord Caitanya’s teachings so that more and more fortunate souls may be attracted to studying, following, and teaching this sublime philosophy.
We remain the servants of your servants,
Uddhava Krishna Dāsa, on behalf of ISKCON Tallahassee