Hare Kṛṣṇa dear Guru Mahārāja!
Please accept my humble obeisances!!!
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!!!
With your mercy Guru Mahārāja, I was fortunate enough to get your shelter last year. Since then I have been trying to put effort in being regular in chanting all my 16 rounds and following all four rules and regulations so that I can be eligible to be initiated by you and make myself available to you to be used as your tool.
I am now listening to your lectures more often and have recently started reading your books to improve my preaching effort and can certainly see how beautifully and nicely you have conveyed very deep philosophical concepts with great ease and in such a simple language that anyone reading it can realize the value of spiritual life. I beg you to allow me to constantly remain in association of your vāṇī so that I can keep improving my preaching efforts to serve you better.
Lately, I have been involved in preaching services wherein I need to reach out to people and explain them about Bhakti-vṛkṣa classes, which I enjoy doing it. However, when I was asked to diversify and do some different service I used to feel less enthused. But after hearing one of your lectures wherein you mentioned that in early days of your ISKCON how Śrīla Prabhupāda had asked you to manage multiple and very diverse departments of a temple wherein you were not only temple president but were head chef, used to manage accounts, used to go for book distribution, raise funds, give classes etc. – it actually inspired me to take up different services and give best input to the best of my capability and depend more on you rather than making pre-assumptions. Thank you for setting such a wonderful example Guru Maharaj.
I was fortunate enough to have my first Māyāpur visit early this year and also to have your darśana in person after three long years at Chennai Ratha yatra. However, I would like to honestly admit to you my dear Guru Mahārāja that though such rare opportunity was given to me I lacked spontaneous enthusiasm which I saw in other devotees around me. Since past few months, every day I have been making a promise to myself (especially during Guru Pūjā) that I need to be more and more sincere in my sādhana so that I can be used more in your service which one day will enable me to have deep longing for your association and the holy name. Although I don’t have any such strong attraction to the holy name and your personal presence, I believe someday with your causeless mercy and blessings this insignificant soul will be able to realize it’s true value. Your commitment to please Śrīla Prabhupāda and remaining un-wavered in the most difficult of times certainly attracts me to be more like you in rendering service to you Guru Maharaj.
Please enable me to receive the mercy showered by you Guru Mahārāja and bless this fallen soul so that I am always engaged in your and Kṛṣṇa’s service.
Please accept this humble attempt to glorify you Guru Maharaj!
Ankur Sorathia,
Sydney, Australia