Hare Kṛṣṇa Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
I am so happy to see You getting better and stronger when I watch You giving class on Facebook. It is so inspiring to see how You continue to serve Śrīla Prabhupāda and Kṛṣṇa in any way possible – and I feel so fortunate to be sheltered at Your lotus feet! Despite all my misgivings and flaws, You continue to show Your causeless mercy on me and are my ever well-wisher. Even though I don’t feel worthy, I feel eternally grateful and indebted to You for your selfless support and blessings.
I am currently chanting 14 rounds and trying to read the Kṛṣṇa book everyday. I do struggle with being regular at times and I pray to that You please shower Your mercy on me to become more regular and committed to my sadhana. I am also working with other female devotees, including Sakhi Harini Devī Dāsī (from Thailand who is now in Toronto) in ISKCON Toronto to start a women’s only program for newcomer women to help make them feel welcome into the ISKCON community in Toronto, offer a safe and open space to share their thoughts and hopefully make lasting connections. Sakhi Harini Devī Dāsī and I also get together weekly to read from the Gaurāṅga book as a service to You. I thoroughly look forward to and enjoy reading Gaurāṅga because the stories you have described are just so beautiful and heartfelt! It makes me feel closer to you and to Mahāprabhu and has helped me understand just how merciful he is. I am ever so grateful to You for taking the time and energy to put this book together for the benefit of all devotees. I also make every effort to attend the monthly disciples meets that take place in Toronto and associate with Your disciples. We are also preparing to celebrate your 70th Vyasa Puja in Toronto and I have taken up the service to invite Your god-brothers and god-sisters, along with other senior devotees to the festivities.
I really do wish I could visit You in Māyāpur and take your darśan there! But every time I feel separation from You, I watch your lectures in Māyāpur on Facebook and once again feel more connected to You. I do sincerely pray to Rādhā Mādhava, Pancha Tattva and Lord Nrsimhadev and Śrīla Prabhupāda to continue to empower You with spiritual strength and good health to serve them and that I one day get the opportunity to visit the Navadvip Dhām. I also sincerely pray that I can be of service to You and help assist You in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mission. From the bottom of my heart, I thank You for continuing to shower your mercy on me!
Your spiritual daughter,
Mādhavī Gopī devī dāsī,
Toronto, Canada