Vyāsa-pūjā 2020

 Guru Maharaj 71st Vyasa Puja

Dear Guru Maharaj,
 
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you on this auspicious day of your vyasapuja. 
Gurumaharaj When you visited Birmingham UK recently. It was a wonderful experience to have the rare opportunity to personally serve you alongside other vaishanavas. To learn from them and share your pastimes here in UK with them. Your association was amazing and attracted so many people from around UK & Europe. After listening to your classes so many new people aspired, took shelter, others had been waiting to take Harinam initiation and Brahmin initiation. Guru maharaj you just keep giving your causeless mercy. Even with your health issues you are always the liveliest and most caring person in the room.
This year we have been sharing our Sunday programmes between two venues. At the venue in Walsall our deities have taken temporary residence. First two Sundays of the month we are in Walsall. All the festivals and mangal aartis are also taking place in Walsall. Other weeks of the month we are at the Bhakti Yoga centre in Birmingham. The BYC is more central and convenient to many devotees, especially devotees who have to come in the bus or train.
Despite being spoilt for choice between our Birmingham & Walsall venues in the recent past, and where to hold the Sunday Sanga. Due to the outbreak of the deadly disease we have been unable to take association of the devotees. Everywhere there is a lockdown.  But still at least we have been able to give bit more attention to our sadhana, no excuses that we don’t have the time. Currently we are keeping up the preaching and Sunday Family sanga and festival programmes via zoom software online. While trying to keep up with supplies of food & hygiene in these uncertain times. Devotees are making sure the soul is also getting nourished at this critical time. We are praying for the safety of all around the world. Once this crisis is over hope more people will take shelter of God and meat eaters will stop slaughtering innocent animals.
Thank you Gurumaharaj for giving us shelter at your lotus feet and guiding us onto the right path. Born as ignorant fools we understand right to be wrong and wrong to be right. With your causeless mercy we are understanding now  the aim of this precious life and hopefully inspire our children to do the same. 
 
Guru Maharaj 71st Vyasa Puja
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Even Lord Shiva under the guidance of Lord Brahma had to go and meditate in the forest to set good example to their children. So please bless us that we keep following your instructions and not only help ourselves but help our generations as well.
It may be a while now until things get back to normal and before we get your personal association again. We wait in anticipation once again to get the opportunity to serve you. 
Have a wonderful Sri Vyasa Puja day!! Your aspiring Servants Narayan Keshava Das & Radharani Ratiprada DD