Dear Srila Gurumaharaj,
Please accept my respectful obeisances,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to your Divine Grace!
Nama Om Vishnu padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale
Srimate Jayapataka swamin iti namine,
Nama Acharya padaya Nitai kripa pradayine
Gaura katha dhama daya nagara grama tarine
Nama om vishnu Padaya krishna Presthaya Bhutale
Srimate bhaktivedanta svamin iti namine
Namaste sarasvate deve gaura vani pracharine
Nirveshesh sunyavadi pashchatya desa tarine.
Jayapataka Swami,
Your commitment to staying connected and preaching to devotees through these times has been most admirable.
The devotees, your followers, whom I associate with have been so empowered. I am so very grateful for this, as it has helped bring me to Krishna Consciousness, and to having the presence of such devotees in my life.
As you will know, this is most valuable, and has led to me feeling empowered and encouraged to lead the community allotment project here in Reading, which I hope, with your blessings will continue to engage others in good association and connecting with the earth's beautiful system of growth and nourishment.
The devotee community here in Reading has also nurtured a new romantic interest in my life, with Helena. She has been welcomed, encouraged and educated by the community. I am so very grateful, and so very aware that it is due to Krishna Consciousness that our love is able to blossom.
We are mid way through spring here in the UK and the weather is beginning to turn favourably. I have many of the plants at home with me germinating, waiting for the opportunity to plant them out at the allotment. Where we are currently making improvements in preparation.
It's really pleasing to assist in people learning more about our environment, taking greater appreciation for the wonders of this world.
One day we hope to have land to grow on, to have a cow sanctuary. A place which we can apply all we have learnt, to support our community and those around us with a hub of prasad, learning, and association.
Haribol!!
Respectfully,
Dominic James