Hare Krsna Dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respect obeisances
All glories to you Śrīla Gurudeva
All glories to you Śrīla Prabhupāda
All glories to Śrī Gaurāṇga
Wishing you a very happy Vyāsa Pūjā ceremony , a day where your disciples and well wishers come together to express their heartfelt gratitude for what you have done to them and I am no exception. From the day I have met you have been guiding light , supporting and caring for each one of us .
We learn tolerance by seeing how much you tolerate not only bodily discomforts, but peoples different emotions shown to you, different situations that arises.
We learn perseverance by how you continue to serve Śrīla Prabhupāda's mission inspite of so many challenges.
We learn to care by seeing how you shower mercy to your devotees either personally or through devotees.
We learn book distribution, cooking and offering prayers by observing you
We learn creativity from the way you recreated Māyāpur from jungle to now new place with Temple of Vedic Planetarium.
We learn confidence in oneself by taking shelter of Guru and Gaurāṇga by your example.
We learn to give shelter and take shelter from god family, devotee family and others as well.
We learn how to handle tough situations easily by taking shelter .
Need to learn consistency by how you continue to preach no matter what whether body cooperates, weather cooperates , or fellow companions cooperate.
Need to learn how to be fixed up in your sadhana inspite of attending so many important and long meetings.
Need to learn how not to act as body but as a soul and serve Śrīla Prabhupāda and the Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā Gopīnātha who protect us in every breath of our life .
Need to learn to read and write lessons from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books and apply in our lives
Need to learn to associate with fellow devotees as mentioned in scriptures.
Need to learn to honour dhams as mentioned in scriptures
You have ! You have ! You have! by your example shown all this to us, we shall try to imbibe that mood and that desire and those prayers . So at some point , learn all this from your Holiness Dear Gurudeva.
So much to learn from The best Guru, The best Spiritual father , The best leader , The best well wisher of fallen conditioned souls .
Just wanted to let you know that my father passed away st of March and need your wishes and blessings for him so he continues his spiritual journey.
We need your blessings dear Gurudeva to continue to serve you and Lordships eternally .
Your servant
Vraja Vinoda DEVĪ DĀSĪ