Tag: 2010

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All
glories to Guru Maharaja.

After the breakfast Guru Maharaja took darshan of the Deities and then went
to the Gym to do his physiotherapy. Around 1.30 he returned to his quarters.
Had his lunch and then took rest until 4.30. He did his walking practice and
he was about to start his excercise with a newly purchased machine from
Bangalore when we both came to his quarters at 5.30pm. There was some
problem in operating this machine and Krishnakumar prabhu from Italy who is
a technical expert in electrical and electronic equipments was fixing it. It
would take 15 minutes or so to get it fixed.

Guru Maharaja’s day is generally packed with therapy, excercises, evening
class so there is hardly anytime to do other activities like correspondence,
or meeting with devotees. Since there was a gap we took this opportunity to
discuss some matters concerning upcoming online initiation. He had earlier
asked us to download a 5minute youtube video interview of HH Radhanath
Maharaja on fox news for him to see which we had it downloaded for him. Guru
Maharaja watched this clip. Here is the url of this youtube if anyone is
interested to see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhl_DEuUIzU&feature=player_embedded. The
interview was about Maharaja’s Autobiography book “Journey Home”. Guru
Maharaja commented Fox news is the second most watched news channel in USA.
He said we could show this to Acyutananda prabhu (He is Radhanath Maharaja’s
disciple).

Devotees from Krishnakatha Desh, Singapore, Bangalore, Guwahati and Orissa
have come to take diksa from Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja met the candidates
yesterday night at quarters in the lotus building rooftop after returning
from Jhulan yatra. He was checking the candidates asking them to raise their
hands if they are following regulative principles, if they are committed to
chant 16 rounds and if they are willing to assist Guru Maharaja in
fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s mission. Guru Maharaja said that due to stroke
his right part of the body is not fully functioning. He was asking in spite
of this situation if the candidates were willing to take diksa to which all
the candidates immediately responded that they want to take diksa from him.

Few of the candidates were unable to tell the basic mantras and since they
are illiterate they didn’t know the basic philosophy. Guru Maharaja said
that it is the responsible of the recommending authorities to train them
through their congregation members. They should prepare the candidates using
the check list which is already available for everyone and train them well
ahead. He doesnt want that the candidates come all the way and they will get
rejected and they start crying over here.

The yajna arrangement has been made in the Panca Tattva temple. HG Jananivas
Prabhu is giving a speech regarding the importance of Vaisnava initiation
and the offenses of the Holy Names that we need to avoid. HG Bhadra Caru
Prabhu is translating in Bengali. He is the today’s priest as well for the
initiation ceremony.

Around 12.30 noon Guru Maharaja came to the Panca Tattva temple after his
pool therapy. He had darsan of the Deities and gave a small speech to the
initiation candidates. Guru Maharaja then gave initiation to the devotees.

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

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