| Sukesvari
Rani devi dasi
Dearest Srila Prabhupada
All glories unto your
lotus feet.
sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
bando mui savadhana
mate
jahara prasade bhai, e bhava toriya jai,
krsna-prapti hoy jaha ha'te
Srila
Prabhupada, all around me I find myself surrounded by people who have great difficulty
in accepting the existence of a Supreme Personality. I have spent the last five
years of my life working closely with people in an environment that is supposed
to nurture and train the minds of people to think logically, understand the workings
of nature and 'advance' in various fields of study. Yet it seems so futile that
there is this huge endeavour to advance in knowledge without acknowledging or
wanting to acknowledge that everything rests in relation to our existence with
God. I know I am just one little speck of dust floating about in this vast academic
environment but wonder and wonder how can I in my own little way make some effort
in putting forth the arguments and logic of the great Vaishanavas in this seemingly
hostile environment.
I am so grateful to you, Srila Prabhupada that you
have made it so possible for me to reflect and commit myself to a spiritual life.
Reading about you, has made me realize how every person is so important and that
I should not allow my personal sentiments or frustrations towards a person get
in the way of seeing how I can assist the person in fulfilling their spiritual
life. I have painfully seen on several occasions how some inappropriate gesture
on my part, unwittingly or wittingly, can cause so much loss in cultivating a
person towards devotional life. I humbly pray to you that I am able to guard against
making such a mistake. It takes so much love and patience from our siksas to guide
us into devotional life and yet so easily just one gesture can undo all the effort
taken. You have said that you hope we will not spoil all your effort. I earnestly
pray that we are forgiven for our incorrect gestures and mood and that we have
your blessings in making ISKCON a successful spiritual movement.
We continue
to depend on you Srila Prabhupada for comfort, encouragement and blessing, without
which we are lost children and grandchildren. Your loving servant
Sukesvari
Rani devi dasi
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