Homages from ISKCON Centers

Çré Vyäsa-püjä 2012
in the glorious Kåñëa-Balaräma temple and associate with devotees who have dedicated their lives to
serving your mission. We will try to learn more and more from these advanced souls.
Concerning the holy land of Mäyäpur, Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura made so many predictions, which
you are fulfilling. One of these was the development of a huge temple in the birthplace of Çré Caitanya
Mahäprabhu. This vision is now being realized by the great efforts of your devotees as they build the
great Temple of the Vedic Planetarium according to your divine instructions.
Although our center in South London is insignificant in comparison to the glorious temples in
Våndävana and Mäyäpur, in our small way we are trying to please you by developing a mood of service
and gratitude toward Their Lordships, Your Divine Grace, and the devotees by holding various sat-saìgas
and other saìgas.
Our Sunday Feast sat-saìga is becoming more and more popular. The children’s Saìga is attracting
the young and their parents. The Bhagavad-gétä home sat-saìgas are gathering pace. The food for life
program is reaching out to the community. The temple is open every day, all day, due to our wonderful
resident püjärés. There are harinämas, distribution of Bhagavad-gétäs, music classes, yoga classes, festivals
in the local community, twenty-four-hour kértanas, and so much more.
All this is possible only due to Your Divine Grace’s blessings. Without your benedictions, where
would we be? Perhaps in some pub, or on a beach, or more likely in a hospital, not knowing what the
future beholds. You have opened our eyes and given us the opportunity to associate with devotees of the
Lord and read çästra in order to re-establish our relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Although unworthy, we are very grateful for this opportunity and hope to prove our gratitude not only
by our words but also by our deeds and our desire to serve you more and more.
Your fallen servants in the ISKCON temple in South London, UK
Lutotin
Dear Çréla Prabhupäda,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet.
In our lives of trying to become devotees of the Lord, every day, from morning to night, we are
accompanied by you in many forms. Regardless of what kind of service we perform, you are in our lives
everywhere, all the time. You are the one who has created the ISKCON movement and thus given us
shelter. You are its founder-äcärya and preeminent çikñä-guru. And under your supervision we are all
able to harvest the fruits of practicing Kåñëa consciousness when we properly follow your instructions
under the shelter of your bona fide representatives.
It is not enough just to “believe and thus be redeemed.” No. The process of Kåñëa consciousness
is based on practical engagement of the body, mind, and words in the loving devotional service of the
Lord, through His representative. To be under your shelter therefore means to be actively following your
instructions and fulfilling your desires. Then we can be sure we’re on the right path and attain a bona
fide understanding of your teachings.
So please give us Kåñëa conscious intelligence to properly understand your legacy as a whole, and
to practically apply and preach your teachings accordingly. We have your teachings in your books,
conversations, letters, lectures, etc. That is our treasure. ISKCON is yours, and we are all your servants
here, privileged to be instruments for manifesting your vision of spreading Kåñëa consciousness throughout
the world.
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