Gratitude

This page is to thank you all for all your help.

Over the years many kind souls have come to my aid, especially in regards to spiritual life.

I utilise this page to offer gratitude to those souls who have helped to foster my spiritual life, for that is assistance that has everlasting results.

Two of a kindness

S piritual life is the actual mood of the individual being. We may not realise this, but it is. You have always been who you are regardless of who you think you are. But whoever you think you are, you have helped, by your strength, your dedication to seva and to the sangha, your determination, your smiling countenance, your kind advice and even pysical assistance at times, thank you for helping me to get closer to the exit of the matrix within the matrix within the matrix, or, if you will, this labyrinth of maya.

It is said that during the kali yuga whenever two persons meet they will disagree. Because of the loving kindness of the persons I have been associating with, it is clear to me that I have not always been part of the kali yuga per se. This alone would constitute enough reason to offer my deepest thanks, but my friends have done much more, they have assisted me to move closer to who I really am. No gratitude nor appreciation could ever express the value of such assistance.

I humbly apologise if I have forgotton to include you in the list that appears below.

I mention the names herein of those whom my puny memory can recollect:

Firstly, and most importantly, my gurus, both diksa and siksa

Please accept unlimited obesiances to your heart and soul and to the dust that glorifies your holy, lotus feet

• Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja
• Srila Gour Govinda Swami
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• and also
• Srila Professor Fakir Mohan das prabhu
• Uma didi
• HG Tirtha Maharaja
• HG Vana Maharaja

Then, for your noble efforts to introduce me to HDG Srila Gour Govinda Swami which opened the doorway to the most amazing good fortune

Special thanks to Juggie for literally dragging me interstate to meet HDG

• Jagadish Panditji das prabhu
• Jagat Pati das prabhuji
• Nimai Pandit das prabhu
• Gokula das das prabhu

Thanks to Ranjit Sarkar prabhu for being my good friend during my stay at Sri Mayapura, I am so honoured to have your association and friendship

Many thanks to the vaisnavas who taught me to chant nicely and to the elderly vaisnava who fell at my feet simply because I stopped to let you pass, your humility amazes me

Special thanks to Satcidanada das (mahant at Kendrapur matha) for taking two valuable hours of your life to so sweetly narrate the story of the self manifest deity at Kendrapur, among other topics, to Jagat and I on the balcony at Bhubaneswar, whilst waiting for Fakir prabhu to return, just beautiful

And to Pancha Yujna das. You kindly permitted me to pick tulasi leaves for the altar of my Lordships for a few weeks in Mayapura. Such good fortune is way outside the scope of my normal abilities. Much gratitude for engaging this wretch in the service of such beautiful deities. And thanks for all the mahaprasada.

Special thanks for all the guidance and your duty of care attitude. Caitanya Candra prabhuji you saved me so many times

And to all the devotees who shared resources with me to assist my spiritual growth, I owe you, you have hepled to make this website possible. Please accept this website as partial repayment, although it's impossible to repay such compassion

Thanks to all the devotees whose dedication to the path has helped me to maintain a commitment enough to keep me attached to the lotus feet of my two Gurudevas and Sri Nama. Without your being there, I would possibly be in some terrible hell right now

In no special order: please accept my humble obesiances

• Parama Karuna das
• Satyabhama dasi
• Bk Mike
• Sundarananda das
• Gunacuda dasi
• Lavanya lata didi
• Satyarupa didi
• bk Narayana
• Adi Purusa das
• my good friend Premadas
• Dina Krsna das
• Kamarkya Kar prabhu
• Nila Madhava das
• His Grace Prabhuvishnu Swami
• Garuda das
• Puskaraksa das
• Dhamni mataji
• bn Olwyn
• Keshava das and Veda Priya dasi
• Yasoda Dulal
• Madhavananda
• bk Danny
• Gopi das
• Niranjan prabhu
• Rasikasekhara & Niscala
• Krsna Kanta Prabhuji
• Rasa Rasika das
• Chris Degenhart
• Manju Medha devi dasi
• Tamohara das
• Lavanya
• Kalavinkha (Nrsnga Kavaca das)
• Premananda das prabhuji
• Ananga Mohini didi
• Dina Bandhu das prabhuji
• Gokula das das prabhu
• Anuradha dasi
• Ramai Swami
• Shyamala dasi
• Jagat Pati das ... the Bhubaneswar motorbike ride from the airport
• Anuradha didi
• Kirti
• Laghudi prabhu, you amaze me
• Candramukhi dasi didi
• Madhumangala das prabhu
• Ashram Maharaja
• Ranga Devi didi
• bk Paul
• Gopinatha Acharya
• Braja devi dasi
• Rupa Raghunatha das
• bk Paul
• bk Paul
• Wendy
• Madhuvananda prabhu
• Param
• Subhadra das
• bk Mike (I love that guitar)
• Vrajakishori devi dasi
• Krsna Prema das and Bhavani dasi
• Ivitsa and Diana
• bn Annette
• Bhakti Margha
• Druva Maharaja prabhu, I must admit, your point is valid
• Inni/Mirindi
• Jagat Atma das prabhuji guruji
• Mahaprabhu das
• Gopali didi
• Vrindavan das
• Vaisnava das
• Murli Krsna das, I appreciate your faith in me
• Danistha dasi
• bn Suzanne
• Graeme Lyall, my first spiritual mentor
• Murli Mohana das
• Old man Singhi, just being there is sometimes enough
• bk Chris
• Nimai Pandit das, "bhongieji"
• Amaya Vilasa Swami
• Kevala Bhakti devi dasi
• Nandini didi
• Mic
• Yaksa
• Sahadeva prabhuji
• Madan Mohan das
• bk Ian Harker
• His Grace Juggie
• Sanatana prabhu
• Sulaba das prabhuji
• Ganesham prabhu
• Premji, you are so beautiful
• Sridhar das
• Acharyavana das and Harivali dasi
• Lohitaksa prabhu
• Alaana
• Mandikini devi
• Amrtananda das
• Malati dasi
• Madhava prabhu
• Krsna Gati das, may I never forget you
• Jagannatha Mishra das prabhu
• Maheswara prabhuji, I wouldn't have got far in Bhubaneswar without your friendship
• Murari das das
• Isa Avatara prabhu, my benchmark of seva and vaisnava etiquette
• Nandanacharya das prabhuji, thanks for always saving me a seat at the front
• bk Uma Kanta
• bn Emanuelle
• Mathura Vilasini devi dasi
• Shyamasaki dasi
• Nruhari das
• Rama Pathak
• Bhaktaraja prabhu
• bk Charles
• Caitanya Candra das prabhuji, my inspiration and guardian angel
• Govindananda
• Rasikananda
• Caitanya Candra das prabhuji
• Damodara Puri, I miss you heaps
• Mathuranatha das
• Gadadhara das
• Lilasuka das prabhuji
• Raghava Pandit das prabhuji, just amazing, just amazing
• Prashanti
• Gaura Narayana das
• Lila Avatara das
• Maha Shakti dasi, my friend
• Yogeshwara
• Adi Yajna das
• Ahkileswari dd
• Mr BK Pataniak
• Gopal
• Rupa
• Banu Kumari dasi
• Ilapati das
• Chandrashekara prabhu
• Radha Kanta das
• Tirtharaj
• Devananda and Surati
• Sudhamukhi didi
• Capala, hey there
• Krsna dasi, you're too beautiful
• Subol Krsna das prabhuji
• Prema Prayojana prabhu
• Jaya Advaita das prabhuji
• Vyasaki
• Priya Bakta prabhuji
• Chaitanya
• Sita Rama das
• Madan Mohana das
• Dina Krsna das
• Ujvalla, sometimes I think you're the only one that understood
• Jagannatha das
• bk Mahindra
• bn Fiona
• Premadas prabhu
• Bhakta Rupa prabhu
• Vedanta Vidya dasi
• Ranjan
• Titiksu prabhu
• Jagadish das
• Suhotra Swami
• Radha Ramana dasi
• Janeshwar das prabhuji
• Nandalal prabhuji
• Lalita Krsna prabhuji
• Jai Krsna das prabhuji and Hari Mohini devi dasi
• Radha Priya dasi
• Trilocana das
• Mitsuo and Rukma
• Harideva das
• bk Daniel
• Pandu Putra das
• Venu Gopal
• Ratna Bahu das prabhu
• Candrakhala dasi
• Jayanta Krd prabhu
• Param Vijay Prabhuji
• bn Carol
• Vrajaballabah das and Mekhala didi
• Baladeva prabhu
• Banu Swami
• Bhakti Caru Swami
• Krsna Vallabah prabhu
• Vishaka didi
• Karsna das
• Prabhupada das
• Sadasiva prabhuji
• Jagat Mohini dd
• Jahnavi
• Krsna Premi dasi didiji
• Acutananda das prabhuji
• Gopi
• Mishra Purandar das
• Panca Ratna prabhu and spouse
• Gokula and Visva
• Cantida
• Vaikuntha Prema das
• Kanak Manjari
• Ambika
• Vrindavan Priya
• Nara Hari das prabhuji
• Isa Bhakta prabhuji
• bk Johannes prabhuji
• Lilavati dasi
• Prataprudra das prabhuji, you did good
• Radha Damodara das
• Visvambara prabhu
• Krsnananda das
• Atri and the girls
• Bhadra dasi, I'm so proud of you
• Vaijantimala dasi
• Dhira Krsna das
• Rati Manjari dasi
• Srimati didi
• Shyam Krsna prabhuji
• Hrsikesa prabhuji
• Raksana
• Jumbo and Louise
• bn Margaret
• Yamuna didi
• Yamuna dasi
• Dr T
• Sujjana
• Lokanatha Swami
• Nanda Kishore
• Sacchinandan prabhu
• Ananta das
• Saksi Gopal das
• Ramananda prabhu
• bk Kerry
• Vrindavaneswari didi
• Yogamaya didi
• Raghunatha
• bk Tony
• Mukhi and Jasmine
• Gaura
• Jayanta Krsna das prabhuji
• Isa Prakasa das
• bk Sashindran
• Tulasi das and Candramukhi dasi
• Keshava
• Sundar Gopal das
• Manikuntala
• Syama Manjari didi
• Vamsidar
• Tappy
• Paul W
• Ambarisha das
• Sajjan Maharaja
• Nimi Maharaja
• Adi Purusa das
• Mandarpa and Jagat Priya
• bk Pierre
• Brajanatha prabhu
• Radharani dasi
• Indulekha didi
• Tungavidya dasi
• Radha Giridhari dasi
• Jagannatha Suta prabhu
• Maha Mantra
• Sudarshana das
• Mahaprabhava das
• bk Ian prabhuji
• George S
• Satcidananda das
• Satcidananda SCADS das
• Damodara Swami
• bk Clive
• Sharada
• bk Damyon
• Ragalekha didi
• Sadhananda prabhu
• Maureen
• Advaita Acharya das
• Vaikuntha Pati
• bk Andy
• Locana
• Saksi dasi
• Rama Bhadra prabhuji
• Damodara Maharajaji

And to Lalu the dog, you great soul, you spent more time at the lotus feet of Srila Gour Govinda Swami than most of the rest of us all put together

There are others who's names elude me, thank you to you too

This might seem like a lot of people but, in fact, it's an almost insignificant number. There are literally trillions of suffering souls out there in the "clutches of maya". Keep up the great work.

Oh expert and thoughtful souls, please relish each other's qualities