Guru Maharaj visits Dallas . . . (by Madhava Mangala dd)

Dearmost friends,godsisters and well-wishers,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru Maharaja and all glories to all the vaisnavjans.

Vidur Priya Prabhu(VPP) and myself had a good fortune of having Guru Maharaja at our residence in Dallas on our arrival here. We reached home at 4.00 pm on 28thAug and at 5.00 pm Guru Maharaja arrived home and straight went for a walk saying that He is starving and has had very little sleep in the last 3-4 days. After an hours walk Guru Maharaja had prasad and gave a lecture. We had about forty congregation devotees (VPP's friends)and our godbrothers and godsisters to whom Guru Maharaja addressed. Every family brought one item so we had a nice feast which went on late as everyone enjoyed speaking to Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja showed and gave everyone darshan of His deities. To Guru Maharaja's content VPP has a nice big alter and SRI SRI GAUR NITAI and other deities gave us their blessings by their presence.

The next morning we went with Guru Maharaja to SRI SRI RADHA KALACHANDJI. We had darshan and the temple president took us around. We went to some of the devotees house who live around the temple. There is a small community; all grhastas who live around the temple. We went to Narsimhanandan's prabhu's house and Vaishnavi matajis house (our godbrother and god sister). In the afternoon Guru Maharaja went to Houston for the meeting next day. VPP and myself joined Guru Maharaja in Houston in the morning as VPP had an official meeting there. SRI SRI RADHA NILA MADHAVA are huge and beautiful. We stayed there that night and the following evening VPP drove Guru Maharaja back home in Dallas. By the time we got back it was 12.15 am. In the morning Guru Maharaja took breakfast and at 9.00 am we went for a house programme and at 12.00 noon drove Guru Maharaja to the airport for Washington.

i could not control my tears as Guru Maharaja was leaving and He made sure that everything would be fine with me and gave me a few instructions.

At the moment Guru Maharaja is in Brooklyn, NYC and is fine. He is waiting for the flights to get back to normal after the disaster in NYC and WAS.

Our routine is getting to normal and now we are settling down. Last Sunday we attended the love feast in the temple. We are having a drive against the McDonnalds which is coming up near the Gurukul. So on saturday we stood outside an indian store and preached against McDonnalds and were gathering support. Today and on the 26th all the devotees will be meeting with the Mayor for not having McDonnalds close to the temple and the Gurukul.

Rest all's well. Please be in touch and give me the mercy of Bharat varsh.

Your servant,

Madhava