On the morning of Monday August 6, 2007 I began my day of work at the Hospice. After our daily report, medical staff check on each patient and we begin doing our usual tasks of caring for each patient. Given that this is a small 10 bed facility it allows for us to give loving care to everyone. Often while I care or bathe patients who are unable to do these tasks for themselves I chant or sing the Maha Mantra. On this particular morning I was caring for one woman who had been with us for almost a week. She was a kind and polite person and I enjoyed the time I had spent with her on her previous days.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 7/9/07; 9:23:54 PM to the In Memoriam dept.
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I would like to share with all of you my great bereavement over the departure of Sriman Suhotra prabhu. I was very much worried about his health when I met him this year in Sridham Mayapur, but I could not imagine that his health condition has been so severe that only a short time afterwards he would leave this world forever due to heart failure.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 11/4/07; 6:20:04 PM to the In Memoriam dept.
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From Jayadvaita Swami...

Now that "our scientist," Sripada Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Maharaja, has departed from our worldly vision, we have lost a unique and beloved member of the spiritual world in which we grew up and lived, the world of Srila Prabhupada's pastimes on earth, and the world in which the disciples he personally instructed have carried on the special missions he gave them.

From the very beginning of Maharaja's spiritual life in ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada chose to show him special attention and favour. Seeing Maharaja's dual qualifications as a Vaisnava scientist and a Manipuri Vaisnava, Srila Prabhupada personally trained him in "spiritual science" and gave great importance to his scientific work, and also instructed him to strengthen Krishna consciousness in Manipur.

There's also a great article from the November-December edition of the BTG on the special character of Manipur and why Krsna consciousness is strong in the kingdom.

Tota Gopinatha Prabhu just sent me these dynamic shots of HH Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami in action around the world.

Rallying the troops

Ecstatic kirtaniya

In Manipur

Life Comes from Life Walks

# Posted by Aniruddha at 8/10/06; 10:13:37 PM to the In Memoriam dept.
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Ananda Vallabha Prabhu's father left his material body while listening to Prabhu chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra at 7.10pm IST (11.40pm AEST) on 14-Aug-2006. Ananda Vallabha Prabhu sincerely and humbly requests all the devotees assembled in Melbourne Dhama to kindly pray for his father. Ananda Vallabha Prabhu requests the devotees to pray their ever-merciful Lordships of Melbourne Mahaprabhu Mandir to do what they deem appropriate for Prabhu's father. Please kindly assist Chandra Vallabhi Mataji & Ranju while they are by themselves in Melbourne during this hour of bereavement.

Our condolences to Ananda Vallabha and family.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 15/8/06; 9:15:11 AM to the In Memoriam dept.
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Gopala Guru gives a nice report of his father’s funeral yesterday. His father was a popular and competent person, traits which I think he must have passed on to his children

We had the service for my dad today. It was a big affair with over 500 people turning up.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 13/8/05; 9:43:28 AM to the In Memoriam dept.
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