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his mercy will bestow similar benediction on its readers. It particularly aims to
better acquaint his discipular descendants with knowledge of what he gave and
how he gave it, with the hope that they preserve and not dilute or pollute his
essential gifts, and that by being better equipped to serve his mission, they will
spread his message throughout the globe and thereby obtain his blessings.
Collecting materials for and weaving the tapestry that comprises this
presentation has been a prolonged learning experience affording an ever
increasingly profound meditation on the divine qualities of Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta
Sarasvaté Öhäkura and the numerous great souls who gathered round him.
Notwithstanding my failings, I pray at the lotus feet of my parama-gurudeva that
he be pleased to appear in these pages, his splendrous attributes shining through.
I pray that the readers’ regard for him be similarly enhanced, and that they
become inspired to follow in his divine footsteps by adopting his unswerving
mood of sacrificing everything for Kåñëa. May his dynamic spirit energize us, and
his purity sustain and nourish us.
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