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Nitay Gaura to all of you. Today I have very little time for the chat. I had to leave the farm with all the devotees to go to the village to do this chat.

I can tell you that the Krishna Park is overcoming the obstacles and is already going on in our mother temple. Gauranga Radha Vrajesvara is my principal Istadeva and here I always wanted to make something marvellous. We already have the Radha Kunda almost finished and a nice expansion of the ecological stretch.

Besides this, in Bogota the Krishna farm, called Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram, which is 2 hours of nice walk from the city in the limestone quarry, we are going to start the domestic stretches of Yoga. In the park the statue of Putana and Kuvalayapida, the demoniac elephant, is already finished. It is very nice and will attract many people to know the farm and the deities and of course the devotees.

Really, in such a violent country as Colombia, to see these proofs of mercy is very nice. It moves me. But yet life is always hard. This week we lost a nice devotee called Madhusudan, who was only eight years old. He was hit by a car on his way from school in Fusa.

The devotees liked him very much; he was singer in the record of Krishna children in Colombia. Yesterday we went among many devotees and children from the school, to his samadhi behind the samadhi of Srila Harijan Naharaj. You will receive more details about this great devotee that Krishna wanted to bring so quickly with a report that includes a new song composed for him.

Yet we are missing Madhusudan Prabhu and sometimes it is quite difficult to understand the plans of Krishna. Anyway, we cannot question our Lord, and to leave the world in a devotional stage like that, without having committed any offence, is a great benediction. It is an example for everyone that the way out of this world is always imminent.

He was ready to go for Janmastami to receive his initiation, because he was preaching for everybody. His teachers wrote a homage for a special devotee. He preached with his music, theatre. He is a hero among the children and the adults. We are going to make a reminder on the damodara page with music video and photos of him.

We may never lose this memory of Srila Harijan Maharaj. If this day today, if this round that we chant, if this conference that we listen to would be the last one, with which love and prayers we would be filled?

So my heart is divided between the happiness and sadness that Krishna presents for us in this world. Really, only in the eternal world exists refuge, but to get there one has to conduct quite well. Madhusudan Prabhu was an example of this sense and his actual stage is with Krishna as another lever for us. The devotees have come from all Colombia to feast for Janmastami. Yesterday at the Ratha Yatra of Colombia, we brought his photo and it was a very emotional festival.

Once again the Lord of the universe came from Medellin. He went along the principle streets and distributed His prasadam to everyone. Really, there are special moments. Harinam Sankirtan, Ki! Jay!

One can never stop. Each moment life demands. On one hand the tears for a lost dear one and then the news of another newborn being or a couple who want to make a home for Krishna. So always the emotions like giant waves on the ocean, they throw us form one side to the other. There are no exceptions. And in each conference one has the responsibility to encourage the persons. There is almost no time for the pain of the separation.

So in this chaos one only has to cry to Srila Prabhupada and Gauranga Radha Vrajesvara that we be used as instruments for their love. The fight goes on and the plan to make a temple to our Lord is not the desire to have another building. Quite contrary. We want to make an oasis of love, of devotional art. A botanic temple garden with trulys of bars and stone, surrounded and traversed with learning from devotion. Like they in India plan, after having seen the photos of the trulys in the very Vrindavan, I think that these showings encourage much more to make something nice.

So in Peru and Colombia they inspire the projects in Vrindavan. Hard to believe, but it is true. The philosophy with the art, and this is the entrance in a very special appreciation of devotion. Because Vrinda Devi decorates everything nice for the pastimes of Radha Govinda. Her task is the natural beauty. Beautiful queen of Vrindavan. She gives Her mercy to these aspirants to serve. Krishna makes the plans for everything and for everyone. I cannot complain.

It is so special. Inclusive when something is very slow it is a plan of preparation, especially the plan to make us humble, because without humility, our life has no value. The devotion is a farce. Mahaprabhu put it on the first stage and Krishna das Kaviraj also. They blessed me to be able to serve at the feet of my masters of truth and for the rest of my existence. One is lost without the mercy of the devotees.

I leave now for today. See you soon, and go forward in your battle. We belong to the Creator and His sweet will. A cordial hug for all of you. I leave with many prayers that all of you will be very successful in your nice spiritual life.