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Â 3Â  

Message from the President of the VCC  
Â Â  
ThereÂ areÂ certainÂ experiencesÂ inÂ lifeÂ thatÂ areÂ unforgeable.Â TheyÂ leaveÂ anÂ im-
pressionÂ thatÂ helpsÂ toÂ deï¬neÂ whoÂ weÂ are,Â whatÂ weÂ mayÂ aspireÂ forÂ inÂ life,Â whereÂ 
weÂ wantÂ toÂ live,Â whyÂ weÂ desireÂ certainÂ things,Â howÂ weÂ willÂ conductÂ ourselvesÂ inÂ 
life,Â andÂ whenÂ andÂ howÂ  weÂ shallÂ makeÂ theÂ movesÂ necessaryÂ toÂ aainÂ ourÂ goals.Â 
ForÂ me,Â IÂ haveÂ hadÂ threeÂ supremelyÂ divineÂ experiencesÂ thatÂ haveÂ profoundlyÂ 
shapedÂ myÂ life.Â 
Â 
First,Â IÂ wasÂ mostÂ fortunateÂ toÂ meetÂ genuineÂ devoteesÂ ofÂ LordÂ KrishnaÂ whoÂ in-
troducedÂ meÂ toÂ theÂ Bhagavad-gitaÂ AsÂ ItÂ IsÂ byÂ HisÂ DivineÂ  GraceÂ A.C.Â Bhakvedan-
taÂ SwamiÂ Â Prabhupada.Â MyÂ greatestÂ fortuneÂ wasÂ toÂ beÂ acceptedÂ byÂ himÂ asÂ hisÂ 
dulyÂ iniatedÂ disciple.Â Secondly,Â IÂ wasÂ stunnedÂ beyondÂ beliefÂ whenÂ IÂ ï¬rstÂ visitedÂ 
theÂ holyÂ landÂ ofÂ Vrindaban,Â IndiaÂ andÂ witnessedÂ ï¬rsthandÂ theÂ transcendentalÂ 
abodeÂ ofÂ LordÂ KrishnaÂ whoÂ appearedÂ thereÂ  5000Â yearsÂ ago.Â Third,Â IÂ feltÂ blessedÂ 
toÂ beÂ ableÂ toÂ visitÂ theÂ holyÂ templesÂ ofÂ SriÂ RanganathÂ inÂ SriÂ Rangam,Â SriÂ Vara-
darajÂ inÂ KanchipuramÂ andÂ SriÂ BalajiÂ inÂ TirumalaÂ Tirupa.Â IÂ sawÂ theÂ unparalleledÂ 
dedicaonÂ andÂ worshipÂ ofÂ theÂ threeÂ LordsÂ ofÂ VaikunthaÂ byÂ thousandsÂ ofÂ Â TheirÂ  
devotees.Â Â 
Â Â 
AllÂ threeÂ experiencesÂ haveÂ inspiredÂ me.Â TheyÂ haveÂ servedÂ asÂ guidingÂ lightsÂ inÂ 
myÂ lifeâ€™sÂ journey.Â IÂ readÂ andÂ teachÂ theÂ Bhagavad-gita,Â theÂ sacredÂ wordsÂ ofÂ LordÂ 
KrishnaÂ everyÂ day.Â WithÂ theÂ invaluableÂ helpÂ ofÂ manyÂ sincereÂ devotees,Â IÂ wasÂ 
ableÂ toÂ buildÂ aÂ wonderfulÂ templeÂ toÂ glorifyÂ theirÂ SupremeÂ LordshipsÂ SriÂ SriÂ Ra-
dhaÂ Krishna,Â SitaÂ andÂ Rama,Â PrahladÂ NrisimhaÂ andÂ GauraÂ Nitai.Â 
Â Â 
NowÂ myÂ heareltÂ desireÂ isÂ toÂ bringÂ togetherÂ allÂ theÂ devoteesÂ inÂ theÂ SealeÂ areaÂ 
toÂ buildÂ aÂ wonderfulÂ templeÂ forÂ SriÂ Balaji,Â RanganathÂ andÂ Varadaraj.Â IÂ aspireÂ toÂ 
seeÂ TheirÂ opulentÂ worshipÂ withÂ  theÂ bhavaÂ (spiritualÂ ecstacÂ feelings)Â ofÂ bhak,Â 
pureÂ loveÂ andÂ devoonÂ asÂ manifestedÂ byÂ GodaÂ devi,Â Andal.Â Â SheÂ wasÂ theÂ onlyÂ 
femaleÂ amongÂ theÂ AlvarÂ saintsÂ ofÂ SouthÂ India.Â 
Â Â 
IÂ prayÂ weÂ mayÂ joinÂ togetherÂ andÂ constructÂ aÂ gloriousÂ templeÂ toÂ houseÂ TheirÂ 
LordshipsÂ andÂ TheirÂ eternalÂ  consorts.Â 
Â Â 
YourÂ humbleÂ servant,Â 
HarivilasÂ dasÂ 
Harivilas@vedicculturalcenter.orgÂ 
  
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