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The Acharya has arrived and each moment is filled with laughter and enlightenment. He has been here for two weeks now. This is why it has been so long since I have written.

He treats us so wonderfully, so respectfully despite our being so junior to him and our inability to serve properly. A true father in every sense, he desires only our spiritual growth and consistent engagement in devotional service. He encourages and encourages us to serve and try to love Krsna as a person. He expands our vision and breaks us out of our box as we go on long walks through the forest and near the river. We find soccer balls and kick them around and plan out softball games. We lay in the grass and make funny jokes by translating phrases into sanskrit. Like the above.

Last night there was an initiation where two young students committed to the path of Bhakti Yoga. He explained many many things about diksa and the latin root of the word devotee. De-voto: to live by a vow. To be a true devotee means we have live by certain vows which we make to the Lord. There was much more than this. Acharyadeva was very appreciative of the evening and stated it was just like “the old days”. We packed in the small living room and danced in celebration for the dedication of the two recent initiates. When I looked around during our Ekadasi feast I realized that out of the 30 people in the room there was not one married person, everyone was young with the exception or Acharyadeva.

So, all is well and getting better.

If you are reading this, I miss you and look forward to the next time we can meet. Hare Krishna.

I will try to write more and post some of the hundreds of recent photos with Acaryadeva.