letter from BTSWami

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Dear devotees,

 

Below is HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami's latest personal update, to see more on

this and to read the prayer please visit www.btswami.com/health.htm

 

ys, Nanda Sunu dasa

 

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Dear Maharajas and devotees,

 

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to ISKCON Founder Acharya Srila Pabhupada

 

By now you have heard that I had to go back into the hospital. During my

stay there, I received two blood transfusion, and a series of additional

tests.

The sonogram and catscans gave us information of what is directly going on

with the cancer. The other tests were to find out why I am always

extremely tired and having constant breathing problems. I seem to be

always gasping for breath, even when I brush my teeth or shave. The foot

is still swelling, actually I am unable to walk due to pain in the foot and

the breathing problem.

Of course the good thing is that the cancer that was in the liver when I

arrived in Mexico has disappeared from doing the alternative treatments.

The cancer that was suspected to be in the lungs was also negative from the

test results. However, we are now back to the original problem---heavy

concentration of melanoma in the foot and lymphs in the groin.

Our present plan is for me to get stronger,to build up my immune system in

preparetion for amputation of the leg, although there is still a 50%

possibility that the cancer can still spread.

However if I am to stay in this body, then I will have the amputation close

to the knee.

Of course in these last two days a miracle can happen, at the same time I

am seeing that some miracles have already happened. For example, the

cancer did not spread to other parts of the body, and the fact that Srila

Prabhupada and Krsna sent so many caring doctors and nurses that went out

of their way to assist me.

An even greater miracle is the large number of devotees around the world

that have been praying for me and sending their love. I am so fortunate, I

am constantly feeling the love from the vaisnava Community.

I am sure I will still find a way to dance if the operation is successful,

I will get a flamboyant prosthesis that will have mystical powers. (smile)

My constant mantra now is :

"I am blessed by the best and praying to Srila Prabhupada and Krsna that I

pass all the tests".

I do have a more conditional prayer that is posted in my bathrooms in

Maryland and Gita Nagari. I would like to share this prayer with all of you.

This prayer is in no way as simple as the prayer I offered to Srila

Prabhupada and Krsna asking Them to let me experience whatever I need to

experience to become a better servant of Theirs and the Vaisnavas.

 

Yours in service to Srila Prabhupada

With Love

BT Swami

 

P.S. A couple days ago I was still thinking that I would simply go to

Mayapur and fast to make a quick transition from the body, but I realized

this would be imposing my own will on Krsna's plan. With so much suffering

from the body, it is easy to get excited with the opportunity to get out of

the body.