Mother's Day Message | HG Vaisesika Dasa and HG Nirakula Dasi | ISV | 10 May 2026

Prabhu sent me a video of his mom this morning. It was when he was teaching her how to chant japa. She was 91, I think, and physically she was having a hard time. Her hands were hard to move but she was determined to do it. It was really sweet, and it just reminded me that I miss her. When my siblings and I got to know her, they used to come out and visit, and we would do family gatherings at their house in Lafayette. I remember my sister saying, "I found my real mother." That’s just how she was. She just welcomed everyone with love, and she was such a great role model. She really was. She was in college, and she got married during the World War II. Then she had two children, and she had left college. There was a big gap between Prabhu and his brother and the two older kids. Prabhu was the youngest, and when Prabhu went to school, she decided to go back to college. She had to finish her undergraduate degree. Then she went on and got her Master’s; then she went on and got her PhD, and taught sociology at San Francisco State. And then, in her 60s, she went back to school while she was still teaching and got a Master’s in family therapy or something like that. Then she started working for the Alameda court system to help determine when there were difficulties in the families; she would give advice. She had such a great background because she was a sociologist, she had taken the psychology courses as well, and she had raised four kids, one of whom left home at 16 to become a devotee. She had been through an awful lot. So I was just really remembering her today, and all the sacrifices that mothers make, that kids have no idea, right? We have no idea until we get older, or until you are mothers yourself. Prabhupāda says it’s the closest thing to pure love: the love that you have for your kids. So on this Mother’s Day, I am so grateful for all of your association, for all of your examples, for your determination, for your dedication to your families, to your gurus, to Prabhupāda, and to Rādhā-Madana-Mohana. Thank you for giving me your association and your example. I’m always inspired by you. (excerpt from the address by HG Nirakula Dasi) To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose