{"id":7777,"date":"2009-10-13T13:30:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=7777"},"modified":"2009-10-13T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T14:15:38","slug":"update-on-rasajna-dasis-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=7777","title":{"rendered":"Update on Rasajna Dasi’s Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Omkara devi dasi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hare Krsna. As you all may (or may not know) our dear Godsister Rasajna ( on the left ) is suffering from cancer and has been suffering from cancer for some time. I have heard this through an email from one of my Godsisters the other Saturday. The news had startled me since all day long my mind had been dwelling upon death.<\/p>\n

Rasajna will be having surgery at 9:00 AM in Austin TX, as confirmed by her husband, Greg, in a phone conversation I had with him this evening. Her condition is serious, so I implore all of you to please pray for her protection. It is up to Lord Krsna to uplift her or to allow her to stay. <\/p>\n

We should pray for her spiritual strength and protection. May Srila Prabhupada give her guidance and shelter. May Lord Nrsinghadeva bestow his special Mercy upon her.<\/p>\n

Rasajna was initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada in 1973. Below is her brief bio from her website www.rasasittler.com<\/p>\n

Rasa studied theater in Germany and New York City. She performed internationally with the Munich Bach Choir for five years and played in 30 productions during nine years with the Players Workshop in NYC. In 1972, Rasa performed in the role of the screamer in Zefferelli’s production of “Cavaleria Rusticana” at the Metropolitan Opera House. Although Rasa is arguably best known for the 18 years of performances given for her beloved spiritual master, Prabhupada, throughout India, England, Spain and France. Today, Rasa performs Indian Classical Dance and has recorded “Vandanam, Offering Prayers”, a chanting of ancient Vedic mantras with accompaniment on bamboo flute, tamboura and tabla.<\/p>\n

I was at such unease hearing bits & pieces about Rasajna’s health, and I took matters into my own hands this morning. I emailed the temple president in Austin, TX about this to see if some devotees can go visit Rasajna. The temple president, Sankarshan das Adhikari, was out of the country in Europe, however, he emailed me right back (within minutes) telling me that he instructed his disciple, Abhay Charan das to assist in my request. After work I spoke to Abhay Charan das, I made arrangements for him to go with another devotee and bring a deity flower garland, Tulasi and caranamrta to Rasajna. I spoke to her husband, Greg, to confirm that this would be alright, and he approved. Her surgery is Wed. 9:00 in Austin, TX. Tomorrow she will receive her garland and hopefully this will bless her and help her spiritually. I pray for my dear Godsister, and ask for all of your prayers too. <\/p>\n

Your humble servant,
\nOmkara devi dasi <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"HareBy Omkara devi dasi <\/strong><\/p>\n

As you all may (or may not know) our dear Godsister Rasajna ( on the photo ) is suffering from cancer and has been suffering from cancer for some time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}