Battlefield Bhajans Vol. 29

Battlefield Bhajans Vol. 29

written on Ft. Lewis, WA

Dedicated to HDG AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Army Descion Received:

I went to the office that was processing my paperwork to make sure all the mistakes were corrected and it was forwarded back to Department of the Army.  I was called to go see Bill (he handles my chapter) and as I walked in, he looked puzzled. He said didn’t you get the email I sent. I said no, he asked me to sit down. He started to explain that the packet was resubmitted about one week ago, and they expected the disapproval or approval to come in eleven months. He said, in the twenty years he has been processing separation for the Army, he never saw this. With that he reached in a draw and handed me a piece of paper. The paper said “Approval of SFC Ari Sonnenberg’s chapter 5-3 discharge is approved, he will receive an honorable discharge and his separation date is now 01 March 2009. I was amazed and almost started crying. Just last week, I was preparing myself for Afghanistan, now the Lord changed it. Bill went on to explain that his supervisor and him have been meditating on my packet. The more they read the paperwork, the ore and more interested they had become. He reached in his brief case and pulled out a Bhakti book. He passed by one of the smart boxes on the base and realized this was the spiritual path I am traveling. He took a small book and recommended others read these books also. He stood up and thanked me for my service to my country and went on to tell me, that this was God’s plan.
So now, I am counting down the days, with a month in India, then January I will travel within North America, then 10 February I start out-processing the Army.  I am amazed, the Lord heard the prayers of many. He used this period for me to develop more faith in Him, more faith in the power of prayer. I feel I am not worth all the prayers said on my behalf. I am a fallen soul, and have no good qualities. But by the mercy and blessings of the vaisnava’s, I can possibly accomplish something for Srila Prabhupada. Again thank you all, for all the mercy, I fall at all of your feet over and over again.

Sankritan:

85- small
10- maha big

Yours in Srila Prabhupada’s service,
Partha-sarathi dasa