(30/JUL/2014) - Sri Mayapur, India

Today morning I went to see Guru Maharaj, he was taking shower. I went to assist him with morning shift devotees. And Gur Maharaj asked, about the answers; I read few answers, and he said, "Today i suppose to give the next question. Is it?" I said, "Yes!" He dictated and I did the recording. Then he said, "Many are googling to find answers. So I am giving the question; even they find difficult to search in Google.   And I heard that Guru Maharaj will be going for meeting and in the afternoon session he will attend via video conferencing. Then i went archives.

Again i was back to see Guru Maharaj during my lunch time.  Guru Maharaj was taking lunch "Kanji". After his lunch, Guru Maharaj was going to bathroom. The servants were taking prasadam outside. When they saw, Guru Maharaj coming out, Immediately everyone ran here and there. They don't want Guru Maharaj to see what they are eating. As Guru Maharaj is just taking "Kanji" and we are all eating normal prasadam.

Today Guru Maharaj's BP and Sugar everything is normal. If it continue as like this. Then doctors may reduce BP medicine quantity.  So we all feel; it is great improvement. And Ekanath Gaura Pr said, "Guru Maharaj! If you continue this diet, then you can come out of these allopathic medicines." Guru Maharaj said, "I feel it is better I take medicine and not this diet." Yes! It is great austerity to take three times only "Kanji and green mung dhaal".

Guru Maharaj was joking with every servant; saying "do you know, "bulbul"? Panchajanya Keshava Pr was saying I don't know Guru Maharaj; then Go Maharaj said, "by drinking this you will get 10,000 elephants strength. And it is in Lower planets." Like this Guru Maharaj was joking. But there is a story behind it. I can't disclose that... As I am writing this here;  so that I will remember in future.

In the afternoon I tried to arrange video conferencing.  And in the meeting there were Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj, Ramai Swami Maharaj, Bhakti Purusottama Swami, And many other were present. Meeting started and for first 20mins Guru Maharaj had uninterrupted meeting.  But somehow, one micro phone was not connected. And most of the time members were Not talking on mic. So Guru Maharaj got difficulty to follow up. And it is very important subject. Guru Maharaj said,  "let me go directly to the meeting." I said, "you suppose to take rest, you should not put yourself extending like this." But Guru Maharaj in his heavy voice said, "It is very, very important. I have to be there." Then I said again, "are you not feeling tired? How long the meeting will go? Are you going to be present in the whole meeting?" Guru Maharaj said, "the meeting will go till 6:30pm; but I can't be there for whole meeting, after his first session; I will come back." Then we took him to conference hall. And I left him.

I came back at 8pm. He was resting. And I heard that, Guru Maharaj attended the whole meeting and then he went to temple and resting now. I entered his room; he was doing bed exercise. He asked me, "what time is it?" 8pm. He said, "let me chant my Gayathri and take my dinner Kanji". Then again started Bulbul... but we don't know what is that? But Guru Maharaj said, what is that? But I can't disclose it here. As it is my personal diary. I am keeping all these wonderful pastimes for me to remember in future. It is related in different way with Srimad Bhagavatam.

Then after dinner; Guru Maharaj met Dr. Raj Kumar and he was telling how Guru Maharaj can do basic therapy.

And Guru Maharaj offered a bead and bead bag to Ayurvedic doctor. Who showed interested to chant Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.  It is a great blessing for him to start his chanting here in Mayapur and blessed by Guru Maharaj.

As today's climate was very wonderful. And it is rainy. Mayapur looks more and more beautiful.  We were discussing about Guru Maharaj's old pastimes with Doctors. And they were so amazed; hearing one by one. And they are just not able believe that; this person did those things... then I thought; many disciples who are aspiring now, or who took initiation now after Guru Maharaj's stroke. Some may got to know his past activities. So I thought from archive we should make some presentation or documentary on Guru Maharaj's past achievements in Srila Prabhupada's service. I hope it will happen soon. So it will inspire and give more, and more increase faith of disciples... It is my speculation. All these are external.  But it is needed for some...

-(Shyama Rasika Dasa - Personal Diary)