(22/OCT/2014) Guru Maharaj spent the whole morning today in the GBC Comm meeting. He was very tired. When we joined the shift, it was Guru Maharaj's lunch time but he was extremely tired. Finally, we managed to feed him his lunch. Since he was too tired, he couldn't eat much. Then we asked him to take some rest but he didn't agree. Then Guru Maharaj wanted to attend the afternoon seasion of the GBC Comm meetings. He started to attend the meeting and Maha Varaha pr came in to assist Guru Maharaj for repetition. The meeting went on for nearly 4 hours. Then we gave a shower to Guru Maharaj and we asked him to perform damodara arati, to which he agreed. He came out and did Damodara arati along with his secretaries and servants and did his Gayathri. Then, he distributed Prasadam to servants. Finally, he got extremely tired, but we asked him to take his dinner and go to sleep. He agreed and finally went to bed at 9:30pm. It was early and we wanted him to take nice rest.

It is something really pitiful and I always ask for forgiveness whenever the situation comes where we command him or force him. He is our spiritual master, but he is really like a child. He tells jokes, sings songs, tells stories etc. What kind of mercy is the Lord bestowing on us? It is really something we can't imagine. Thanks to the Lord. (Personal Diary - Shyama Rasika Dasa)