Dear Devotees and well-wishers,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Today Guru Maharaja is breathing much better, however, his improvement is still very limited in comparison to what is needed. He has been quite actively discussing some of the aspects of his treatment with the doctors and devotees. Through an alphabet chart, in his usual energetic way, he expressed his queries regarding the given treatment. Guru Maharaja spent a considerable amount of time considering the pros and cons of alternative options presented to him. As you know Guru Maharaja is very thorough in his decisions so he wants to know in detail as much as possible before he makes a decision.

The current medical concerns are around the past failed attempts in him being without the use of the breathing ventilator. At this point it is a matter of continuing to wait for Guru Maharaja’s reponse to the treatment.

Several devotees have been writing to us recommending different alternative therapies, medicines and styles of treatment. Although we appreciate your recommendations and care for the wellbeing of Guru Maharaja, as you can understand, at this point it is not feasible for us to start a diffferent treatment for Guru Maharaja. Being in the ICU, he is limited to the treatment recommended by the hospital doctors.

Please send your offerings to jpshealth108@gmail.com and we will make sure Guru Maharaja will be reported on this as soon as possible. We humbly request you to continue your sincere prayers and chanting for his fast recovery.

We will keep you informed through www.jayapatakaswami.com, JPS App (available on both iPhone and Android), and twitter (@jayapatakaswami).

On Behalf of Guru Maharaja’s Health Team

(Ys, Ekanatha Gaura das – Coordinator)

P.P. Iksvaku dasa