Dear Guru Maharaja, PAMHO. AGTSP!
We just finished the meeting. I thought maybe we would have time today to talk about this but we did not. if I can, I'd like to tell you about my concern. It goes in line with what you said that we should not push ourselves too much. I mean, I wanted to tell you about this even before you said that statement. But it goes really well into my present situation.
As you know, I started the new job. Here is the link of the company http://www.biovega.hr/index.php/english/about-us
I am employed in the shop department of the company. The shop opened 9 months ago.
I have to admit, that there is much work and learning. And that takes a lot of energy. Specially, I came into extraordinary situation, quiet turbulent, could be said. The shop started with four persons working but last month two left and the other two persons had to do the work of four persons. They are exhausted. And I am new. The another new worker starts on 19th July. So, we 3 are working and I am in the learning process. In other words, we (and me specially) are working more, like 10 hours per day. We work on Saturdays, too. I come home at 9 PM with a blank mind. Very tired. Last week I barely opened SB <img alt=":( sad" src="http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/2.gif" />.
My concern is that this is taking a toll on my BV study. I am not sure I can do the assignments. At least, following the week module schedule.
On work (in the shop) the colleagues say that this is a extraordinary situation and that usually, when there are 4 persons working, it is not so "tight" and energy consuming. Basically, we are trying to survive, go on, until the fourth person comes at 19th, and then hope that after some time (when this new lady and myself learn the job details), we all catch some normal routine. We are not sure when normal routine will begin, as it depends of when two of us new employees catch the intricacies of the work.
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Now that there are no night shifts I am shifting to everyday morning japa . The body become imbalanced with 3 shifts work schedule so I have to develop the habit again of usual routine of early to bed, early to rise...
times I get questions about Krsna consciousness from colleagues. I feel it is very natural. As I do not act incognito (naturally people know I am a Hare Krsna), it opens a discussion. Sometimes people say to me they like to talk because I am not obtrusive and that makes them free to ask and we exchange ideas. That is something that makes me happy, as I like to share the gift of KC.
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I like the BV so much. I like the sanga we have and I am inspired by our churning of the nectar of SB. I would not like to stop it. But now I am so tired 6 days of the week. Only Sunday stays with time to study (other days I read but I can't concentrate much). What can I do, Guru Maharaja? <img alt="8-> day dreaming" src="http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/44.gif" /> Should I stop? Should I continue? Ahhh...
Your servant
Namacarya das
HpS - Jaya! AGTSP pamho. Thank you so much for this letter. We get questions, and we face problems like this, all the time.
First, better to die taking Prasadam!
Next, there is never enough time to do everything. It does not matter if we want to serve the Black Witch (Maya) or the White Witch (Radha), there is never enough time to do everything we can do. So we have to be very, very expert to set and reset PRIORITYS.
1. Get up early and get your rounds done well.
2. Follow the four principles.
3. Chant Hare Krsna during the Brahma-muhurta (Mangala arati, SB).
4. Do your Sankirtana, Karma-yoga, for Krsna. You are working for Krsna, not the BioVega company. They are empowered by Krsna and may know more, or less.
O.K?
So, you can get an hour of S.P'pada's books in here and there during the day. That is what your Employer wants. That will help the Company beyond their wildest dreams. For BvVai, if you have to just read the translations now, that is fine and then make note and later when we go through this again, and we will, you can read the missing parts in more depth!!!!!