Hare Krishna Guru Maharaj

PAMHO. AGTSP!

Thank you for your response duly received yesterday.

I very much appreciated reading the 'jayarama.us' document, particularly your siddhanta with regards to Srila Prabhupada, and the meaning of 'diksa-guru'. I knew that Mathuradis Prabhu had led me to the right sadhu. (I relayed your MSG to him by the way!)

I am in the process of tracking down Dhaneswari and Dhruva so I will let you know once I have done this.

Although speculation is forbidden, we were thinking that since you were born in Guam that you dad was probably an US Air Force Officer(?) If this is true we might have a couple of things in common as I also did some Shin Bu Kai karate as a kid and my dad was a pilot for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

HpS - ASA -- No, our father was auditor for the Army Audit Agency, the kind of guy who kept track of the gas bill for the airplanes.  We studied Uechi Ryu. Some videos on YouTube.  Really we got a great knowledge of Pranayama out of it and some little knowledge of fight (for the just cause).

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Guru Maharaj, I have an issue regarding my future long term service, and your advice in this matter would be very much appreciated.

HpS - ASA -- Monkey and Piggy suggest that we not get puffed up and just keep it to "Maharaja" at this point, O.K?  We are very comfortable with Srila Prabhupada as our "Guru Maharaja" for everybody in our subset at this point. Of course, we are trying to learn how to walk on water, but we still have a few defects in the process.

Presently I am residing in the temple at New Govardhana, and am working part-time for a solicitor in Byron Bay. I am due to get 'admitted' as a lawyer on 1 August 2016. The problem is that often, in order to get work in this area one must be prepared to work 40-50+ hours per week which clearly has an adverse effect on one's sadhana. 

I have even looked into an alternate path such as teaching at the local gurukula here. However, that would require another 2 years study in order to obtain a 'Masters in Teaching' which is a prerequisite in the state of New South Wales. I am also rather attached to the work I have put into achieving my law degree and graduate diploma but realise this will mean less time at the temple here if I am to pursue this in earnest. 

There is however a preaching centre (as you may already be aware) in the Gold Coast 45-60 minutes from here. Most of the potential future jobs for me are in this area.

I think your blessings either way would certainly assist me in being enthusiastic about the path to take. I am happy to donate half to the temple so that is not really a concern. However a recent position which I had, often required ten hours a day which really killed my chanting.

I would look at doing 'in-house' legal work for ISKCON even if it required overseas travel.

Please advise me in this regard.

Your servant,

Janardan Das.

HpS - ASA ---   Detailed advice requires detailed knowledge, so it is difficult for us to say from here which detailed path might seem good. We do it if we really know the situation and I would say we have about a 87% success rate.     Canakhya Pandita (the Machiavelli times six of India) says that victory comes from good advice and good advice comes from many counselors. So that is our first idea, ask a lot of people who know the situation and you.

Second, I would say that a simpe standard is what improves your 16-rounds minimum and 4-principles strictly.

Third, I have seen that Krsna takes specially care to arrange these situations, so don't be advised if you move into a postion where you can do the number of hours of "secular" law and money making that you want very quickly.

Abraham Lincoln said that a country man between two lawyers was like a fish between two cants.  -[;0]/\___