Requirements:
-Must be able to attend morning services everyday at 4.30am
-Willing to participate in services such as prayers, holding discourses for congregation,
-Should be able to explore innovative methods of promoting spiritual teachings to society such as through drama, dance, social media and music etc
-Should be between 18 – 40 years
-Willing to commit 2-3 years to the position
-Willing to travel.
-Articulate in speech, people orientated and a good communicator
– Must have good health
-Ability to live in a very regulated environment under discipline and authority
– This would entail living a lifestyle of complete celibacy, no gambling, completely vegetarian diet and no intoxication
– Also all trainee priests are expected to daily chant a minimum of 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna sound vibration as part of their daily spiritual practices
– Willing to live in a communal environment with other trainee priests
Prior requirements
-Must have spent a minimum of 3 months in a Krsna conscious temple living in a monastic setting
(this should have taken place within the last 2-3 years)
-Should have 1 years’ experience of chanting 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra everyday
-Should have a minimum of 6 months experience of living a lifestyle of complete celibacy, no gambling, completely vegetarian diet and no intoxication
-Must have at least 6 months experience in Krsna conscious outreach work i.e through house programs, spiritual festivals as well as giving temple based lectures etc
-Must be regularly reading Krsna conscious literature everyday
*Must have some scholastic understanding of the philosophy, preferably having done a course at one of our Iskcon temples on the level of a bhakta course.
Thus a having foundational understanding of :
Vaishnava Devotional practice
Vaishnava Theology and Philosophy
Vaishnava Culture
Being Bi-lingual and University educated is also very much desired
Stipend – £500 towards personal needs
*Food, accommodation, transport and all essential utilities provided by the temple
Service hours per week:
To complete a minimum of 40 hours of service per week over 6 days. They will have one day of rest each week and be required to do 7 hours of service on weekdays and 5 hours on Sundays. This may vary in certain circumstances.
Closing Date for applications – 30th August 2019
Apply by email to: niskincana@krishnatemple.com
Or by post to: Bhaktivedanta Manor,
Hilfield Lane, Aldenham,
WD25 8EZ