Career Experience from Natasha Gondi! Great Job!

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Good morning all . . . . .

My Name is Natasha Gondi, Practicing this philosophy from 

past 10 years. I was introduced by my Uncle in India.

I came to USA (New Jersey) for my Masters in January 2014

and graduated in May of 2015.

Once international students graduate in USA, they need to 

apply for their work permit which usually takes 90 days to 

process, which I did. 

Meanwhile in that 90 days period had loads of fun, 

my parents were here too 

And the struggle begins, on the 90^th day I just went online 

on USCIS website to check the status of my work permit,

and was so shocked to see, it says “Your work permit is 

denied, you will get to know the reason in a week”, was 

completely blank and I didn't know what to do that entire 

week without even knowing the reason behind my denial 

status.

In USA if your work permit is denied for a genuine 

reason then they should get back to their home country 

(India) which I didn't want at any cost as I had to pay back 

my loan of 20 lakhs which I took for my studies or else they

 have to join for second masters again which also I didn't 

want as it wasn’t affordable for me and my family.

I rushed to Gohonzon, cried, chanting with full of tears in

my eyes and somehow managed to do my gongyo with lots 

of pain inside.

I took guidance from SGI-USA East territory YWD leader 

Mitsuko Ogawa O’Malley. She came all the way just to 

meet me and give guidance, one of the most wonderful 

guidance of my life – she says sensei’s words – “whatever, 

however, 

wherever let anything happen, just chant as much as 

possible about it without thinking about how it’s going to 

work out, put your heart into it, and then tell me if your 

prayer is not answered, I will give my LIFE”.

And this gave me a boost, started chanting from then and 

there with her 5 hours that day. Everyday 5 hours I chanted 

with full of gratitude.

Then I found Jamie’s Blog: 

http://chantforhappiness.blogspot.com/  , Read all the 

Posts!

And a week later I got the reason saying I have made very 

silly mistake while filling up the form and asked me to re-

apply. 

Thanks to Gohonzon with a big smile  on my face and 

thanked everyone who supported me.

I reapplied and now it was so tough to wait for another 90 

days. Another chapter YWD leader “Greicy Goto” came to 

visit me suddenly without even me asking her, and told me 

to chant that I should get the permit within 50 days and 

not more than that, I asked her – “but how can it happen, 

it's 

USA government rule and it’s been followed from so long 

that processing time will take 90 days”. She just said 

“Chant for what your heart wants because heart is what 

matters and everything else comes later, this is the time to 

test the power of this mystic law, to aim for something 

impossible and see the miracle that occurs by Gohonzon”.

 Which encouraged me so much.

I kept on chanting for 5 hours a day. 

Sensei says with respect to Diamoku 

“Quality matters over Quantity but if 

you add quantity to the quality, you can change the world”.

 So I did a focused diamoku of 5 hours every day, did lots of 

activities, took 15 shifts of byakuren that month and 

worked so joyfully, took care of members, did 2 shakubukus

 and also did alliance diamoku with Rakhi Debnath – Thank 

You so much Rakhi, she sent me inspiring quotes from 

youthful diary every day.

One sudden day I get an email from my college saying “My 

work permit has come and asked me to come and collect”, I

didn't know what to do, I thought I got this email by 

mistake,

 I opened the calendar and saw it was just 30

^th day. I called up college and asked if I got that email by 

mistake, I told her to read the name on it properly, she is 

reading my name, I was so happy, was not able to express 

the happiness.

Chanted for 15 minutes and went to collect.

And I am the only amongst 6 students who reapplied and 

got it next time, the other 5 students got denied again.

All my friends had started to work already and I was just 

starting to search for my kosenrufu job.

I continued to chant with all other activities, gave 

interviews 

for almost 50 days and on November 3^rd 2015 was my first 

day at work.

Now I'm working at “New York Power Authority” as a

 “Microsoft SharePoint Developer” 

in New York City.

I got the job which I wanted, in the field I wanted with a 

very big office and New York skyline view from my work 

location window and very good people around in the team.

I am working like a Buddha, like a byakuren, taking care of 

my team as bodhisattva member, creating the joy in 

everyone. 

“Prayer – is the revolution that rewrites the scenario of our

 destiny” Daisaku Ikeda.

My small article was published in July 2016 Living Buddhism 

here: https://www.worldtribune.org/2016/07/my-victory-

is-guaranteed/

Here are my joyous pics from work location New York:

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