# EDUCATION - ADULT/HIGHER ## Studying the Philosophy ![[letters/1967/670407_kirtanananda|Editing of my lectures may be a hard task for you but it will prove an examination test for you as how far you have heard me attentively. Never mind it is slow but it must be sure.]] —Kīrtanānanda, 7 April, 1967 --- ![[letters/1968/680220_robert|you should form the habit of studying and understanding the philosophy very nicely]] —Robert, 20 February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680610_harivilasa|No, there is no need of sending the Kalyana books as you have mentioned, not yet. Just read Srimad-Bhagavatam, our three volumes regularly and repeatedly. It is no use reading many books, it is better to assimilate one book and that is sufficient.]] —Hari Vilasa, 10 June, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681118_satsvarupa|you should go and challenge these persons, but you must be equipped very strongly with conclusions of Bhagavad-gita.]] —Satsvarupa, 18 November, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681118_hayagriva|it is important that our students must be able to answer all questions for becoming preachers.]] —Hayagriva, 18 November, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681211_brahmananda|I have seen the recent dummy you have sent of Teachings of Lord Caitanya and it is very much approved by me. I think that all of the devotees should purchase one copy of all our books for study and future preaching activities.]] —Brahmananda, 11 December, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690106_upendra|Begarding the answers which you gave to Vilasa Vigraha dasa, they were all correct. When you study very carefully all of the literature which is available, especially Bhagavad-gita As It Is, you will have in your grasp answers to all questions tha...]] —Upendra, 6 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690118_bhurijana|I request you to study carefully the Bhagavad-gita As It Is because there is so much important service that an intelligent boy such as yourself can do in preaching work and spreading our movement around the world.]] —Bhurijana, 18 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690126_arundhati|Be sure to chant your sixteen rounds daily and read Bhagavad-gita As It Is, one chapter daily. Follow the four regulative principles strictly and I am sure that Krsna will see that your life quickly becomes more and more happy in devotional servic...]] —Arundhati, 26 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690130_jayapataka|So far as reading scriptures out loud, this depends upon the circumstances. If you can understand by reading silently, there is no need to read out loud, because this may make others feel disturbed.]] —Jayapataka, 30 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690131_hayagriva|when we are fully conversant in revelation of Krsna consciousness, we can meet any opposing elements and come out victorious.]] —Hayagriva, 31 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690201_gopala_krsna|You should always read also, besides attending class, whenever you have time, the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Then I can surely recommend to the draftboard that you are a very serious student of Bhagavad-gita under my supervision.]] —Nara Narayana, 1 February, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690506_revatinandana|we have to train preachers, and they will go to the students in public institutions to educate them in Krsna consciousness. So if our men simply study our books and magazines, and assimilate them nicely and clarify as soon as there is some doubt,]] —Tamala Kṛṣṇa, 6 May, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690729_paramananda|The best thing is to read one chapter daily, but if you can meditate upon a few verses of Bhagavad-gita every day, that is better than reading for simply one hour and then forgetting the topics until the next reading.]] —Paramananda, 29 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690919_brahmananda|So if we remain faithful in Krsna's service, there will be no difficulty in speaking when ever it is necessary. There are many instances in the history of devotees of this, and even five year old boys like Dhruva and Prahlada were able to speak so...]] —Brahmananda, 19 September, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/700227_jagadisa|Please see that the program for studying our literatures is also undertaken very seriously by all the devotees there. Every one of us must become thoroughly acquainted with our philosophy, so that our preaching work may be carried out.]] —Jagadisa, 27 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700220_tamala_krsna|Someone of us in each and every center must be well versed in the sastras so that he can meet scholars and philosophers, and if need he convince them about our movement and philosophy with great strength.]] —Tamala Kṛṣṇa, 20 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700228_satsvarupa]] —Satsvarupa, 28 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700217_sudama|these siddhantic conclusions are being mentioned in all my books, and the boys and girls in our Krsna Society should now give more attention for studying the books very attentively. And to get the strength, one should chant on the beads sixteen ro...]] —Kṛṣṇa devi, 17 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700309_gopala_krsna|I am also glad to note that you are making practice of keeping in mind various important verses from our scriptures. This is the approved process:]] —Rudra dasa, 9 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700315_ekayani|Similarly, if you chant and read, you will also be powerful to preach, and whoever will hear will be converted. That is the way of spiritual life.]] —Ekayani, 15 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700315_subala|it would be very good if you come to Los Angeles for some time to learn these questions and answers in the daily classes here. This is a good opportunity to clear up any doubts or misunderstandings, and the best program is if you come here for study.]] —Harer Nama, 15 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700407_giriraja|If you find this work of transcribing from recorded tapes interesting, you will have ample opportunity to work on this. There are many tapes like this]] —Govinda dasi, 7 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700618_advaita|If anyone will read this The Nectar of Devotion very carefully, he will have all guidance in bhakti cult. So in the temple class, some portions of this book must be regularly discussed.]] —Advaita, 18 June, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700619_sandini|Please study our literatures and work to spread the movement of Lord Caitanya namely the sankirtana movement and be happy. That is my desire. 1 am enclosing herewith, along with your beads duly chanted, one sheet of qualifications and regulations ...]] —Sandini, 19 June, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700624_upendra|you have to read our books very nicely and gather thoughts, then you can speak for hours without any difficulty. It requires practice. So read your books carefully,]] —Upendra, 24 June, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700707_jananivasa|This question and answer practice should be encouraged amongst the devotees. Then they will become trained to reply questions from outsiders.]] —Jananivasa, 7 July, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700725_ekayani|All questions will be clarified if you simply read our books very thoroughly and follow the simple process of devotional service as we have given it to chant regularly and rigidly observe the rules and regulations.]] —Ekayani, 25 July, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701109_vrindaban_candra|We need so many preachers who are soundly versed in the scriptures to convince the world to take to Krsna consciousness.]] —Vrndavana Candra, 9 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/710104_stephen|I request you to thoroughly study all of our literatures very thoughtfully and try to understand the sublime import of this Krsna consciousness philosophy.]] —Stephen, 4 January, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710330_jayapataka|I think the atmosphere at Pittsburgh temple is very congenial to you, so you go on studying our literatures very carefully in the association of your Godbrothers and sisters and work cooperatively to help spread this sublime movement to as many pe...]] —Satadhanya dasa, 30 March, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710705_hrdayananda|My disciples should become all good preachers, and that depends on studying the books nicely so that you can arrive at the right conclusion.]] —Hrdayananda, 5 July, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710831_ekayani|Vallabhacaryas teachings are bona fide. This difference of opinion is there always. Just like you differ with your husband, but that doesn't mean that you and your husband are not devotees.]] —Ekayani, 31 August, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711115_nandakisora|Simply by repeating what I have said—first you must yourself become fully convinced of this philosophy—your preaching will meet with all success.]] —Lalita Kumara, 15 November, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711120_bhakta_dasa|First the student must be able to repeat exactly the words of the guru and then after some time he may be qualified to apply the principles he has learned word-for-word to personal situations. It is not that we are a dry philosophy of dogmas and s...]] —Bhakta dasa, 20 November, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711124_locana|So become very convinced yourself of our philosophy and then your preaching will act.]] —Locana dasa, 24 November, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711203_damodara|If we simply remain pure and become very convinced of this Krsna philosophy, any sane man will agree with us when we speak.]] —Damodara, 3 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711208_hansadutta|So now you just become convinced yourselves of this fact and help me spread this movement for saving the world with all conviction and attention,]] —Vamanadeva and Indira dasi, 8 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711210_rupanuga|Everyone delights in lively debates and discussions of philosophy.]] —Rupanuga, 10 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711212_sivananda|That is our best field. Become yourself very convinced and learned in our Krsna philosophy and take it into such university and contaminate everything with it.]] —Sivananda, 12 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/720121_jayapataka]] —Caturbhuj, 21 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720203_suresvara|I am very pleased that you are keeping to a very strict schedule and are reading my literature daily. If you continue in this manner you will grow up to be a first-class preacher of Krsna consciousness. And this is the highest service that you can...]] —Ekendra dasa, 3 February, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720203_suresvara|The verses of the Gita have a specific melody but you may choose a suitable tune. Most important is that the melody remains very simple.]] —Suresvara dasa, 3 February, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720509_rupanuga|Now I want that we shall concentrate on making our devotees Krsna conscious and ourselves becoming Krsna conscious, and not be so much concerned with expanding ourselves widely but without any spiritual content. Just like boiling the milk, it beco...]] —Rupanuga, 9 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720616_tribhuvanatha|I am very much stressing nowadays that my students shall increase their reading of my books and try to understand them from different angles of vision. Each sloka can be seen from many, many angles of vision,]] —Tribhuvanatha, 16 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720616_madhudvisa|I am very much stressing at this point that all of my students shall be very much conversant with the philosophy of Krsna consciousness, and that they should read our books very diligently at least one or two hours daily and try to understand the ...]] —Madhudvisa, 16 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720616_satsvarupa|Your first job should be to make sure that every one of the devotees in your zone of management is reading regularly our literature and discussing the subject matter seriously from different angles of seeing, and if they are somehow or other absor...]] —Satsvarupa dasa, 16 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720616_satsvarupa|Don't be too much concerned for the time being with non-devotees, now we must fix up what devotees we have got in the knowledge of Krsna consciousness, then we will succeed. What good are many, many devotees if none of them are knowledgeable?]] —Satsvarupa dasa, 16 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720616_satsvarupa|As for the GBC members, if we study one sloka daily in our classes it will take you more than fifty years to finish Srimad-Bhagavatam alone, so at least fifty years matter is already there minimum.]] —Satsvarupa, 16 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720616_madhudvisa]] —Madhudvisa, 16 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720622_hansadutta]] —Hamsaduta, 22 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720708_bhagavatananda|Try to always study our books and see our philosophy from different lights of directions, become convinced yourself of this knowledge and without a doubt all of your difficulties of mind will disappear forever and you will see Krishna face-to-face.]] —Bhagavatananda, 8 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720809_cyavana|So you have not to minimize the preaching program in order to study independently, no, continue as you are doing, preach as much as possible, collect, make life members,]] —Tejyas, 9 August, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720902_lalitananda|become learned in all the aspects of our Krsna consciousness philosophy and take this opportunity in this lifetime to go back to home, back to Godhead. That is my request.]] —Radha Damodara, 2 September, 1972 --- ![[letters/1973/730131_rajiblocan|if you study my books very carefully, then I am sure you will find out the means for applying this Krsna consciousness philosophy in all spheres of life. There is no limitation. Simply it requires a little common sense practically.]] —Amarendra dasa, 31 January, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730214_rupanuga|As far as studying my books is concerned, I have already given the order. One hour in the morning class and one hour in the evening and if there is extra time during the day it may be used for studying but we cannot expect everyone to be studious....]] —Rupanuga, 14 February, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730214_ramesvara|It has been brought to my attention that some of my students are not studying. I do not know if this applies to you or the devotees under your care, but I must stress again that we must have our classes one hour in the morning and one hour in the ...]] —Ramesvara, 14 February, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730723_sukadeva|We should rather turn our interest to learn from the books more and more. We should inquire about Krsna. Temple life is going on with little change, but we should become habituated to read the books more profoundly.]] —Sukadeva, 23 July, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/731107_tamala_krsna|Unless our men understand thoroughly the philosophy, how will they be able to preach?]] —Tamala Kṛṣṇa dasa Goswami, 7 November, 1973 --- ![[letters/1974/740516_bhima_krsna_dasa_sanat_kumara_nityananda_samba_joseph|So to preach the Bhagavata religion sometimes we have to quote from the sastras what is not palatable to unscrupulous so-called religious persons. But in preaching we cannot do without quoting the proper verses.]] —Sri Pannalalji, 16 May, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740516_bhima_krsna_dasa_sanat_kumara_nityananda_samba_joseph|By Krsna's mercy and the unlimited potency of Lord Visnu, anyone can be purified as a Vaisnava and elevated to the supreme position. Unless one learns this philosophy thoroughly he cannot become a preacher however learned and educated he may be.]] —Sri Pannalaji, 16 May, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740608_syamasundara|Try to spread and encourage this philosophy of thinking of Krsna, after thoroughly assimilating it yourself.]] —Hamsaduta, 8 June, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741012_mr._perry_muckerheide._perry_muckerheide._perry_muckerheide|But before saving others we must first see that we ourselves are protected from the dangerous effects of maya. Therefore my recommendation to you is that you should associate yourself with my disciples in one of our Krsna consciousness centers, pr...]] —Mr. Muckerheide, 12 October, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740919_ramesvar_prabhu|Everyone can become a first-class speaker. Simply cram the purports of my books. The references are there, the philosophy is there. Everything is there. So if you do it, everyone will be pleased with your speaking.]] —Gopijanavallabha dasa, 19 September, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741014_stephen_graham|You should read Bhagavad-gita As It Is carefully verse to verse and word to word, and you will be benefitted, and if you have any difficulty to understand anything I shall be very glad to have your inquiry.]] —Frederico Lourenco, 14 October, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741122_nrhari|you should always read my books daily and all your questions will be answered and you will have a firm basis of Krsna consciousness. In this way your life will be perfect.]] —Hugo Salemon, 22 November, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741216_rsabhadeva|Please continue reading our books with great care, studying again and again and staunchly following all of our regulative principles and always stay in the association of devotees, chanting Hare Krsna.]] —Bhakta Steve, 16 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741217_jitaprana|First of all one must become spiritually strong by following these basic principles staunchly and by learning our philosophy fully. Then his preaching will be very potent and many many people will become attracted.]] —Jitaprana, 17 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750104_nrsimha_dasa|So, please study my books intensely and do not fail to chant sixteen rounds daily following the four regulative principles strictly. This will make everything perfect.]] —Aticandra dasi, 4 January, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750116_abhirama.v._sita_ramalai|Please keep yourself fixed up in Krsna consciousness by strictly adhering to all the rules and regulations. Always be sure to chant sixteen rounds and study my books daily. This will keep you strong in spiritual life.]] —Locanananda dasa, 16 January, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750202_sahadeva|Please study my books very carefully and do not fail in chanting at least sixteen rounds daily.]] —Duryodhanaguru dasa, 2 February, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750202_sahadeva|Thank you for appreciating my books. Read them carefully and you will preach very nicely.]] —Candramukhi devi dasi, 2 February, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750215_svarupa_damodara|Be very careful to follow all of the regulative principles nicely and chant sixteen rounds and study my books very deeply. This will make you able to go back to Godhead at the end of your life.]] —Kṛṣṇa dasi, 15 February, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750215_svarupa_damodara|Regarding my books, everyone should read. I am also reading. Everyone should be engaged twenty-four hours. That is the sum and substance. How much you should read and how much you should do other types of service, that has to be decided by each in...]] —Govardhana dasa, 15 February, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750314_mr._dennany._dennany._dennany|Thank you very much for reading and appreciating my books. Please continue to do so as much as possible]] —Mr. Dennany, 14 March, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750319_lata|I am so much grateful that you have enjoyed studying my books. Many young intelligent persons such as yourself are studying these books in the colleges and universities all over the world.]] —Miss Nedungadi, 19 March, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750725_urvasi]] —Urvasi dasi, 25 July, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750831_minister_for_land_revenue|in the human form of life by advancement of education, one can become above the modes of material nature.]] —Svarupa Damodara dasa, 31 August, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750926_jagadisa|Our books are meant to educate people in consciousness, and it is very good that the other professor has recommended the Krsna book for undergraduate study.]] —Kirtiraja dasa, 26 September, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751109_jagadisa|So study my books and reproduce the purports in your own language. You should instruct your temple presidents to preach like this.]] —Jagadisa dasa, 9 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760111_rupanuga|The Institute should not only stress book study but there must be equal time given to kirtana, arati, prasadam, etc. There must be spiritual life, then book study will have meaning.]] —Rupanuga, 11 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760111_bahudak|they should regularly study Bhagavad-gita, The Nectar of Devotion, The Nectar of Instruction, lsopanisad and all the paperbacks because soon we shall be holding examinations based on these books for the brahmanas.]] —Bahudaka, 11 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760122_jayatirtha|All of the leaders should study my books very carefully,]] —Jayatirtha, 22 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760225_nitai|Maintain your activities and increase gradually. I have instructed everything in my books.]] —Dina Dayala dasa, 25 February, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760514_ramakrishnaji|The teachings of the Bhagavad-gita are so potential that if it is practiced seriously, it can bring in a new life and civilisation. Now you have established a Gita Pratisthan, so do it very seriously.]] —Sriman Ramakrishnaji, 14 May, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760717_damodara_pandita|We do not want to become great philosophers but rather to understand the philosophy in our own books. If we remain strong in our own literature, we can meet anyone else without any fear.]] —Damodara Pandita dasa, 17 July, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760809_sumati_morarjee|there is no harm if these facts are discussed in the society of devotees. Devotees always humbly offer respect to everyone, but when there is a discussion on a point of sastra, they do not observe the usual etiquette, satyam bruyat priyam bruyat. ...]] —Madame Sumati Morarji, 9 August, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760918_dr._b.n._shukla._b.n._shukla._b.n._shukla|I wish that all my students can become as adept at presenting the information in the books like this.]] —Tusta Kṛṣṇa, 18 September, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760918_dr._b.n._shukla._b.n._shukla._b.n._shukla]] —Dixit dasa, 18 September, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/761030_srutadeva|If you want to stay in Krsna consciousness you will have to develop firm faith in guru and sastra. Therefore, you must study my books very scrutinizingly, follow the four regulative principles very strictly and chant sixteen rounds daily avoiding ...]] —Srutadeva dasa, 30 October, 1976 --- ![[letters/1977/770205_gurudasa|Your suggestion for groups teaching practical subjects like book distribution, Deity worship, is also good. These things are wanted.]] —Gurudasa, 5 February, 1977 --- ![[letters/1977/770218_gurudasa|If you like to stay in my rooms at Radha-Damodara then you may stay there. I allow it. Preaching also means reading and writing, or else what will you preach?]] —Gurudasa, 18 February, 1977 --- ![[letters/1977/770318_gurudasa|The Krsna conscious katha contest and the workshops appear to be very nice. This is our only business—to endeavor to serve Krsna at every moment.]] —Gurudasa, 18 March, 1977 --- ![[letters/1977/770330_nicholas|Your proposal for arranging a Gita on tapes in different languages for distributing all over the world is very good. You may contact my representative, His Holiness Harikesa Swami...]] —Nicholas, 30 March, 1977 --- ## Lecturing on the Philosophy ![[letters/1967/671029_nandarani|I do not know how Subala dasa speaks but if there is any deviation you can point it out and adjust things between yourselves.]] —Nandarani, 29 October, 1967 --- ![[letters/1968/680124_madhusudana|My dear boy, lecturing for Krsna has nothing to do with this body. If I would not have lectured how you would have come?]] —Madhusudana, January, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680208_jayagovinda|In the absolute plane there is no such gradation of higher and lower. If a woman can lecture nicely and to the point, we should hear her carefully. That is our philosophy.]] —Jaya Govinda, 8 February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680328_mahapurusa|If we open a pavilion I shall take Jadurani also at that time so she will deliver nice lectures.]] —Mahapurusa, 28 March, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680610_harivilasa|Regarding preaching work, if you simply reproduce verbatim the purports which I have given in the Srimad-Bhagavatam and chant Hare Krsna with ecstasy, that will be sufficient for your preaching work, and as you do it seriously and sincerely, Krsna...]] —Hari Vilasa, 10 June, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681021_syama|So far as girls or boys lecturing in the morning, that doesn't make any difference.]] —Syama dasi, 21 October, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681228_gaurasundara|So more and more try to develop this skill, such able speakers as yourself are a great boon to spreading this movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.]] —Gaurasundara, 28 December, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690817_mahapurusa|One who can reproduce the sound vibration heard from the spiritual master, he will be a good preacher.]] —Mahapurusa, 17 August, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/691005_prahladananda|When preaching you only repeat what you have heard from the disciplic succession and this will act.]] —Prahladananda, 5 October, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/700110_bhagavan|if you all carry these words successively, then the transcendental parampara system will be exactly maintained and people in general will be benefited.]] —Bhagavan dasa, 10 January, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700122_dinesh|you must understand the purport and reproduce it in your own language. That will be very good,]] —Dinesh, 22 January, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700219_satsvarupa|I am now delivering some lectures every Sunday at the Los Angeles temple and the series may be called 'Sinful Activities and Their Sinful Reactions.' They will be transcribed here weekly and sent to you for editing.]] —Satsvarupa, 19 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700624_upendra|Speaking or anything all depends on practice and study. I remember when I was first called for speaking by one of my senior Godbrothers. I felt very much hesitating because I was not practiced to speak.]] —Upendra, 24 June, 1970 --- ![[letters/1972/720502_kirtanananda|Yes, that is a nice proposal if you speak like a learned scholar. Everything is there in our books, so learn it and put it your own way by reproducing. You are also materially well-educated so reproduce what I have taught in your own language.]] —Kīrtanānanda, 2 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720701_satsvarupa|So far your question, Yes, it is good to be prepared with a well-thought lecture in advance. However, we must be able to preach effectively at a moment's notice or under any conditions or circumstances also. As you begin to study the Sanskrit word...]] —Satsvarupa, 1 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720701_rupanuga|you can arrange and advertise widely for such Bhagavata-dharma seminar or festival, I shall speak for minimum seven days on the subject matter of Bhagavata-dharma.]] —Rupanuga, 1 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720711_subala|Bhagavata Dasaha means ten days of transcendental discourses on the science of Bhagavan, reading from Bhagavad-gita As It Is, as well as from Srimad-Bhagavatam. If I attend, I shall let you know timely so that you could give publicity sufficiently...]] —Subala, 11 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720711_gurudasa|Bhagavata Dasaha' which means ten days of transcendental discourses on the science of Bhagavan reading from Bhagavad-gita As It Is as well as from Srimad-Bhagavatam.]] —Gurudasa, 11 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720902_brahmananda|Now go on holding these Bhagavata-dharma discourses in every city of the world,]] —Brahmananda, 2 September, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720923_kirtanananda|I can understand that this Bhagavata-dharma discourse can he held anywhere all over the world and people will come in large numbers such great distance and under all kinds of hardships just to hear our discourse.]] —Kīrtanānanda, 23 September, 1972 --- ![[letters/1973/730109_hayagriva|Try to present everything very logically and always quote our Sanskrit authorities in connection with the main points, and that will impress them greatly.]] —Satsvarupa and Hrdayananda, 9 January, 1973 --- ![[letters/1974/740428_balavanta|As for speaking this knowledge effectively, that requires a little experience. The more you are experienced then you will be able to give examples.]] —Balavanta, 28 April, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740516_bhima_krsna_dasa_sanat_kumara_nityananda_samba_joseph|in preaching we cannot do without quoting the proper verses.]] —Sri Pannalalji, 16 May, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740919_ramesvar_prabhu|Everyone can become a first-class speaker. Simply cram the purports of my books. The references are there, the philosophy is there. Everything is there. So if you do it, everyone will be pleased with your speaking.]] —Gopijanavallabha dasa, 19 September, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741225_malati|you can also keep giving Bhagavatam class if you like. Women in our movement can also preach very nicely. Actually male and female bodies, these are just outward designations.]] —Malati, 25 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/751021_satsvarupa]] —Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, 21 October, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751107_madhudvisa|For lecturing, any one of our members can speak. Simply one has to memorize the purports and then speak in one's own language. Anyone who chants and follows the rules and regulations, where is there room for anxiety for him? You are an old, experi...]] —SPL==*to Revatinandana Swami, 7 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751109_jagadisa|This is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's blessings that every one of us should become a sadhu and preach Krsna consciousness. So far Krsna consciousness is concerned, we have got new and sufficient number of books and if we read them carefully and reproduce ...]] —Tripurari Swami, 9 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751109_jagadisa|So far your lecturing is concerned, you simply put in your own language the purports of our books. That will make your lectures successful.]] —Satsvarupa Maharaja, 9 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751121_dr._w.h._wolf-rottkay._w.h._wolf-rottkay._w.h._wolf-rottkay|I am glad to see that your preaching programs are going on. I think Acyutananda Swami, he is a very good preacher. The process is simply to read the books and learn the purports and then speak them in your own words.]] —Acyutananda Swami and Yasodanandana Swami, 21 November, 1975 --- ## Writing on the Philosophy ![[letters/1968/680121_brahmananda|I shall be thinking successful in my mission when you present your Krsna conscious article before the misguided philosophers and religionists of the world.]] —SPL*====* to Janardana, 21 January, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680928_devananda|The descriptions given in these books are not mundane speculations, but they are authorized versions of liberated souls, presented by our humble self.]] —Devananda, September, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681021_syama|So far your long letter, I am very much pleased to have your long letter. I can see from your writing that you have got capacity to write; this is a great help. You can write articles for Back to Godhead, so writing capacity is not discouraged. An...]] —Kṛṣṇa dasa, 21 October, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690213_sivananda|we are not meant for presenting any literary masterpieces, but we have to inform people that there is a fire of maya which is burning the very vitality of all living entities, and they should guard against the indefatigable onslaught of material e...]] —Kṛṣṇa dasa, 13 February, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690302_janardana|You try to understand this philosophy more seriously, and as you are able try to write articles on this subject matter without being inclined to compromise with any other religious faith.]] —Janardana, 2 March, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690318_nandakisora|I may encourage you to do more writing of poetry and even articles for our Back to Godhead magazine.]] —Nanda Kisora, 18 March, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690430_isanadas|Regarding your request to sing prayers in English, this is a nice suggestion and you may do it. So far as the songs you have written, you may send me a copy of them and I shall see them. In Montreal also they are writing songs in the popular Weste...]] —Harer Nama, 30 April, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690701_brahmananda|All students should be encouraged to write some article after reading Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita and Teachings of Lord Caitanya. They should realize the information, and they must present their assimilation in their own words. Otherwise, how...]] —Brahmananda, 1 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690705_upendra|I hope you have by now received one circular from Brahmananda in which it is stated that you are all requested to write articles of Krsna consciousness as you have personally realized it, and also send as many pictures as possible of sankirtana mo...]] —Upendra, 5 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690712_hayagriva|Regarding articles for Back to Godhead Magazine, I have already issued instructions to all centers requesting my disciples to send articles every month, and I am going to repeat it again for the second time.]] —Hayagriva, 12 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690713_hansadutta|Your article is very nice and gradually you shall improve. Go on writing. It is my policy to publish as many as possible of articles by my disciples. Back to Godhead should contain news of our temples, articles, pictures of our activities, etc. Th...]] —Gaurasundara, 13 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690715_jadurani]] —Bibhavati, 15 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690728_mukunda|I am so glad to learn that Mr. Ted Berk, the American poet, is now living with you as brahmacari. Let him become now a Vaisnava poet. There are so many Vaisnava poets in India. Now as Krsna consciousness is spreading, I think there must be some We...]] —Mukunda, 28 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/691113_gaurasundara|Regarding the songs you have written yes, you may send them here for Mukunda to consider for future recordings.]] —Gaurasundara, 13 November, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/691213_satsvarupa]] —Satsvarupa, 13 December, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/700215_satsvarupa|You write very nicely. I have seen your articles. In that way you may take out so many purports from Srimad-Bhagavatam and write nice articles upon them.]] —Satsvarupa, 15 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700302_yamuna|You must all find time to write some articles for publishing in Back to Godhead magazine. That is culture.]] —Yamuna, 2 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700319_patita_uddharana|I am very glad to know that your pen is inspired to create, because we are in need of many intelligent writers who can express our Krsna consciousness philosophy nicely]] —Patita Uddharana, 19 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700719_yogesvara|if you would write some articles for our Back to Godhead magazine that will be even better. Now you have got some good understanding of our Krsna consciousness so you write it for publication.]] —Yogesvara, 19 July, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700727_satsvarupa_uddhava|I was more engaged in writing my books without any attempt to construct temples or to make disciples like my other Godbrothers in India. I was not very much interested in these matters because my Guru Maharaja liked very much publication of books ...]] —Satsvarupa and Uddhava, 27 July, 1970 --- ![[letters/1972/720106_hrdayananda|I will be very pleased if you contribute articles to Back to Godhead. By writing regularly, what you read will become realized. As much as possible read, chant and preach. This is our life and soul.]] —Hrdayananda, 6 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720110_kulasekhara|Your songs and poems are very much liked by me.]] —Kulasekhara, 10 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720312_manager_of_punjab_national_bank|If you are writing poems and songs, that's all right, you can do it also, but if you can write articles for our Back to Godhead magazine, that is better, that is solid preaching work. No one should write songs of Krsna unless he is a self-realized...]] —Billy Reyburne, 12 March, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720402_revatinandana|why others do not write, so many big, big preachers we have got, but none of them write, so if you can inspire them to write in more convincing way, that is great service, do it.]] —Mandali Bhadra, 2 April, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720503_rupanuga|your booklet. It is very nice, I have enjoyed it very much, but there are some direct criticisms and that we are not going to do.]] —Patita Uddharana, 3 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720521_ranadhira|if we are engaged in writing and speaking on behalf of Krsna, this is the best process for advancing in Krsna consciousness. Such activity forces us to think very clearly on the subject matter in order to speak or write on it to convince others.]] —Ranadhira, 21 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720715_acyutananda]] —Acyutananda, 15 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721108_pusta_krsna|Yes, every one of you should write something, so if you have completed any small booklets, you may send them to me and I shall see them and send to Hayagriva for possibly printing.]] —Pusta Kṛṣṇa, 8 November, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721218_sankarsana|you can utilize your propensity to write poems and articles for Back to Godhead, for singing in the kirtana, like that. That will make you very happy. Now you just apply yourself for becoming qualified to see Krsna face-to-face, then you will be a...]] —Sankarsana, 18 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1975/750318_supriya|Yes, and if you also yourselves write something daily, that will sharpen your use of language and you will be able to make will be saved from maya. Regarding your writing, it is a little off-time. I suggest that you read my books more carefully an...]] —Gandharva dasa, 18 March, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750408_gupta|Regarding your idea for writing articles for different legal journals, that will be very nice. I think it will be best if you take a little help from the editors who will be in Los Angeles soon.]] —Gupta dasa, 8 April, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750408_gupta|You must write just as you have heard from your Guru and nothing else. Otherwise, your writing is useless.]] —Bhakta Dennis, 8 April, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750526_hasyakari|If you have the desire to write poetry, better if you read one chapter of Krsna book very carefully. Then put it into poetry. But, do not concoct anything.]] —Vahna dasa, 26 May, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750526_hasyakari|Regarding your writing, this is very much wanted, but I think that it is better if you write articles, not books. Write articles that can be printed in our Back to Godhead magazine.]] —Damodara dasa, 26 May, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750712_ameyatma|As far as your writing additional poetry is concerned, do not spend very much time in this way. It is not very important. There are already so many prayers written by great acaryas. What will you add to this? However if you have got some spare tim...]] —Ameyatma dasa, 12 July, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751203_g.l._nanda.l._nanda.l._nanda|My Guru Maharaja very much liked my writing and he used to show others in my absence 'Just see how nicely he has written, how he has appreciated.]] —Ramesvara dasa, 3 December, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751222_hrdayananda]] —Hrdayananda Maharaja, 22 December, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760211_svarupa_damodara|Regarding publishing books, these books can be published by you and men in your rank. Ordinary man cannot write such books. So therefore if a book is written by one man with Bhaktivedanta or Bhakti-sarvabhauma and it is of high quality then it may...]] —Svarupa Damodara, 11 February, 1976 --- ![[letters/1977/770218_gurudasa|If you like to stay in my rooms at Radha-Damodara then you may stay there. I allow it. Preaching also means reading and writing, or else what will you preach?]] —Gurudasa, 18 February, 1977 --- ![[letters/1977/770513_dasanudasa|It appears that you have good talent for writing, so kindly continue to develop in this way and write more and more of your realizations based upon our books.]] —Dasanudasa, 13 May, 1977 --- ## Philosophy Examinations and Certificates ![[letters/1968/681203_mahapurusa|Bhakti-vedanta will be allowed to initiate disciples.]] —Hamsaduta, 3 December, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690112_kirtanananda|I wish to introduce this examination system so that in the future our students may not remain unconcerned with these books we are publishing.]] —Hamsaduta, 12 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690115_kanupriya|we are going to hold an examination next year in January upon this book. I hope that you will be expert enough in this Krsna consciousness science to pass the examination and be awarded with the title of Bhakti-sastri,]] —Kanupriya, 15 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690121_kulasekhara|Regarding Brahma-sahhita, this book shall be included in the examination of the second year along with Srimad-Bhagavatam. I don't know why you are so concerned with starting the Bhakti-Rasamrta-Sindhu already. First study carefully the Bhagavad-gi...]] —Hamsaduta, 21 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690124_himavati|Regarding your questions about the examinations to be given, the girls will also be able to take these. In Krsna consciousness there is no distinction between girls and boys. The girls also may become preachers if they are able.]] —Himavati, 24 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690204_aniruddha]] —Aniruddha, 4 February, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690207_mahapurusa|With these examinations I wish to encourage all my disciples to very carefully learn this philosophy of Krsna consciousness because there are so many preachers who will be required to bring this message to all of the corners of the earth.]] —Mahapurusa, 7 February, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690323_brahmanandaa|[Bhakti-sastri, Bhakti-vaibhdva and Bhakti-vedanta.]]] —Brahmananda, 23 March, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690724_rupanuga|Bhakti-sastri is actually recognition, accepting a person that he knows the principles of devotional service.]] —Rupanuga, 24 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690914_satsvarupa|I am pleased to note that you will be giving four classes in Los Angeles universities this year, and everyone is welcome to appear in the Bhakti-sastri examination and take the title.]] —Tamala Kṛṣṇa, 14 September, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/691202_brahmananda|Regarding the Bhakti-sastri certificates, the papers have been marked, but the certificates were not taken due to our minimizing the luggage to Europe.]] —Brahmananda, 2 December, 1969 --- ![[letters/1971/710224_gargamuni|We want to influence these misguided college students so that they might take to this Krsna consciousness movement very seriously. And if we can establish a seat of Krsna consciousness these students may take their doctorate degree in Krsna consci...]] —Tulasi dasa, 24 February, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710830_whom_it_may_concern]] —Bhagavan dasa, 30 August, 1971 --- ![[letters/1973/730307_dr._aggarwal._aggarwal._aggarwal|Actually one can be perfectly Krsna conscious without being literate. Education is not necessary. Simply it is required to accept the fact that we are the eternal servants of Krsna and engage in some tangible service.]] —Dr. Aggarwal, 7 March, 1973 --- ![[letters/1975/751024_jayatirtha|When mentioning your qualifications, you can also mention that you are a Bhakti-sastri from (ISKCON).]] —Svarupa Damodar, 24 October, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760107_upendra|Soon we shall be instituting Bhakti-sastri examinations and all brahmanas will have to pass.]] —Upendra, 7 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760107_madhudvisa|Soon we shall be introducing the Bhakti-sastri examination which all brahmanas will be expected to pass.]] —Brsakapi, 7 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760109_vishambhar]] —Tusta Kṛṣṇa, 9 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760109_nitai]] —Nitai, 9 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760110_visvakarma|Soon we will have yearly examinations for brahmanas based on these books and those who pass will be awarded Bhakti-sastri titles.]] —Locanananda dasa, 10 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760110_visvakarma|Of course second initiation does not depend upon passing an examination. How one has molded his life—chanting, attending arati, etc., these are essential. Still, brahmana means pandita. Therefore I am suggesting the following examinations:]] —Svarupa Damodara, 10 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760111_bahudak|they should regularly study Bhagavad-gita, The Nectar of Devotion, The Nectar of Instruction, Isopanisad and all the paperbacks because soon we shall be holding examinations based on these books for the brahmanas.]] —Bahudaka, 11 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760118_yasomatinandana|Brahmana also means pandita, so they must be able to support their preaching by quoting sastric references.]] —Yasomatinandana, 18 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760122_jayatirtha|All of the leaders should study my books very carefully, since now everyone will have to appear for the examination.]] —Jayatirtha, 22 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760203_radhavallabha|anyone, after studying the books, who wants to gain the title of Bhakti-sastri, can take the exam.]] —Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, 3 February, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760211_svarupa_damodara|Regarding publishing books, these books can be published by you and men in your rank. Ordinary man cannot write such books. So therefore if a book is written by one man with 'Bhakti-vedanta' or 'Bhakti-sarvabhauma' and it is of high quality then i...]] —Svarupa Damodara, 11 February, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760221_gabhira|There are higher intelligent class of disciples, otherwise it is not compulsory.]] —Rupanuga dasa, 21 February, 1976 --- ## Higher Education / Varnasrama Colleges ![[letters/1967/670822_rayarama|any student who comes here for studying further in Krsna consciousness will have no difficulty for room, board and tuition. It is a good opportunity for our students,]] —Rayarama, August, 1967 --- ![[letters/1967/670827_jananivasa|I am very glad to learn that many of my devotees are coming to India. Students who will come here for studying Krsna philosophy as scholar and devotee will have ample opportunity. My Godbrother, Swami B.H. Bon, has agreed to give them free boardin...]] —SPL Mrinaline, 27 August, 1967 --- ![[letters/1967/670909_rupanuga|I am negotiating with the Revenue Minister of Rajasthan government to have some place in the very nice temple of Jaipur. This temple is very ideal place for our imagination of an American house,]] —Rupanuga, 9 September, 1967 --- ![[letters/1967/670922_brahmananda|Students at Swami Bon Maharaja can come only if they are very much eager and serious about study. He has already given me a letter that ten students can be accommodated with food and rooms.]] —Brahmananda, 22 September, 1967 --- ![[letters/1967/671230_madhusudana|My dream is that at least one dozen students shall remain in Vrndavana, be trained up nicely and sent for preaching work all over the world.]] —Madhusudana, December, 1967 --- ![[letters/1969/690204_aniruddha]] —Aniruddha, 4 February, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690724_rupanuga]] —Rupanuga, 24 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690808_rupanuga|Regarding the higher school of theology, according to the Vedic system it is not at all difficult.]] —Rupanuga, 8 August, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/701124_hayagriva|Your enthusiasm for starting centers for educating the people of the world in this sublime Krsna consciousness process is very good.]] —Bali Mardan, 24 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/710823_tamala_krsna_gurudasa]] —Tamala and Gurudasa, 23 August, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711117_brhaspati|So far establishing Krsna conscious schools for higher education in St. Louis, this is a very nice proposal.]] —Brhaspati dasa, 17 November, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/720709_hrdayananda|you wish to open a Vedic college or school of higher Krsna consciousness education there at Houston. That is not very much desirable.]] —Hrdayananda, 9 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1974/740501_jayatirtha|There are many departmental institutions for giving education just like medical, engineering, legal, administrative etc. But there is no educational institution where real ideal brahmanas are educated according to Srimad-Bhagavatam brahminical cul...]] —Acarya Prabhakar, 1 May, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740509_manager_of_liberty_bank|The news that you are able to keep up the prasadam program which is now up to 1500 persons on Sunday is very welcome and I hope you can continue this without stoppage. The success of Bhavananda Maharaja's English lessons of the Varnasrama College ...]] —Jayapataka and Bhavananda, 9 May, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740617_malati|It is very good news that there are persons there who want to cooperate to help us start a varnasrama college project and that they may supply us land for living as an ideal community producing our own food from the land. So this should be followe...]] —Brahmananda Maharaja, 17 June, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741112_tripurari|I have also received the enclosed clipping from Ottawa and the information about the property. This property must be considered by the GBC. If it can be properly utilized, it is nice, for varnasrama college and dairy farm.]] —Jagadisa dasa, 12 November, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750531_prabhakar]] —Prabhakar, 31 May, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751109_jagadisa|The varnasrama college means to train people in varnasrama life. In human society a section of people must act as strict brahmanas.]] —Tusta Kṛṣṇa Svami, 9 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751109_jagadisa|Your idea for the scholastic institution as discussed with you and Siddhasvarupa Maharaja is a very good idea.]] —Tusta Kṛṣṇa Swami, 9 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760124_nitai|If we can get equivalency for our degrees that will be even better than affiliation. But whichever is possible that you should get. It is very important because as soon as we are recognized then our students will be able to come very easily.]] —Nitai, 24 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760106_aksayananda.c._kapur|Regarding the land of Sri R. N. Bhargava, since he is offering it to us for our unconditional use, why not take it? Naturally if we start a Gosala there, later on we can start a Vedic school for the higher class of people. Study of the Vedas is no...]] —Aksayananda Maharaja, 6 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760129_karandhara|In the tentative course outlines some additions are as follows:]] —Svarupa Damodara, 29 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760927_gopala_krsna|So I think if you kindly begin from this gurukula attempt and then develop to the International University, that will be very practical.]] —Dr. Chatterji, 27 September, 1976 --- ## Learning Sanskrit and Other Languages ![[letters/1968/680122_pradyumna|Regarding diacritical markings, you may refer to the book First Lessons in Sanskrit Grammar and Reading by Judith Tyberg of the East West Cultural Center, published in 1964.]] —Pradyumna, 22 January, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680207_sivananda|I hope you are continuing to study Bengali. I shall be glad to know how much progress you have made by this time. Hope you are well.]] —Sivananda, February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680201_madhusudana|Yes, you can sing prayers in Sanskrit, but prayers in English can also be pronounced because the Lord accepts the motive not the pronunciation of the language. He wants to see spiritual motive. Even if some effectiveness is lost in translation if ...]] —Madhusudana, 1 February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680201_harekrishna_aggarwal|Yes, Sanskrit is spoken not only on Krsnaloka but also in higher planets of the demigods. It is called the language of God and the demigods.]] —like Bengali) is nearer to perfection." (SPL Madhusudana, 1 February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680323_pradyumna|You mention that you have enclosed the transliteration work of Srimad-Bhagavatam, but I do not find it here... Anyway, I am happy to hear you are steadily studying Sanskrit and reading Srimad-Bhagavatam—that is very good.]] —Pradyumna, 23 March, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680409_satsvarupa|All these discrepancies are happening on account of my students being unaware of the Sanskrit language. Therefore, I requested Pradyumna to learn Sanskrit very seriously.]] —Satsvarupa, 9 April, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680408_pradyumna|Your endeavors to learn Sanskrit is very encouraging. We want somebody in our Society to know Sanskrit well enough for reading, not to be a great scholar, but just enough as needed.]] —Pradyumna, April, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680915_brahmananda]] —Jaya Govinda, 15 September, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681006_jayapataka|So far studying Bengali, of course if you can do it with spare time, I have no objection. But I don't think there is any importance in studying Bengali.]] —Jayapataka, 6 October, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681007_hayagriva|In our childhood, we read one grammar made by two English professors Mr. Rowe and Webb in Calcutta, Presidential College, and they have given their statement that Sanskrit is the mother of all languages.]] —Hayagriva, 7 October, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681103_pradyumna|I understand that you are beginning to learn Sanskrit grammar which I think will be a great difficult task for you in these late hours of life.]] —Pradyumna, 3 November, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690410_pradyumna|Besides that, if you have learned Sanskrit I can give you one brahmacari, twelve years old, named Birbhadra, whom I want you should teach Sanskrit from the very beginning. We want a few students who know Sanskrit and Bengali, or at least Sanskrit....]] —Pradyumna, 10 April, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690522_jayagovinda|As far as possible though you should all try to learn a little German. One should learn the local native language if one desires to live there.]] —Jaya Govinda, 22 May, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690704_krsna_dasa|I am not going to Germany as a Sanskrit scholar, but my attempt will be to deliver the message of Lord Caitanya in the shape of Krsna consciousness.]] —Kṛṣṇa dasa, 4 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690816_pradyumna|If you want to learn Bengali, there are many sources. Simply Caitanya-caritamrta will be sufficient. I shall deliver to you my old copy when I go to New York on the way to Europe.]] —Pradyumna, 16 August, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/700315_subala|Regarding Neil's study of Sanskrit I am very glad to learn of his seriousness to study, and we need many such Sanskrit scholar devotees. When it is convenient he may study with Pradyumna in Boston, and there are Sanskrit courses at the university ...]] —Harer Nama, 15 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700416_gurudasa|the main aim of this Sanskrit class should be how you can learn this chanting in the proper accent. It is not our aim to become a Sanskrit scholar.]] —Gurudasa, 16 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700417_jayapataka|Yes, if you live in India it will be a better facility that you have some preliminary knowledge of the local language. This was recommended even for big British officers who used to go to India either for business or for political purposes.]] —Jayapataka, 17 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700417_balmukundji|I am very glad to learn that you have begun to teach Sanskrit pronunciation to our students. Please see that they can pronounce very nicely the Sanskrit verses in Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Isopanisad and Brahma-sahhita,]] —Balmukundji, 17 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700421_sudama|Regarding the French edition Back to Godhead magazine, your attempt is coming to be successful and the present copy looks very nice. Regarding Sanskrit, you can learn it in your leisure time. For Indians it is not difficult to learn Sanskrit.]] —Gopala Kṛṣṇa, 21 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700509_gurudasa|I am very much anxious to know what is the actual situation because I can sense that Mr. Parikh wants to introduce something in my absence which is completely against Krsna consciousness.]] —Gurudasa, 9 May, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701115_jayapataka|It is no use to learn Hindi or other languages, just try to learn to speak our Krsna consciousness language very nicely.]] —Jayapataka Maharaja, 15 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/711009_satsvarupa|The students should be taught Sanskrit both in Devanagari and Bengali alphabets.]] —Satsvarupa, 9 October, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/720326_lilavati|I am very glad to hear that you are happy in your service in Los Angeles. Your letters show that you are very much talented in writing, so my proposal is that you engage yourself in editorial work. Or if you like, you can learn elementary Sanskrit...]] —Lilavati, 26 March, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720402_revatinandana|This great European scholar, he has not taken so much pains for Greek or Latin or any other old language, and because he has chosen Sanskrit language for his study, therefore it is the highest example of scholarship and knowledge.]] —Mandali Bhadra, 2 April, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720621_giriraja|If Mr. Chabria wants to send a Sanskrit teacher there, he can teach Ramanuja and he may teach in a class also, I have no objection, but without salary. Our work is honorary.]] —Giriraja, 21 June, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720801_bhavananda|We have seen your note regarding Sarasvati, and you may engage one Sanskrit teacher for Sarasvati so she shall become a very great scholar, just like Jiva Goswami was trained in Sanskrit language from early childhood and no one could surpass him i...]] —Bhavananda, 1 August, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720806_hrdayananda|You have studied the Sanskrit language for some years, that is sufficient of study, there is no more need. Now you read our books, not that lifelong you have to study Sanskrit.]] —Hrdayananda, 6 August, 1972 --- ![[letters/1973/730328_satadhanya|You are studying Sanskrit, that is very nice. If you can learn to vibrate some important Sanskrit verses then you will be listened to wherever you go. On my return trip to India next time I expect to land in Tokyo so I can see you at that time.]] —Satadhanya, 28 March, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730411_jayapataka|The simple method I have introduced, namely learn English and Sanskrit, is sufficient. Why the so-called Montessori method?]] —Satsvarupa Maharaja, 11 April, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/731211_gurudasa|I have written two letters, one to Dr. Kapoor and the other to Hari Goswami for starting an adult school for learning Hindi and Sanskrit. Please see them in this connection. We want this school in Vrndavana.]] —Gurudasa, 11 December, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/731221_tamala_krsna]] —Tamala Kṛṣṇa Goswami, 21 December, 1973 --- ![[letters/1974/740109_gurudasa|Regarding starting a school in Vrndavana, we don't want any school for studying philosophy. Simply a school for teaching our members Sanskrit and Hindi.]] —Gurudasa, 9 January, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750915_kirtiraja|I am in due receipt of your letters dated September 7th and 8th and have noted the contents and the enclosures. The reviews are very nice. He has written that people will want to learn Bengali just to read Caitanya-caritamrta. That was the predict...]] —Kirtiraja, 15 September, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750926_jagadisa|It was my intention in presenting the books that anyone who would read, they would learn Sanskrit. For example almost all of my disciples are pronouncing Sanskrit very nicely just by reading my books.]] —Kirtiraja dasa, 26 September, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751120_ghanasyama|if you want him to be a Sanskrit teacher in gurukula, you will have to pay for him from New York to Dallas.]] —Jagadisa dasa, 20 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760604_sridhara|I have noted that you also have the aptitude for Bengali language, so you can learn this nicely and then you will be able to preach in Bengal in the native language.]] —Jaya Sacinandana dasa, 4 June, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760604_sridhara|Now I am encouraging my young disciples to all try to learn at least one Indian language, like Hindi or Bengali.]] —Gopavrndesa dasa, 4 June, 1976 --- ![[letters/1977/770105_embar_sampath_kumarchar|Have you ever worked as a Sanskrit teacher anywhere? To teach these young boys requires a special technique.]] —Embar Sampath Kumarchar, 5 5, 1977 --- ![[letters/1977/770406_jagadisa|Our students should be taught English and Sanskrit so in the future they can read our books. That will make them MA, Ph.D.. That much I want. Other things are external. And their behavior and character must also be most upstanding. Now you are all...]] —Jagadisa, 6 April, 1977 --- ![[letters/1977/770513_dasanudasa|There is no need to learn Bengali. I do not encourage learning any new skills. Whatever material abilities one has when he comes to Krsna consciousness, let him learn to engage these in Krsnas service, that is sufficient. There is no need of learn...]] —Dasanudasa, 13 May, 1977 --- ## Kṛṣṇa Conscious and Academic Education ![[letters/1967/670501_janardana|I thank you for your letter of April 27th, 1967 and have noted the contents carefully. My first instruction to you is that you must pass your MA Examination before any other consideration. Your degree will be a great asset for the society in the n...]] —Janardana, 1 May, 1967 --- ![[letters/1967/671217_lilasukha|Without education we cannot preach because a preacher has to meet many kinds of opposite elements.]] —Lilasukha, December, 1967 --- ![[letters/1967/671217_indira_iris_mendoza_ekayani_esther_mendoza|Education should be continued at the same time chanting should be continued. There will be no difficulty.]] —Indira dasi, 17 December, 1967 --- ![[letters/1968/680111_gargamuni]] —Hamsaduta, 11 January, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680213_robert_pekala|school life isn't an impediment for becoming a full time devotee; it is a question of devoting oneself sincerely to Krsna consciousness.]] —Robert, 13 February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680220_robert|we know that modern education in schools and colleges is not very much helpful in advancement of Krsna consciousness, but still we have to take advantage of such institutions in absence of any other good organization.]] —Robert, 20 February, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680426_janardana]] —Janardana, 26 April, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680716_yamuna_devi|I therefore wish that instead of wasting your time for two or three years for taking a degree, you may increase your scope of activities for recruiting such boys and training them]] —Yamuna, July, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680911_syama|there are two departmental educational policies; one department of education is spiritual education, and the other departmental educational system is material education.]] —Syama dasi, 11 September, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681007_tosana_krsna|I think if you can learn Krsna consciousness perfectly, by reading our different literatures and books, you will be a better doctor than the ordinary physician.]] —Tosana Kṛṣṇa, 7 October, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681217_lilasukha|It is very good that you and the other girls are preaching in school to your classmates. This will bring the greatest benefit not only to them but also it will help you to progress more and more in your devotional service.]] —Lilasukha, 17 December, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681213_girish|I think that now that you are going to public school that you must study hard especially keeping in mind to learn how to read and write and do arithmetic.]] —Girish, 13 December, 1968 --- ![[letters/1970/700522_hayagriva|The result of material education is that the living entity forgets his own identification and takes to the business of a particular type of body which is given to him by the grace of maya.]] —Hayagriva, 22 May, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700418_bahulasva|if he finishes up his education in this way remaining under your care at the temple, then the unwanted association will not be harmful;]] —Bahulasva, 18 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1974/740413_vrindaban|There is no harm if he finishes college and gets his degree. If possible, he can live in the temple and attend the university daily.]] —Bhakta dasa, 13 April, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741216_durgesh]] —Durgesh, 16 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750202_sahadeva]] —Mr. Sauvageau, 2 February, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760203_radhavallabha|I am very glad to learn that you have got your MS degree in Industrial Engineering, so do finish your Ph.D. course. Krsna will bless you with a good situation for the service of the Lord.]] —Dipakji, 3 February, 1976 --- --- **[← Back to Śikṣāmṛta](wiki/compile/siksamrita)**