Guest guest Posted May 14, 1998 Report Share Posted May 14, 1998 >> colleges in all ISKCON temples. If we try to apply varnas superficially >> that would be as to the society that has no family institution to impose >> the asramas labels (unmarried - that means you are a "brahmacari":-) > >Good points. Training is needed in both of these situations. I have been reading and found a quote from Vrindavana 'Varnasrama College' walk and really would like to hear your comments on it. You must be thinking a lot about it: Hrdayananda: And there should... Should there be any material subject matters taught like in gurukula? Prabhupada: Yes. Just like material subject matter, ksatriya, or the brahmanas, ksatriya, as they are described in the Bhagavad-gita, what are the symptoms of brahmana, what is the symptoms of ksatriya. The ksatriyas should be taught how to fight also. There will be military training. There will be training how to kill. Hrdayananda: Oh. Prabhupada: Yes. And vaisyas should be trained how to give protection to the cows, how to till the field and grow food. Practical. Nitai: Not business also? Prabhupada: Eh? Nitai: The vaisyas? Prabhupada: Business, this rascal business, no. Nitai: No? Prabhupada: Business means if you have got extra grains or extra foodstuff, you can sell where there is necessity, there is want. That is business. We are not going to open mills and factories and... No. We are not going to do that. That is sudra business. The real business is that you produce enough food grains, as much as possible, and you eat and distribute. That's all. This is business. He does not require any so high technical education. Anyone can till the ground and grow food. Is it difficult? This is the business. --------- Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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