FREE!! Varnasrama self-sufficiency classes!

[Guest guest]

On 29 May 1999, Harsi das wrote:

 

> Again, there is no doubt that Srila Prabhupada will greatly reciprocate with

> every community who uses varnasrama self-sufficiency classes as a way to

> preach

>

> to the public this summer.

 

 

 

Sounds fantastic! Where do I sign up?

 

 

 

> So won't you try it? And just think, if we do this, maybe we can even

> deliver poor Janesvara prabhu from his task of counting the days it has

> taken for us to act on Prabhupada's order to make a varnasrama college.

> Now that would be a real act of mercy and compassion!

>

> your servant,

>

> Hare Krsna dasi

 

 

And Lord knows I need all the mercy and compassion I can get.

 

In the meantime........ it's been 9207 days, 12 hours, 10 minutes, 30 seconds,

40 seconds, 50 seconds......

 

yfs,

Jd

[Guest guest]

>

> The point is that many people would be attracted by courses like this.

> They would be attracted to our communities, especially if we offered them

> for free.

 

Whether free is practical or not, I am sure it will vary with circumstances.

 

What is a fact, is that practically every established college and university

offers education to students at below cost. This is made possible through

endowments that generate income for the schools to use to lower tuition costs ,

and to provide scholarships for individuals. Long term success will require

emulaing the models of already existing schools in this regards. Depending on

cash flow to maintain things is very iffy.

[Guest guest]

>

> The point is that many people would be attracted by courses like this.

> They would be attracted to our communities, especially if we offered them

> for free.

 

Whether free is practical or not, I am sure it will vary with circumstances.

 

What is a fact, is that practically every established college and university

offers education to students at below cost. This is made possible through

endowments that generate income for the schools to use to lower tuition costs ,

and to provide scholarships for individuals. Long term success will require

emulaing the models of already existing schools in this regards. Depending on

cash flow to maintain things is very iffy.