Varnasrama College Diary

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Varnasrama College Diary

By Rabindranatha Dasa Adhikari

Friday, January 14, 2005

 

Finished my 16 rounds at 7:25p.m. and was on time for both Mangala arati

(lead by Sastra krt) and Srimad Bhagavatam class (given by Drutakarma

Prabhu).

 

Today I did the first mail out of a few letters for the Varnasrama College.

At least for some of the other letters, I am going to have Mother

Dvarakarani send them out. I am trying to get donations for the college, at

least until it becomes self-sufficient.

 

The money is there in America we just have to let people know what we are

doing. Not that we have to flatter anyone, but just present the real thing

and it will be appreciated

 

By American money and Indian culture all our projects will be successful.

 

"Radha-vallabha: Perfection of Yoga also has the printing quantity on the

cover, "Over 2,300,000 copies in print."...We also calculated how many

hardbound Bhagavatams are in print. That's one million. And there's almost

three million Gitas in print too.

Prabhupada: So this should be displayed here.

Radha-vallabha: That... We have one big framed stat showing the English. You

have five or six books that have over one million copies in print.

Tamala Krsna: This is very good, putting the quantity on the cover. It's

very impressive. (devotees talking among themselves about books) It's like

McDonald's. They advertise...

Prabhupada: This is the combination of American money and Indian culture.

This is the result. In every field of our activities, this will prove

wonderful, American money and Indian culture. Andha-pangu-nyaya. Therefore

Kåñëa sent me to America. "Go America." Generally people come to Western

country means London. But I never thought of that. I thought, "I shall go to

New York," from the very beginning." Conversation 24February1977

 

 

Quote of the day

 

"The Vedic system of varna and asrama is never to be neglected, for these

divisions are created by the Supreme Lord Himself for the upkeep of social

and religious order in human society. The brahmanas, as the intelligent

class of men in society, must vow to steadily respect this regulative

principle. The tendency in this age of Kali to make a classless society and

not observe the principles of varna and asrama is a manifestation of an

impossible dream. Destruction of the social and spiritual orders will not

bring fulfillment of the idea of a classless society. One should strictly

observe the principles of varna and asrama for the satisfaction of the

creator, for it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita by Lord Kåñëa that the four

orders of the social system-brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras-are His

creation. They should act according to the regulative principles of this

institution and satisfy the Lord, just as different parts of the body all

engage in the service of the whole. The whole is the Supreme Personality of

Godhead in His virat-rupa, or universal form. The brahmanas, ksatriyas,

vaisyas and sudras are respectively the mouth, arms, abdomen and legs of the

universal form of the Lord. As long as they are engaged in the service of

the complete whole, their position is secure, otherwise they fall down from

their respective positions and become degraded."--Bhag. 4.6.44P