Varnasrama College Diary

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Varnasrama College Diary

By Rabindranatha Dasa Adhikari

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

 

Today I was thinking about what I want the Varnasrama College to be like so

I wrote the following statement.

 

The first major self-sufficient Krsna conscious Vedic Village with a

Varnasrama College in the western world. The education in the college would

be the best in terms of the knowledge it has, how it is taught and within a

pure atmosphere. With also the best Deity worship, prasadam and cleanliness

anywhere in the world. All of which will be demonstrated.

 

Quote of the day

 

"To effect the perfection of human life there is cooperation between men and

demigods, sages, denizens of the Pitrloka, devotees of the Lord and the

scientific system of varna and asrama orders of life. The distinction

between human life and animal life therefore begins with the scientific

system of varna and asrama, guided by the experience of the sages in

relation with the demigods, gradually rising to the summit of reestablishing

our eternal relation with the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of

Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna. When God-made varnasrama-dharma, which is strictly

meant for developing animal consciousness into human consciousness and human

consciousness into godly consciousness, is broken by advancement of

foolishness, the whole system of peaceful and progressive life is at once

disturbed. In the age of Kali, the first attack of the venomous snake

strikes against the God-made varnasrama-dharma, and thus a person properly

qualified as a brahmana is called a sudra, and a sudra by qualification is

passing as a brahmana, all on a false birthright claim. To become a brahmana

by a birthright claim is not at all bona fide, although it may be a

fulfillment of one of the conditions. But the real qualification of a

brahmana is to control the mind and the senses, and to cultivate tolerance,

simplicity, cleanliness, knowledge, truthfulness, devotion and faith in the

Vedic wisdom. In the present age, consideration of the necessary

qualification is being neglected, and the false birthright claim is being

supported even by a popular, sophisticated poet, the author of

Rama-carita-manasa.

This is all due to the influence of the age of Kali. Thus mother earth,

represented as a cow, was lamenting the regrettable condition." --Bhag.

1.16.31P