Varnasrama Book format

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This is my idea for writing a book on Varnasrama, which I was thinking could

be the standard for others also.

 

Comments please.

 

 

1) In order to do this, this project can broken down into smaller pieces so

that it will not take too long to get done. For example a group of nine

devotees could each take a section, four devotees on the varnas, four

devotees on the asramas and one on varnasrama in general.

 

2) First go though everything Srila Prabhupada said on that matter and

present that in the form of quotes and make it at least available to

everyone on the computer.

 

3) One has to either read or skim though everything that Srila Prabhupada

wrote and said (lectures, etc.) and pick out those items that have to do

with the area one is dealing with. Not just using a index or doing a word

search on the computer.

 

4) When dealing with a quote that is dealing with more that one

sub-category, as contained within one purport, then one can just pick one of

the sub-categories to put all the information in, taking into consideration

that if the other sub-categories are in your "everything" category, then

they also have to be accounted for, by at least listing where they are in

your other sub-categories.

 

5) One should give proper emphasis on all points, in terms of how many times

they are said, when they were said and where (Books, Letters etc.).

 

Example: Lets say that Srila Prabhupada says in 23 different places that one

should give up ones family at age 50 and in 18 different places he says that

it is not necessary to give up ones family. So in this case, one must do one

of the following:

Either write out all the quotes for all twenty-three and eighteen quotes or

write out an equal ratio amount of quotes, on all sides of the issue and

just state where the other quotes can be found. This proper emphasis has

also to be done for the time something was written and where (Books, Letters

etc.) it is.

Note: The above only deals with statements on various sides of the issue, if

for example Srila Prabhupada gives different reasons why one does not have

to give up ones family then that should be taken up separately.

 

6) That in the beginning of the book one should state what were all the

different things one was looking for and those things that one did not

include and how one is following all these points in this paper.

 

7) One should always write out the quote, when it was first given and the

last time it was given.

 

 

Thank your very much.

 

 

Your Servant,

 

 

Rabindranatha Dasa Adhikari