{"id":6288,"date":"2008-08-22T12:32:57","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T11:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=6288"},"modified":"2008-08-22T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T11:32:57","slug":"varnasrama-college-course-in-south-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=6288","title":{"rendered":"Varnasrama College Course in South India"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bhakti Raghava Swami<\/strong><\/p>\n

GLOVESCO (Global Varnasrama Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization), pioneering the global varnasrama mission, is pleased to announce its first varnasrama course, entitled “Land, Cows, and Krsna-Part I: Applied Varnasrama Practices.”
\nThis historic three-month educational adventure will be conducted at GLOVESCO’s fourteen-acre ashram and headquarters, situated at Sahyadri Sri Krsna-Balarama Ksetra (SSKBK), in the foothills of the famous Sahyadri Mountains, near the town of Hebri (in the Udupi District of) Karnataka, South India, commencing on 1 January 2009.
\nThis innovative groundbreaking course is meant to train devotees to support themselves by depending simply on land, cows, and Krsna. Along with a study of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions for varnasrama development and a study of dharma-sastra, we will also present, both in theory and practice:
\n1) An overview of village technologies,
\n2) The basics of Vedic agriculture and cow protection,
\n3) Use of the bullock cart, and
\n4) Traditional home construction.
\nThese will constitute the core curriculum. In addition, the following complementary subjects will also be taught:
\n5) Ayurveda, or Vedic medicine (in this context, especially that related to self-healing, the promotion of immunity within a community, and the cultivation of medicinal plants),
\n6) Astanga-yoga (asana, pranayama, etc., also in the context of self-healing and immunity),
\n7) Vastu-vidya (Vedic architecture and town planning),
\n8) Vrksa-ayurveda (Ayurveda for trees, plants, and crops),
\n9) Pottery,
\n10) Basket fabrication,
\n11) Cloth manufacture, and
\n12) Bamboo crafts.
\nPadayatra with bullock carts and harinama-sankirtana in neighboring villages will enhance the devotional aspect of this novel educational experience.
\nThis course will be the forerunner to a full-fledged GLOVESCO Varnasrama College (based wholly on traditional varnasrama educational concepts and practices), which will gradually be introduced all over India and then in other parts of the world. The college will train all varnas and asramas in both para-vidya (bhakti) and apara-vidya (Vedic arts and sciences) and will feature four educational levels:
\n– Varnasrama Shikshalaya (ages 8-12)
\n– Varnasrama Vidyalaya (ages 13-16)
\n– Varnasrama Maha Vidyalaya (ages 17-20)
\n– Rupanuga Vidyapitha (ages 20-24)
\nThe college will also offer adult education and various other courses, seminars, and mastership classes.
\nIn keeping with traditional educational codes of ancient gurukulas, as well as with the guidelines given by Srila Prabhupada himself, “Land, Cows, and Krsna-Part I: Applied Varnasrama Practices” will be offered free of charge and will be available to males only (however, provision and training will be available at a separate venue to wives of householder students).
\nAs overseer of GLOVESCO’s developments, my humble self will be the resident sannyasi during the entire three months of this course. Please join in this exciting educational venture and gain in both knowledge and experience through ideal association with trained Vaisnava teachers expert in their respective fields.
\nOnly those willing to commit to the full three-month course need apply. Candidates will be selected solely according to the discretion of the organizers. Please apply early, since enrollment is limited.
\nThank you very much.
\nHare Krishna.
\nBhakti Raghava Swami
\nFor more detailed information, and to download the full course pamphlet and application<\/p>\n

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\"HareBy Bhakti Raghava Swami<\/strong><\/p>\n

GLOVESCO (Global Varnasrama Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization), pioneering the global varnasrama mission, is pleased to announce its first varnasrama course, entitled “Land, Cows, and Krsna-Part I: Applied Varnasrama Practices.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}