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<div class="heading">That I want. Do it. We want to give degrees, at least B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., according to the advancement of knowledge... syllabus, that we shall give. We have got so many books. We shall select this book for graduate, this book for post-graduate, and these books for Ph.D.'s.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Garden Conversation with Dr. Gerson and devotees -- June 22, 1975, Los Angeles|Garden Conversation with Dr. Gerson and devotees -- June 22, 1975, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: But that requires faith. One who does not know what is God and what is protection, how he can take to it? He depends on his own energy. That is karmīs. He wants to happy by his own energy not only in this life but also next life, by acting very piously, wants to be promoted in the heavenly planets. That is fact. One can go. But that is on account of his own labor. But here the bhaktas, they are taken care of, the Supreme Lord. So just like child. He doesn't care how he will live comfortably. But the father takes care. That is the position of bhakta. The karmīs, they are taking care of themselves. But the devotees, they are taken care of by the Supreme. That is difference. What is that?</p>
<p>Jayatīrtha: This is the preliminary outline for the college course that Dr. Judah is going to be helping us with in Berkeley. This describes the basic purposes of the college and describes some of the courses that we'll be offering.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Our books?</p>
<p>Jayatīrtha: Yes, there's a course in each book.</p>
<p>Bahulāśva: This is what Dr. Judah belongs to, Śrīla Prabhupāda.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Hmm?</p>
<p>Bahulāśva: This is a union of various theological schools. So now in Berkeley we have this very nice building, and we can become a member of this Graduate Theological Union. I have been working with Dr. Judah for about one year, and we've talked about this before. And he said that he will sponsor us.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: So I shall take it?</p>
<p>Bahulāśva: Yes, he said that he will sponsor us in this union, and then our devotees can study just your books. Maybe they must take an English course, and that would be all we couldn't offer. Then everything else, they can study from your books.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Some way or other, if they read my books, they will be benefited. There is no doubt about it.</p>
<p>Bahulāśva: Yes. Then they can get a degree recognized by the state of California so they can teach in universities all over the whole country.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That I want. Do it. We want to give degrees, at least B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., according to the advancement of knowledge. And that will be very much beneficial to your country. Then America will be saved from disaster and it will be the leader. The country will be leader of the whole world. Take this advantage.</p>
<p>Dharmādhyakṣa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, there are some questions about exactly how to do this college. We will be licensed by the state of California, that is no problem. We can get a license immediately.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Get it.</p>
<p>Dharmādhyakṣa: Yes.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Get it, and the, what is called, syllabus, that we shall give. We have got so many books. We shall select this book for graduate, this book for post-graduate, and these books for Ph.D.'s.</p>
<p>Dharmādhyakṣa: Even you have different levels. Like they can undergraduately study Bhagavad-gītā, but in graduate they can study it more intensely, like that.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Just like in general course they select some passages from some books. So we can do that.</p>
<p>Bahulāśva: Yes. We have laid out all your books in this style, just like at a college catalogue. This is all your literatures and then different courses are given there, what subject matter will be covered.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. We shall make a program, and it may be approved by the professors, and then we will let them study.</p>
<p>Dharmādhyakṣa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, there's some questions here.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: And there should be one practical examination, not only theoretical, but practical. This will be the chanting and following the regulative principles. (laughter) Otherwise it will not be successful. It will be successful. It will take some time. But if they take help of this practical life it will be very easily successful.</p>
<p>Bahulāśva: Not just reading the books but there also must be chanting and following the regulative principles.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Then you will turn your America as Vaikuṇṭha. And that is your duty, to save your countrymen.</p>
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