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[[Category:Questions asked to Srila Prabhupada]]
[[Category:Questions asked to SP... 1969]]
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<div class="heading">Literature, we have got so many. Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavata.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Discussion about New Vrindaban Gurukula -- December 24, 1969, Boston|Discussion about New Vrindaban Gurukula -- December 24, 1969, Boston]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: ...form a committee from education in your...</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: They have to be taught reading, and for this they have primers.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Primary readings.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: And this is all right to use?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Because we haven't got any books yet.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: What about taking the primers and changing the names of the people to people like Satyabhāmā and give them spiritual names. Would that be nice?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Pradyumna: Hari-nāmāmṛtam.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: All right. Arithmetic should be taught?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Arithmetic? Yes. That is necessary.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: What about any history? World history or American history or American literature or English literature?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: American history. That's all. They are Americans. They should learn American history. Don't bother much.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Any Indian history?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Indian history, that... Bhāgavata is all right.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That Kurukṣetra battle. That's all. And there are many other stories in the Bhāgavatam. They are all historical.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: What about literatures? When they get older, of course. This would be for when they are older.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Literature, we have got so many. Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavata.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Any English literature, American literature, English literature?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Any... Some of the English literature, recognized.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Any of the sciences at all?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: I don't think we require any science. What do you think?</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Biology?</p>
<p>Kīrtanānanda: No.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Geology, zoology, astronomy.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Biology, you can teach them the evolution of the species from Padma-Purāṇa, 8,400,000's, one after another. Yes.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: What about astronomy? Anything like that? No. Okay. Any animal husbandry they can learn out there. Animal husbandry they will learn...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That they will learn practically, cow keeping.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: At what age should they be taught to cook prasādam?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: At what age should they be taught to cook?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: After twelve years.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: After twelve. And you think they can be taught typing, for instance? A skill like typing and how to use typewriter?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Does it require all? Well, just this knowledge is required.</p>
<p>Kīrtanānanda: Whatever is practical.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: And the only other... Oh, how old should they be before Deity worship, they do Deity worship?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Just after ten years.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: After ten years? Then they can do Deity worship?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: That's Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Deity worship.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Any Deity. Or worship Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Well, the boys are keeping Deities now, aren't they?</p>
<p>Kīrtanānanda: Yes.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: He said after ten.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, they are keeping as plaything now, not they are regularly worshiping.</p>
<p>Kīrtanānanda: He means in the temple they can officiate, do ārati and things...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Oh, I see. So from just very small they can keep Deities.</p>
<p>Kīrtanānanda: Yes. As small as they want to.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: And you suggested... I have it written down somewhere. You suggested a certain number of hours for their school, about five hours or four hours a day.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Three hours in the morning, two hours in the evening. That's all. Not at a stretch. Morning, evening. And in the noon they should take their prasādam, take little rest.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Because our literatures are a little difficult to read...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. You have to make some suitable literature.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: Something... When they can do that, then they can read Bhagavad-gītā. They try a little, but it's very difficult to begin.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No.</p>
<p>Hayagrīva: They cannot begin.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. (end)</p>
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