[SJC: Achyuta Gurukul] Re:curriculum

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Dear Phyll,

Your metaphor is very good and as usual brings us down to earth. Yes, i agree

with you, we are building the house starting with the roof and final finish or

sometiems it appears to be like that and I receive that feedback from students

too.

What I hear you saying is that a good solid foundation is missing and all

predictive principles are based on these in daily practice.

I agreed with Sanjay to do the course outline after the conference last year. I

was working hard on it and then one month later Sanjay announced that Narsimha

was doing it. Soon after that he announced that he was doing it. I placed my

efforts in the closet, a sub-directory of my computer, and closed the door.

Not only do we not communiicate poorly but we don't communicate at ALL.

If your earth mother qualities can do anything about that, we might make some

progress. Any talk of higher ideals has little substance if we don't address

this problem. Maybe we're too busy already.

Regards,

Brendan

Dear Sanjay and Brendan,

Could it be that we are trying to build the house from the roof down? The idea

of creating a curriculum has been bantered about for some time yet nothing

concrete has come of it. Curriculum development is not as easy as saying,

"Students must learn X, Y and Z.". There is much more to it and we all know

something must be done, and done soon.

Many people approach this study with a sincere desire, yet are unable to find

the support they require in their fledgling days and as a result they turn

away. Often they take the little knowledge they did pick up and apply it almost

randomly. Is that their karma? Or, is it ours for not being there for them when

they needed us?

Sanjay you have said [s.Rath:] Started working on that (a curriculum) and will

submit the same in the West coast. If all agree, then we can go ahead and

announce it as the SJC Agenda.

There are many things to be decided and agreed upon BEFORE the first sentence is

written. Many of the points may sound small however they are vital if the

foundation is to support the walls, roof and chimney of this vision.

I have said many times that I am willing to help with the organization, language

clarity and presentation. Some people say I can make complicated ideas simple,

maybe that is a gift that can be used here?

Brendan, two years ago and again last year in California we agreed we’d work

together on this. I know we are both very busy and spare time isn’t something

we have to worry about however if we start maybe others will come forward. To

begin with all we’d have to do is lay out the initial format and have it

approved by the board.

I don’t know what I intend to use for time to do this. However, I do believe

the gods will provide if we put our shoulders to the wheel. (Never have been

able to figure out how that helped a person work!) I await your comments.