Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Would establishing a Hindu educational system, so hindus can learn there religion, be a good idea. I think there should be a religious Hindu school. It wouldn't be sectarian, kids would have plenty of opportunities to learn about other religions and cultures. I think our kids need a religious school to learn Hinduism properly. I'll be personally working to establish one in America, after college. I'd like to know your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I support the break up of the present monopoly in education and decentralization of the educational structure. How can parents who believe human life offers the rare oppurtunity to realize the self and God allow atheists to educate their children? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 theist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauracandra Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I like the idea of vouchers, but also have some reservations. The first being when you take government money you often get government intrusion. Second, it might be considered religious bigotry on my part, but I don't think all religions are valid, but such a system would have to allow the same treatment to some concocted bigfoot religious school as to an Islamic school. And of course you will have Farakhan creating his own schools teaching black militant Islam etc.... The idea has many good points, but you will have to accept the garbage as well as the good. There does seem to be a growing movement of homeschoolers. Its not such a far fetched idea. Truthfully, outside of reading, writing, and arithmetic, the vast majority of schooling is in one ear and out the next. I studied Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, etc... and don't remember hardly any of it. I remember how to read, how to write, and I'm pretty good at math. So homeschooling that focus on the basics is doable for most families. It might be best just to ignore the government as much as possible and teach one's kids at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 but a great idea. I think having kids be taught by atheist isn't healthy spiritually. Catholics have their own private school, why not Hindus. I hope this would just be for Vaishnavas, it should include Saivites, aswell. You could combine the temples like the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland. /images/graemlins/grin.gif Sri Siva Vishnu Temple http://www.ssvt.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Why this sectarinism? Why not simply Vaishnava school without religions like Hinduism, Islam etc. Enough of broad-mindedness, the world is lacking Vaishnava schools dedicated to Krishna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 I believe the original author said they wouldn't be sectarian. Why not have a religious Hindu school every other religion has their own educational institutions. To me sectarianism isn't a good reason, it's a phony excuse. Every other religion has colleges/universities dedicated to their beliefs. You really need to come up with a better reason, Hindus shouldn't unite. /images/graemlins/grin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehearted Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Garuacandra: "I like the idea of vouchers, but also have some reservations. The first being when you take government money you often get government intrusion." You will always get government intrusion, at least in the US. It's there even with completely privately funded schools. That's why Srila Prabhupada wanted to move ISKCON's gurukula to India. Here in Hawaii, the Kamehameha Schools are being sued to change their admission policy, which favors students of Hawaiian ancestry (which translates in practical terms to requiring some demonstrable pre-contact Hawaiian ancestry). That's despite the fact the the schools get absolutely no government money; they are funded entirely by tuitions and the estate of Princess Bernice Puahi Bishop, and the terms of her will are that the schools serve Hawaiian kids, because of the way the Hawaiians were treated after European contact. So you can count on government interference if you take voucher money for your school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Interference is there now. The public school system is nothing but interference. The main thing is to separate atheist teachers from innocent students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 who says you have to take government vouchers. Have it be a completely private school. Independent of receiving any sort of government funding. It can be funded by the Hindu communities or philanthropist. In the US you'd be wasting your time to depend on government handouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 schools = educational slaughter houses for children they do not teach Varnashram or Vaisnavism so why support such ideas Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada doesnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvati19 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 A hindu religious school would teach Vaisnavism and Saivism, so what's the problem? /images/graemlins/mad.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Don't you think? Also, what of Islam and other great religions? They don't want to miss out. It would be unfair and fanatical for someone to start a hindu school leaving out other religions, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvati19 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I'm thinking about a religious hindu school that is not at all funded by the government. So if a muslim wants to completely fund and pay for a religious school, by all mean, go ahead. Catholics have private schools and no one is screaming at them. If they do create a Hindu religious school, it should be privately owned and operated. The government won't have to do anything. So what else can you think of to complain about? /images/graemlins/blush.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvati19 Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I'm guessing that's the proper term! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSdas Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 we must keep in mind the difference between hinduism and vedic culture, one existed before the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvati19 Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I give! I'm a newbie! This is what I 've learned so far! Hinduism(all sect-Vaisnavism, Saivism, Shaktism, Smartism)ia a synonym for Sanatana Dharma! Sanatana Dharma is a Vedic Religion, along with Jainism and Buddhism! Where is my error exactly? /images/graemlins/smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSdas Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 sanatana dharma means the eternal occupation for the soul, which is to serve the supreme soul Krishna. so vedic culture is the original culture for human civilisation since the beging of time and is introduced and reintroduced when lost periodically by representitives of krishna to serve in the elevation of the conciousness to support sanatana dharma. now hinduism is kind of hodge podge for lack of a better word as it was something made up by an opposing party to the indians about 1500 years ago on the otherside of a river called the sindu river, thus they were called sindu's which became hindu's at a later date, it's basically just a name for the indian race given some 1500 years ago. so as most religions have a begining and an end so will hinduism but vedic culture will be reintroduced as long as we live thus being eternally the expansion of krishna's rules and regulations to live properly within his creation. A vedic gurukula should represent this not anything else. not that i really know that much more about hinduism within itself i believe there are some differences on who they worship and variations, such as worship to the demigods etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvati19 Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Are there no Gurkulas that Saivites got to? What would the school be called, since it shouldn't be called a Gurukula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 i am sorry i do not understand saivite, is that shivite or worshipers of lord shiva? if yes in my opinion they can call it whatever they like as long as it doesn't wrongly represent vedic culture, i do not know what that would be called as i don't want to even curiously know about demigod worship seperate from krishna being the source of the demigods as many demigod worshipers believe there demigod above krishna. J.S das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvati19 Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 I meant Shiavite(Shiva Worshipper)! OK! I get it know! Thanks! /images/graemlins/grin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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