Wow. It's totally another butler school. The coed part is a nice touch. Hope sex Ed consists of more than anti-homosexual rhetoric and teaching kids that sex is not conducive to anything but having more Krishna kids...
Usually the kids in the schools were sent there so parents can focus on "service". I truly hope these kids get to go home every day and see their parents.
I'm all about alternative schools if they're teaching them a wholistic curriculum, but sadly I can see it's not. Maybe I'll send some books to open up the kids minds. Maybe the history of Hindu mythology 101 as a primer... Then some history of vaishnava and Bhakti sant reformism. Geez.
It'd blow apart their universe to hear how the Bhakti movement grew out of deep dilemma and philosophical inconsistencies. In the end it was a completely "make it up as you go along" movement with one focal goal: convince people that the supreme goal of existence achievable after millions of lifetimes is to dance with an India-centric blue 16 year old farm boy God for eternity as a 14 year old girl. So profound and deep it'll blow yer socks off.
I'm sad to say that while gurus may adapt and adjust the methods and application, the underlying ideas and concepts are far reaching rubbish that will still result in much confusion and ongoing problems for its practitioners. Anything based on a false end goal is bound to fall apart. We're living in the here and now. Painting a picture of a idealized future will not help you now.
That the kids are exposed to alternative philosophy and ideals is fine. That they learn about service, compassion, humility, love--these are valuable concepts when applicable and concrete, not floaty and fantastical and based on a notion of personality worship of a guru who needs his jocks washed by adults.
Usually the kids in the schools were sent there so parents can focus on "service". I truly hope these kids get to go home every day and see their parents.
I'm all about alternative schools if they're teaching them a wholistic curriculum, but sadly I can see it's not. Maybe I'll send some books to open up the kids minds. Maybe the history of Hindu mythology 101 as a primer... Then some history of vaishnava and Bhakti sant reformism. Geez.
It'd blow apart their universe to hear how the Bhakti movement grew out of deep dilemma and philosophical inconsistencies. In the end it was a completely "make it up as you go along" movement with one focal goal: convince people that the supreme goal of existence achievable after millions of lifetimes is to dance with an India-centric blue 16 year old farm boy God for eternity as a 14 year old girl. So profound and deep it'll blow yer socks off.
I'm sad to say that while gurus may adapt and adjust the methods and application, the underlying ideas and concepts are far reaching rubbish that will still result in much confusion and ongoing problems for its practitioners. Anything based on a false end goal is bound to fall apart. We're living in the here and now. Painting a picture of a idealized future will not help you now.
That the kids are exposed to alternative philosophy and ideals is fine. That they learn about service, compassion, humility, love--these are valuable concepts when applicable and concrete, not floaty and fantastical and based on a notion of personality worship of a guru who needs his jocks washed by adults.