Now Can We Work Together? by Sri Rama Dasa

Jan 1, 1993 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Sri Rama Dasa, Volume-27 Number-01

SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR Burke Rochford told me, "No religious movement has ever survived when it lost its second generation." Srila Prabhupada had high expectations for ISKCON's second generation. He envisioned their taking roles of leadership in the... read more

Mayapur Visions: Reorganizing the Gurukula by Sri Rama Dasa

Jul 1, 1992 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Sri Rama Dasa, Volume-26 Number-04

The ISKCON gurukula (school) in Mayapur, India, has had some problems in the last year. A reorganization is underway. So far, things are looking good. THE MAYAPUR GURUKULA will be our most important school. Not that I think ISKCON's other schools are... read more

Four Kinds of Parents – Four Different Results by Sri Rama Dasa

May 1, 1992 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Sri Rama Dasa, Volume-26 Number-03

WE WANT TO SEE our kids grow up like us. It's a primal instinct. Values, culture, morals, religion, way of life we expect (or at least hope) to convey these intact. In traditional cultures, passing the torch to the next generation tended to go smoothly. The whole... read more

An Alternative to Nondevotional Schooling by Sri Rama Dasa

Mar 1, 1992 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Sri Rama Dasa, Volume-26 Number-02

HUNDREDS of Krsna conscious centers now dot the world, and sincere devotees live in thousands of other communities. Still, ISKCON has only about thirty schools for all its children. In previous columns, I've talked about some of the reasons for our slow... read more

A Violent Pull on the Curtain by Sri Rama Dasa

Nov 1, 1991 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Sri Rama Dasa, Volume-25 Number-06

  Parents and teachers often wonder if the Krsna conscious training their children receive is going to stay with them when they grow up. When we see former students seemingly abandon many of the principles of Krsna consciousness, we wonder, "Do they retain... read more

What’s a Child to Read? by Sri Rama Dasa

Sep 1, 1991 | Schooling Krsna's Children, Sri Rama Dasa, Volume-25 Number-05

PARENTS OFTEN WRITE and ask for advice about reading material for their children. They want to expose their children to as much Krsna consciousness as possible (and limit their exposure to materialism), but run into several practical problems, especially: (1) there is... read more