[Advaita-l] ( Info ) - Patashala - brochure published

[vishwanthan Krishnamoorthy]

Namaskarams,

I hope you have been following the debate regarding
Vedic studies in places other than India.

This Veda patashala concept ties in very much with my
thinking on this subject.
I feel that extending this organization abroad will
strengthen the goals of having a unified mechanism of
learning.

Competing schools of thought are always welcome in our
philosophy, however the basis is the same.
Learning vedas/vedantas involve at the very least
1. Learning the chanting
2. Obtaining a word translation 

the society is divided on the interpretation aspect
there is no harm in this) for learning this the
student can go in search of a competent Guru.

The major issues I believe are
1. the debate regarding women/non dwijas and learning.
my ignorance and lack of learning on this matter
leaves me with no opinion on this issue, I have not
been able to find any reason to support this or any
argument to oppose this. (please do not debate this
issue based on my email. the purpose of this email is
not to open up this issue to a debate)

2. Distances: Students may not be able to travel to
the patasala, driving 40 miles in winter for a one
hour class can be taxing

I personally am not comfortable with an elearning
course, maybe it an provide an introduction but this
can be had from books too

regards
vishwanathan

--- Prasad Balasubramanian <besprasad at lycos.com>
wrote:
> >
> >Dear Devotees:
> >
> >Namaskarams.
> >
> >Please do not miss to see the complete beautiful
> New Booklet - online 
> >version by clicking the link at the end of this
> email.  Hope you enjoy the 
> >same!
> >
> >Thanks and Best Regards/K.Guruvayurappan
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
> >To: 'K. Guruvayurappan'
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 12:28 AM
> >Subject: Patasala - New Booklet Published
> >
> >
> >Dear All,
> >
> >
> >
> >With The Blessings and Guidance of Their Holiness
> Pujyasri Acharya 
> >Swamijis, the Cultural Infrastructure Programme has
> been progressing well 
> >and the following institutions have been
> established, offering 
> >Vedic/Sanskrit/Cultural studies, along with
> providing contemporary 
> >education in State Board/CBSE/Matriculation pattern
> of education:
> >
> >
> >
> >   1.. Sri Sankara Veda Samskruta Patasala,
> Oorappakkam, Chennai
> >   2.. Sri Sankara Smartha Samskruta Patasala,
> Bangalore
> >   3.. Sri Sankara Itihasa Patasala, Nazarathpet,
> Poonamalle, Chennai
> >   4.. Sri Sankara Veda Samskruta Patasala,
> Hyderabad
> >   5.. Sri Sankara Samskruta and Vaidika Samskruti
> Patasala, Kanchipuram( 
> >for Girls/Women)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >www.patasala.org was commenced a few months back to
> give updates and 
> >information on such institutions and on regular
> Patasalas. A new 16-page 
> >booklet has been brought out(page 1 is shown
> above), giving information on 
> >the above five institutions, focusing on the
> concept of providing 
> >culture-oriented studies along with contemporary
> education. The online 
> >version of the brochure is available at
> www.patasala.org/brochure.htm . We 
> >request you to circulate the same among like-minded
> devotees.
> >
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >K S Vaithianathan
> >
> >Srimatam, Kanchipuram
> >
> >
> >
> >Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
> >
> >1, Salai Street,
> >
> >Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu,
> >
> >India.
> >
> >PIN 631 502
> >
> >Tel: (91) 4112 222115 ; Fax: (91) 4112 224305
> >
> >Website: www.kamakoti.org ;
> email:kanchimutt at vsnl.com
> >
> 
> 
> 
>
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