GBC College March 2018 Campina Grande, Brazil

What is the ultimate goal of education?

yathā hi puruṣasyeha viṣṇoḥ pādopasarpaṇam SB 7.6.2 yathā hi puruṣasyeha  viṣṇoḥ pādopasarpaṇam Every living entity has an intimate relationship with God. Our eternal relationship with God can be revived in the human form of life, and that should be the goal of education. Indeed, that is the perfection of life and the perfection of education.

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in order to bestow upon human society the benediction of the science of Kṛṣṇa. The most exalted of all the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa are His pastimes of conjugal love with the gopīs. Therefore, to understand the mission of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and follow in His footsteps, one must very seriously follow in the footsteps of the Six Gosvāmīs – Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Dāsa Raghunātha. NOI Preface MISSION

Prema Bhava Asaktis Ruci Nistha Anartta-nivrtti Bhajana-kriya Sadhu-sanga Adau-sraddha BRS (1.4.15–16)

Prema SANKIRTAN

Prema SANKIRTAN VAD

Proposal: The GBC College is for training Ksatriya inclined Brahmanas to organize the Sankirtan party, ISKCON. GBC Secretary Zonal Duty Officer Zonal Supervisor Temple President Sankirtan Leader

The wind carries the clouds to different parts of the globe, and the clouds distribute rains, to the satisfaction of the people in general, just as rich kings and merchants distribute their accumulated wealth, inspired by religious priests. LoB 21 1

 It is suggested herewith that the men of the intelligent class should not themselves try to become kṣatriyas or vaiśyas… Rather, the brāhmaṇas should simply guide them in spiritual cultivation, just as the wind carries the clouds to other places to pour water. The wind itself does not take up the responsibility for pouring water.

O my boy, your intelligence is immature, and therefore you have no knowledge that the king, who is the best amongst human beings, is as good as the Personality of Godhead. He is never to be placed on an equal footing with common men. The citizens of the state live in prosperity, being protected by his unsurpassable prowess. My dear boy, the Lord, who carries the wheel of a chariot, is represented by the monarchical regime, and when this regime is abolished the whole world becomes filled with thieves, who then at once vanquish the unprotected subjects like scattered lambs. Śamīka Ṛṣi to Śṛṅgi (SB 1.18.42-3) 2

In the meantime, only a muhūrta of the Dvādaśī day was left on which to break the fast. Consequently, it was imperative that the fast be broken immediately. In this dangerous situation, the King consulted learned brāhmaṇas. When Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, in his dilemma, consulted the brāhmaṇasabout whether he should break the fast or wait for Durvāsā Muni, apparently they could not give a definite answer about what to do. A Vaiṣṇava, however, is the most intelligent personality. Therefore Mahārāja Ambarīṣa himself decided, in the presence of the brāhmaṇas,that he would drink a little water. SB 9.4.38 3

Chapter Two RESOURCES

Srimad Bhagavatam – Bhaktivedanta Purports, Letters. To teach political science we shall use the Instructions of Maharaja Prthu. Letter to B. S. Damodara Swami. Setting up a university in Berkeley DVAD Srimad Bhagavatam – Bhaktivedanta Purports, Letters. Dharma Sastras (Parasara, Manu) Bhismadevas Instructions to Yuddhisthira (Santi-parva) Hitopadesa, Pancha-tantra Canakhya Raja-niti

How to Win Friends and Influence People  Dale Carnegie Published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold world-wide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. In 2011, it was number 19 on Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential books.

The Purpose Driven Church (1995) Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission Rick Warren Founder of Saddleback Church,  Lake Forest, California

Translated into over 30 languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. Derived from Warren's own experience in leading Saddleback Church from its founding with 12 people in 1980 to over 10,000 in in its first fifteen years. In a May 2005 survey of American pastors and ministers it was voted as the second most influential book on their lives and ministries behind The Purpose Driven Life, a subsequent book by Rick Warren.

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't  (2001) Jim C. Collins The book was "cited by several members of The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council as the best management book they've read. Bestseller, selling four million copies and going far beyond the traditional audience of business books. Collins used a large research team who studied 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of data in a five- year project.

Thank You, Prabhus