Śrīla Prabhupāda Says - [On - Half knowledge is dangerous]
I am also practically finding that if any of our students artificially try to become scholars by associating with unwanted persons they become victimized, for a little learning is dangerous, especially for the Westerners. I am practically seeing that as soon as they begin to learn a little sanskrit immediately they feel that they have become more than their guru and then the policy is kill guru and be killed himself.
So we shall have to teach character and spiritual understanding to the young children. To study other things as a high grade scholar is secondary for us.
The first thing is to build up character and be experienced in the understanding of the conclusions of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, hari nāmānukīrtanam, iti nirṇītaṁ—it is decided, there is no more need of research work.
[Letter to Dixit: Vṛndāvan 18 Sept 1976]
I am also practically finding that if any of our students artificially try to become scholars by associating with unwanted persons they become victimized, for a little learning is dangerous, especially for the Westerners. I am practically seeing that as soon as they begin to learn a little sanskrit immediately they feel that they have become more than their guru and then the policy is kill guru and be killed himself.
So we shall have to teach character and spiritual understanding to the young children. To study other things as a high grade scholar is secondary for us.
The first thing is to build up character and be experienced in the understanding of the conclusions of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, hari nāmānukīrtanam, iti nirṇītaṁ—it is decided, there is no more need of research work.
[Letter to Dixit: Vṛndāvan 18 Sept 1976]
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