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God. For example, we sometlmes quote from Blble. MW, June 21, 1974, Germany
12. `ästra-caksus. When one s consclousness becomes fully purlfled one can percelve
the Absolute Truth wlth all of one s splrltuallsed senses. SB 11.3.37 purport
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Making Sense of Our Twelve Aims
Our Twelve Aims are quite complex, and need some effort to remember and assimilate.
Nonetheless, it is difficult to reduce the number without blurring our clarity of vision. Here
we attempt to put them is some form. Please note that is not absolutely essential that
students study this and the next two pages, but we do strongly recommend it.
As in all education, our Aims can be divided between three broad learning domains,
namely
1. Knowledge (cognition)
2. Skills (action, or application of knowledge)
3. Values (the self the knower and the doer )
How the Twelve Aims are categorised is shown below:
Knowledge Skills Values and Attitudes
Knowledge Personal Faith and
Authority
(Memory & Recall) Application Conviction
Preaching Academic &
Understanding Mood & Mission
Application Moral Integrity
Theological Responsibility
Realisation Evaluation
Application for Learning
Notes:
1. Students might find it a useful exercise to relate these Aims to our Overall Purposes of
Sastric Study (page 16) and to see how each part of the statement correlates to the
above categories.
2. The three Aims under skills can be categorised under two broad groups, with which
devotees are usually familiar, namely:
" Sadhana (personal application)
" Preaching (preaching and theological application)
In one sense, we could consider that all our Aims fall under these two main categories.
In other words, all learning is meant for application in the real world (i.e. outside the
learning environment itself). Learning is not merely n academic process. This
application of knowledge has two broad divisions.
What we explore on the next few pages is the relevance of these Aims, i.e. how they
meet the needs of ISKCON and its members. We will attempt to achieve this by cross-
referring the Knowledge and Values Aims to both Personal Application and to
Preaching Application.
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The Relevance of Our Knowledge and Value Aims
S K I L L S
PREACHING & THEOLOGICAL
PERSONAL APPLICATION
APPLICATION
Remembrance of slokas for Can recall slokas and
personal use, especially in times references for teaching,
KNOWLEDGE
of crisis/decision. Celibacy speaking, etc. Preaching is
essential. then suitably authoritative
Questioning our own perception The ability to respond
UNDERSTANDING and understanding of the truth (in thoughtfully to discerning
preference to questioning the people.
validity of sastra itself)
The ability to present Krishna
The ability to see Krishna and
REALISATION
Consciousness just suitable to
factually realise all the imports of
(SASTRA CAKSUS)
the audience, speaking from
Vedic knowledge
experience and the heart
Clear and balanced sense of
Clear sense of personal identity
mission, as member of
MOOD & MISSION
and purpose (in relationship to
ISKCON. Can constructively
Society and its broader traditions)
address internal theological
issues.
The honest application of
Personal honesty required, as
ACADEMIC &
scripture, avoiding self-
basis of brahminical qualities.
MORAL INTEGRITY
motivation and distortion.
Real knowledge requires purity,
Society s representatives have
honest self-examination, etc.
credibility
Avoidance of fanaticism and
Promotes the appropriate attitude
speculation/compromise;
towards authority, avoiding both a
thoughtful acceptance of
AUTHORITY
challenging attitude and blind
authority will help promote
acceptance.
Krishna Consciousness
Ability to make appropriate Ability to give advice/counsel
EVALUATION
choices in personal life etc. that is actually relevant &
practically useful to society
Enables students to become
Promotes personal responsibility
RESPONSIBILITY respectable and learned
and self-reliance. Helps students
FOR LEARNING theologians and to develop a
develop a taste for study
brahminical leadership
Essential for addressing the inner
Teaching and preaching will
FAITH &
life (so easy to neglect) and for
carry real weight without being
CONVICTION
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