Chapter 3
Chapter I The Teaching Of The Divine Word
Chapter I The Teaching Of The Divine Word
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- Sacred ministers, among whose principal duties is the proclamation of the divine word to all, are to hold the function of teaching in esteem since the citizens of Kailasa are first brought together by the divine word, which it is certainly right to require from the mouth of the spiritual fraternity.
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- Ministers have the right to teach the divine word everywhere, including in temples and oratories of religious institutes.
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- Lay persons can be permitted to teach in a temple or oratory, if necessity requires it in certain circumstances or it seems advantageous in particular cases, according to the prescripts of the conference of ministers.
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- Those who proclaim the divine word are to propose first of all to the citizens those things which one must understand for their enlightenment.
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- They are also to impart to the citizens the doctrine which the magisterium of Kailasa sets forth concerning the dignity and freedom of the citizen, the unity and stability of the family and its responsibilities, the responsibilities which citizens have from being joined together in society.
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- The Hindu doctrine is to be set forth in a way accommodated to the condition of the listeners and in a manner adapted to the needs of the times.
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- At certain times according to the prescripts of the minister and his team, the teams are to arrange for those types of teaching which are called spiritual exercises and sacred missions or for other forms of preaching adapted to needs. They are also to make provision that the divine word reaches non-believers living in the territory since the care of citizens must also extend to them no less than to the faithful.
Instruction By Vakyartha Sadas
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- It is the responsibility especially of the team of ministers to take care of the vakyartha sadas of the citizens so that the living faith becomes manifest and active through doctrinal instruction and the experience of Hindu life.
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- Under the direction of legitimate ecclesiastical authority, solicitude for vakyartha sadas to all members of Kailasa according to each one's role.
- a. Parents above others are obliged to form their children by word and example in faith and in the practice of Hindu life.
- b. Suitable vakyartha sadas should be facilitated so that through this instruction imparted for an appropriate period of time children are prepared properly for the first reception of initiation.
- c. That having received first initiation, these children are enriched more fully and deeply.
- d. That the faith of youth and adults is strengthened, enlightened, and developed through various means and endeavors.
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- Instruction by vakyartha sadas is to be given by using all helps, teaching aids, and instruments of social communication which seem more effective so that the faithful, in a manner adapted to their character, capabilities and age, and conditions of life, are able to learn the Hindu doctrine more fully and put it into practice more suitably.
Title Xvii Hindu Education
- Parents and those who take their place are bound by the responsibility and possess the right of educating their offspring. Hindu parents also have the responsibility and right of choosing those means and institutions through which they can provide more suitably for the Hindu education of their children, according to local circumstances.
- a. Parents also have the right to that assistance, to be furnished by civil society, which they need to secure the Hindu education of their children.
- The responsibility and right of educating belongs in a special way to the temple, to which has been divinely entrusted the mission of assisting citizens so that they are able to reach the fullness of the Hindu life.
- Since true education must strive for complete formation of the citizen that looks to his or her final end as well as to the common good of societies, children and youth are to be nurtured in such a way that they are able to develop their physical, spiritual, and intellectual capabilities harmoniously, acquire a more perfect sense of responsibility and right use of freedom, and are formed to participate actively in social life.