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RVC: Offering Spiritual Degrees
By Dr. S. Arnold

I’m expressing my opinion with regards to some letters that appeared on Chakra concerning the worthlessness of degrees offered by RVC [Rupanuga Vedic College]. I believe that may be true on a material level because RVC is apparently not a "materially accredited" university. I believe obtaining a degree at this university is not meant for temporary material pursuits, pride, worldly recognition, and personal sense gratification or to pursue temporary material jobs. However, my limited understanding of this matter is that the knowledge gained at this institution and the degrees offered are everlasting and take one beyond the temporary illusion of material nature.

In conclusion, these degrees may appear worthless in this material world, unrecognized by worldly universities that use imperfect senses to do their accreditation, but clearly this is pure knowledge that unfortunately few realized souls will experience, that will ultimately take them back to the spiritual world. I believe the RVC is well recognized and accredited in the "real eternal spiritual world."

I believe these students and devotees will be getting real knowledge and real degrees that will result in their liberation and return back to the permanent, spiritual world, free of the material illusion that the majority of us find ourselves in.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Your fallen soul, your servant
Dr S. Arnold
Newfoundland, Canada

© CHAKRA 30 June 2002