At one time, you had instructed that all the children should attend the main class. They say that some of the very small children have trouble to keep their attention...

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"They say that some of the very small children have trouble to keep their attention" |"they find those seven-, eight-year-old, they attend better a small, private reading"

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

No, no. Not small... But one thing is that if they can attend, even by hearing the Vedic mantras they'll be benefited.

Morning Walk -- March 19, 1976, Mayapura:

Jayapatākā: The Gurukula teachers had one question, Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: Eh?

Jayapatākā: At one time, you had instructed that all the children should attend the main class. They say that some of the very small children have trouble to keep their attention...

Prabhupāda: No, no. Not small...

Jayapatākā: So they found that if they attend a separate...

Prabhupāda: It is common sense. Also attend many child in the lap of his mother. You see? He should also...?

Jayapatākā: Yeah, they find those seven-, eight-year-old, they attend better a small, private reading.

Prabhupāda: Yes, that's nice. But one thing is that if they can attend, even by hearing the Vedic mantras they'll be benefited. Even they.... Therefore I give stress on chanting the mantra, so that if one cannot chant and can under.... Simply by hearing, he'll be benefited.