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Introduction
Values
Value Based Spiritual Education (VBSE)
Strategies to Implement VBSE
Meditation for Regulation of Mind
Challenges
Conclusions
INTRODUCTION
more Greed
more Selfishness
more Poverty
Lack of sincerity and integrity.
Why?
Because, now
Education is
- synonymous with
a) Examination
b) Employment &
c) Empowerment
Unfortunately it no more stands
for
a) Emancipation
b) Ennoblement and
c) Evolution
Education Today
Non-existence of gurukulasampradaya as well as joint
family system has adversely affected the present education
scenario.
Absence of a holistic approach and an imbalanced growth
of knowledge dealing only with external world around us
and not related to the inner-self of an individual.
Misdirected educational system --- instead of developing a
person as a humane human being it is only directed
towards superficial, surface level achievements.
Designed purely for money-making and not for manmaking and only promotes negative qualities like jealousy,
hatred and rivalry instead of virtues like kindness,
compassion and honesty .
Education
Does Education
Make one wiser? Happier? Contented?
Make one a better human being?
Education
Is not mere stuffing of facts.
Education is for the actualization of the
potential already in children.
Education is really the process of removing
the ignorance that is covering our inner
knowledge, which is absolute, which is
perfect, which is eternal, which is supreme.
(Chariji)
Education is for a Holistic LIFE and not for a
mere living.
Education needs to be enriched with VALUES.
Value based
Spiritual Education,
Education
We must first see what Values
really mean.
Being
Practiced
Values to be Practised
1.Punctuality
2.Discipline
3.Obedience
4.Behaviour
5.Conduct
6.Character
Why Values?
Values bring quality and meaning to life
Values give a person his identity and character
Values act as guidelinesthey tell him what he
should and should not do.
They make us realize that
WHAT WE ARE
Is more important than
What We Have
Education in Values or
alue education helps in developin
Character
Good conduct
Moral Integrity
Self Discipline
Compassion
Love for all living beings
Responsibility
Andastimegoeson,
Itbecomesasecondnaturetothemtobe
disciplined,punctualetc.
Theiracademicperformancegoesup.
Andtheyareabletospend
moretimeonlearning.
Role of Government
National Education Policy of our
government insist on establishing a
Centre for Value Education in all
universities and institutes of higher
education with the sole purpose of
imbibing human values in their
campuses
Education in Values
Now that the holistic vision of life-oriented
education was found to be insufficient for the
upliftment of mankind, Values in education
peeped its existence in the educational
scenario.
But this has proved to be a futile attempt and a
shift has been made to "Education in Values".
This, in other words means, the imparting of
Value Based Spiritual Education, abbreviated
as VBSE
Still, they do need guidance to help them learn the right values.
Basics of
Value Based
Spiritual
Education
Experience,
appreciate and
understand
The learned have only
read the books.
The practical man has
tasted the spirit of the
books.
Experience,
appreciate and
understand
The learned
teachers are like
sign posts by the
road, to tell you
Experience,
appreciate and
understand
One
who
can
express has not
experienced
and
one
who
has
experienced
cannot express.
Present Situation
Only Materiality
M
M
M
M
The Saints
Only Spirituality
M
S
S
S
S
Equilibrium
M
M
S
S
Progress
M
M
SS
Union (Yoga)
MS
M- materiality
S- spirituality
"Thereisnothinginacaterpillarthat
tellsyouit'sgoingtobeabutterfly."
Thinkabouttheincrediblechangethat
occursduringmetamorphosis...
FromcrawlingtoFlying..
FromdulltoSpectacular...
Fromfat&sluggishtoLightandAiry.
WhatmetamorphosiscanYOUgo
through?
Nothingistoogreatachangeforyou...
light&airy....
spectacularbeauty...
sheddingone"persona"and
BECOMINGtotallynew!
YoucanchangeintoANYTHING!
Butwhatdoesthecaterpillardobeforeit
becomesabutterfly?
It takes some time to "cocoon". Time to
isolateitself.
Perhaps if each of us would take some
"cocooning" time, we would begin our
ownmetamorphosis!
LivinglifeasanadventureisFUN
livinglifeinboredomisNOFUN.
Findingawayormakingawaywhen
othersdonotseeoneisFUN.
Acceptingthatthereisjustnowayis
NOFUN
Turningyourdreamsintoreality
isFUN...
LivinginadreamworldisNOFUN.
Grabbinganopportunitywhenit
presentsitselfisFUN...
Lettinganopportunitygobyis
NOFUN.
Whichchoiceareyougoingto
make?
Apersonstartstolivewhenhecan
live outside himself." -- Albert
Einstein
To solve a problem get out of the
problem-Chariji
Beaguestatyourhome-Chariji
Agoal,
aloveand
adream
giveyoutotalcontrol
overyourlife.
1. The Need to
Understand Oneself
a) Who Am I ?
b) What is my goal ?
c) How should I proceed
towards my goal ?
2. Management of Self
a)Time Management
b)Stress
Management
c) Life Management
3. Decision Making
a) What is good for me ?
b) How to make decisions ?
c) Co-operation and Coordination
4. Personality
Development
a) What is Personality ?
b) How should one develop
personality ?
c) How should I mould
myself ?
d) Facing situations
ApproachtoVBSE
Independent Approach
-
Prayer
Meditation
Positive Resolutions
Bhajans / Songs
Value Education classes
Stories
Self Introspection
Yogasana
ApproachtoValueEducation
Integrated
Approach
Curricular Subjects
Cocurricular
English
Dance
Language Music
Maths Drawing
Sciences Craft
Humanities
Games
ApproachtoValueEducation
Subtle
Role
Role
Role
Role
of
of
of
of
Approach
Teacher
School
Parents/Family
Society
Independent Approach
Teacher directed activities
Individual activities by students
Group activities like games, exhibitions, discussions, role-play, debates,
dramatization, making collages etc.
And more effectively through specific, special time slots allotted in the time
table
ActivitiesusingtheirHead
Solving riddles and puzzles, Dramatization,
Role play, Discussions and debates etc.
ActivitiesusingtheirHeart
Music, Games, etc.
Activitiesusingtheirhands
Drawing illustrations and colouring, poster making, making
models and collages, craft work etc
Andmanymore!
Integrated Approach
Subtle Approach
The most effective, though difficult to
comprehend or integrate.
Based on the fact that Values are caught
and not taught.
Parents, teachers, peers, family and
society influence the student and his
behaviour. Parents and teachers must
regulate their minds.
Parents have to be wise enough to know
that My child is mine; nevertheless it has
its own existence. It has a tendency of
growth and let me allow it grow.
Subtle approach
We teach who we are!
Actions speak louder than words.
Students learn values from What we are than
from What we say.
They also pick up hidden and unintended
values from
what is said and not said
what is done and not done!
Meditation for
regulation of mind
What is
Meditation
and what is
the purpose
of
Meditation?
Meditation is a process. It is
a process which we
undertake to reach a
destined goal, a
predetermined goal.
Meditation is a training to
apply the mind for the
purpose of regulating the
Challenges to VBSE
implementation
Challenges-1
Religion vs. Spirituality
Challenges-2
The five levels of education
Information should not be confused with
knowledge, knowledge should not be confused with
wisdom, wisdom should not be confused with
intuition, and intuition should not be confused with
revelation. There are so many levels in this world
today. Information, knowledge, wisdom, intuition, and
revelation are the five levels of education.
Unfortunately in todays schools only the lowest of
these five levels is taught. The higher levels seem to
have no meaning, and they are not even referred to.
Challenges-3
The myth about Yoga
Many mistake yoga for yogasanas, which is only Hatha Yoga for
nourishment of body and to some extent mind.
The purpose of any yogic practice should be nourishment of the soul
and the sole aim of such practice being complete oneness with
the Ultimate and nothing short of it.
Perhaps yoga is the most misused/misinterpreted term today, not
only in the west, but in our country too.
Today we have yoga for dance, yoga for sex, yoga for sports, yoga
for diabetes cure, yoga for ladies etc.
The crux of the problem lies in our poor understanding of the real
goal of human life.
Many are happy with temporary goals of peace, curing of diseases,
mukthi or just concentration. In todays fast life, people expect
miracles to happen in their life without any self-effort.
Challenges-4
The notion that spirituality is for the old and
weak
Many have the wrong notion that spirituality is
meant for the old and for the mentally,
physically and financially disadvantaged lot.
Ancient wisdom says any spiritual practice must
start from the conception stage and we have
the stories of Abhimanyu and Prahlada from
the puranas.
Success in any spiritual practice requires strong
will power coupled with unalloyed devotion and
obedience to the Spiritual guide and it is truly
meant for the strong only.
Challenges-5
Is Spirituality commercialised?
It is unfortunate that in a country like India with her glorious past,
there have been umpteen number of yogic systems/organisations who
have made a good amount of money by cheating and exploiting the
public in the disguise of so called spirituality.
The huge gathering of people around such notorious gurus also
fascinates most of us and we often think majority opinion is always
correct.
The need of the hour is non-religious, non-profit making spiritual
organisations whose only aim is spiritual welfare of its people and not
money-making.
Wherever and whenever wealth, power and fame accumulates, there
can be only inflated ego, fear, insecurity, distrust and not to talk of
spirituality.
Challenges-6
Where can I find a role model
Since the most effective approach to VBSE is the subtle approach, both parents
and teachers have to be role models. Therefore both parents and teachers must
regulate their mind by practicing meditation and evolve spiritually.
A real teacher continues to learn all his life. Common understanding is the most
important because, unless we lay a ground for common understanding, neither
can the teacher understand the student nor can the student understand the
teacher. Understand in the real sense, not with the head but with the heart.
A good teacher must recognize and attack the unwillingness, subdue it, entice
the owner of that unwillingness out of his or her shell into which they have
wrapped themselves. And the battle is won.
It is same with parents too. Between the teacher and the student, there must be
flow of love from the teacher to the student, reciprocated by obedience from the
student to the teacher. The teacher must become an example, which the students
can follow, not someone the students are afraid of.
Challenges.
Once again we come back to the need for
spirituality for all, none can escape it.
It is a matter of utter shame for a country
like India to see her educated people
debating on whether one need spirituality
in their life or not.
Spirituality is essential as log as we are here
and there is no question of any choice
about it.
Conclusions
Conclusions-1
Right education should cater to an individual's
intellectual, physical, emotional, social and spiritual
development.
Education should help him/her evolve into a person
with holistic vision and growth, culminating in
preparing a happy future for an integrated
mankind.
The means to achieve these objectives are
presented in this paper, the most effective being
the subtle approach.
Conclusions-2
Some of the challenges in the implementation
of VBSE are presented.
Most of these problems can be overcome,
once we educate the student community on
the need for spirituality in their life and for
that, the educators themselves must be role
models.
It is earnestly hoped that academic
institutions interested in imparting value
based
spiritual
education
work
in
collaboration with a non-profit, purely spiritual
organisation for training their teachers who in
turn will train their students.
Conclusions-3
With these humble beginnings, we can help in
the fulfilment of the aim of regenerated,
revitalised, spiritualised youth which alone
can lead India in the consortium of nations in
this world.
To talk of material leadership is a farce and a
travesty of the truth.
India can lead the world only in spiritual matters
and this is possible only through a value
based spiritual education.
Have a nice
day!