TEACHERS & TEACHING

EDUCATIONAL VISION AND MISSION

OFSWAMI VIVEKANANDA

We have to see the Educational Vision of Swamiji on the background ofHIS VISION TOWARDS TOTAL EXISTENCE i.e. VISION OF ONENESS

AFTER INDEPENDENCE COUNTRY WAS IN BAD SHAPE

MAINLYPOVERTY

ILLITERACY

BAD ECONOMYEFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RAISE THE COUNTRY BY OUR GREAT LEADERS

HOWBY RAISING THE ECONOMIC STANDARD OF THE PEOPLE

BUT NEGLECTED THE MAN HIMSELF, WHO THE BASIC FACTOR OF NATION

TO RAISE THE ECONOMIC STANDARD GOVERNMENT CHOOSE WRONG EDUCATION SYSTEM-McCAULAY EDUCATION SYSTEMHow the British Wanted to destroy India Lord McCaulays address to the British Parliament on 2nd February, 1835

I have travelled across the length and breadth of India. I have seen in this country such high moral values, people of such caliber that I dont think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage and therefore I propose that we replace her old ancient education system, her culture for if the Indians think that will loose their self esteem, their native culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation.

RESONSSOME OF THE LEADERS WERE BROUGHT UP IN WESTERN CULTURE, WESTERN EDUCATION, WESTERN LIFE STYLE.SHORT-SIGHTEDNESSFASCINATED BY WESTERN CULTURE, THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING,THEIR ADVANCE ECONOMY.WEST HAS BECOME THE MODEL FOR THEM

BLINDLY IMITATING THE WEST IN EVERY RESPECT

AFTER 67YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE. SITUATION

COUNTRY IS ON THE ROAD OF DEVELOPED COUNTRY

ECONOMY IMPROVED, STANDARD OF LIVING IMPROVED

WE ARE SELF SUFFICIENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ETCGOVERNMENT ADOPTED Macaulay EDUCATION SYSTEM

WEST MAY BE GREAT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUT

THEY ARE FED UP WITH THEIR OWN CULTURE, THEIR WAY OF LIFE

GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED WESTERN TYPE OF EDUCATION, NEGLECTING OUR OWN AGE-OLD SYSTEM OF EDUCATION, BASED ON GRAND CULTURE, ETHOES, AND VALUES.

RESULT

EXPLOITATIONCORRUPTIONCHEATINGEXTORTIONYOUTH DONT HAVE CONFIDENCE DEPENDENCY FOR EVERY THING ON GOVERNMENT. BECOME SELFISHSELF CENTRED

RESONS:- WEST SEE THE MAN AS ONLY A PHISICAL ENITITY WITH AN INTELLECT.

MANY AILMENTS AND MALADIES OF WESTERN MODULES OF MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEMS EFFECTING THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SOCIETY AT LARGE IS DUE TO NARROW EDUCATION OBJECTIVES VIZJOBS

THEY STRESSED ON TO SHARPEN THE INTELLECT AND STRENTHEN THE BODY. WE HAVE CREATED HITLERS. SOCIETY AT LARGE UNREST, CUT-THROAT COMPETITION, BREAK-UPS IN FAMILIES, INCREASE NUMBER OF DIVORSES, RAPES, MURDERS.

PEOPLE CANT STAND ON THEIR OWN AND FACE THE PROBLEM OF THE LIFE.

WE HAVE CREATED CIVILISED AND LITERATE YOUTH BUT NOT CULUTRED AND EDUCATED ( IN RAMAYANA TIME LANKA WAS CIVILISED BUT NOT CULTURED, KISHKINDA WAS CULTURED BUT NOT CIVILISED, ON THE CONTRARY AYODHYA WAS BOTH CIVILISED AND CULTURED)

110 YEARS BACK

A MONK WENT ROUND THE COUNRY TO SEE THE MOTHERLAND

A MONK WENT ROUND THE COUNRY TO SEE THE MOTHERLAND

COUNRY WAS UNDER THE RULE OF BRITISHERS.

WHEN HE REACHED KANYAKUMARI HE WAS ON TEARS.

SAW THE DEGRADED CONDITION OF PEOPLE

POVERTY, ILLITERACY, EXPLOITATION SO ON AND SO FORTH.

MEDITATED ON THE ROCK FOR SOLUTION FOR 3DAYS AND 3 NIGHTSHE IS NON OTHER THATN SWAMI VIVEKANANDA A GREAT SOUL OF MOTHER BHARAT.

HE WAS NOT ONLY A MONK BUT A MISSIONARY; A HUMANIST AND PATRIOT; SCHOLAR AND SPIRITUAL MASTER; PHILOSOPHER AND VISIONARY; REALIST AND PHILANTROPIST; THINKER AND SEER AND ABOVE ALL A GREAT EDUCATIONIST.

HE FOUND THAT EDUCATION IS THE ONLY PANACEA TO ALL EVILS AND MISERIES OF THE SOCIETY.

Swami VIVEKANANDAS PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

FOUNDED ON THE ANCIENT TRADITIONAL INDIAN CONCEPT OF EDUCATION WHICH IS ROOTED ON ETERNAL VALUES, ETHICS

IT WAS BOTH SECULAR AND SACRED

STRESSED ON TOTAL PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

IT IS PRACTICAL, RATIONAL AND BALANCED (BREAD TO THE BODY AND PEACE OF THE MIND)

IT IS BASED ON DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF HUMAN LIFE IT IS HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF HAND, HEAD AND HEART FOR THE WELFARE OF THE SOCIETY AT LARGE AND HERE AND HERE AFTER

IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY FEAR, DISPEL IGNORANCE AND OFFER STRENGTH AND SELF CONFIDENCE SO THAT HE CAN STAND ON HIS OWN AND FACE THE PROBLEM S OF THE SOCIETY.DEFINITION OF EDUCATION IN OUR SCRIPTUREs

Kasminnu bhagavo vignte sarvamidam vigntam bhavateeti. By knowing what does one know everything or know all the secrets of the shastras (Mundaka Upanishad: 1/1/3).

Dve vidye veditavye iti ha sma yad brahmavido vadanti par chaivpr. There are two types of vidy famous in this world. One is par vidy, the other apar vidy (Mundaka Upanishad: 1/1/4).

One in whose life knowledge and karma co-exist, such a person overcomes death, i.e. attains immortality and liberation (Ishvsya Upanishad: 11).

That is knowledge which liberates

BEFORE WE TALK SWAMIJIs PHILOSOPHY of EDUCATION; LET US TRY TO KNOW

WHAT IS NOT EDUCATION ..

SWAMIJI SAID EDUCATION IS NOT THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT IS PUT INTO YOUR BRAIN AND RUNS RIOTS THER UNDIGESTED ALL YOUR LIFE.

IF EDUCATION IS IDENTICAL WITH INFORMATION, LIBRARIES ARE THE GREAT SAGES IN THE WORLD (NOW A DAYS GOOGLE) AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS ARE THE RISHIS

SWAMIJIS WARNING

O INDIA! THIS YOUR TERRIBLE DANGER. THE SPELL OF IMITATING THE WEST IS GETTING SUCH A STRONG HOLD UPON YOU THAT WHAT IS GOOD OR WHAT IS BAD IS NO LONGER DECIDED BY REASON, JUDGEMENT, DISCRIMINATION OR REFERENCE THE SHASTRA.WHAT IS MEAT FOR THEM MAY BE POISON FOR US. RECEIVE, BUT MOULD IT AFTER YOUR FASHION LIKE THAT MIGHTY BANIAN TREE.LEARN EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD FROM OTHERS, BUT BRING IT IN, AND IN YOUR OWN WAY ABSORB IT.

THEREFORE, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN SPIRITUALITY OR NOT, FOR THE SAKE OF THE NATIONAL LIFE, YOU HAVE TO GET A HOLD ON SPIRITUALITY AND KEEP TO IT. THEN STRETCH THE OTHER HAND OUT AND GAIN ALL YOU CAN FROM OTHER RACES, BUT EVERYTHING MUST BE SUBORDINATED TO THAT ONE IEDAL OF LIFE; AND OUT OF THAT A WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS FUTURE INDIA WILL COME----------I AM SURE IT IS COMING -------A GREATER INDIA THAN EVER WAS.BEFORE WE TALK OF SWAMIJIS PHILOSOPHY ON EDUCATION LET US TRY TO KNOW :

WHAT IS NOT EDUCATION ..

SWAMIJI SAID EDUCATION IS NOT THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT IS PUT INTO YOUR BRAIN AND RUNS RIOTS THER UNDIGESTED ALL YOUR LIFE.

IF EDUCATION IS IDENTICAL WITH INFORMATION, LIBRARIES ARE THE GREAT SAGES IN THE WORLD (NOW A DAYS GOOGLE) AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS ARE THE RISHIS

THEN WHAT IS EDUCATION AS PER SWAMIJI.

WE MUST HAVE LIFE BUILDING, MAN-MAKING, AND ASSIMILATION OF IDEAS

INSTEAD OF MEMORISING THE WHOLE LIBRARY, IF ONE CAN ASSIMILATE A FEW IDEAS THAT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER AND USEFUL

OTHER PLACE SWAMIJI DEFINES EDUCATION AS:

IT IS SYSTEMETIC AND CONSCIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL PERSONALITIES

OUR SCRIPUTRES SAYS :

SAA VIDYA YAA VIMUKTAYE THAT IS ONLY KNOWLEDGE WHICH LIBERATES US FROM ALL TYPES OF BONDAGES VIZ.. PHISICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL.

IF ANY KNOWLEDGE CONFINES US, ENSLAVES, RESTRICTS AND BOUNDS OUR ASCENT FROM OUR LOWER PLANE TO HIGHER PLANE, IT IS NOT KNOWLEDGE (NOW A DAYS MAN BECOME THE SLAVE OF BODY, MIND AND EMOTIONS)

SWAMIJI INSISTED THAT WE WANT MAN-MAKING EDUCATION. MAN-MAKING MEANS CHARACTER BUILDING EDUCATION.

CHARACTER BUILDING MEANS INCULCATING POSITIVE VALUES SUCH AS CHASTITY, HONESTY, TRUTHFULNESS, STRAIGHT-FORWARDNESS, SIMPLICITY, HUMILITY,PURITY, RENUNCIATION, SERVICE ATTITUDE ETC.

IN BHAGAVAD GEETAS 13TH CHAPTER THERE ARE 33 VALUES HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR CULTIVATION.

IN 16TH CHAPTER LORDS TALKS ABOUT DIVINE QUALITIES FOR OUR ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT.

SO ULTIMATELY THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION IS..

MASTERY OVER BODY, MIND, EMOTIONS AND INTELLECT.USEFUL FOR THE SOCIETY, NATION AND WHOLE WORLD AT LARGE. BECAUSE EXTENTION OF MAN IS FAMILY, COMMUNITY, SOCIETY, NATION, WORLD AND WHOLE CREATION.HE IS INTER-CONNECTED, INTER-RELATED AND INTER-DEPENDENT.AS SWAMIJI PUTS IT EACH SOUL IS POTENTIALLY DIVINE. MENIFEST THE DIVINITY BY CONTROLLING THE NATURE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AND BE FREE. SO EDUCATION HAS TO LIFT MAN FROM ANIMAL LEVEL TO MAN, TO SUPERMAN TO DIVINE MAN.

SUMmING UP..

WE ARE OBSERVING SWAMIJIS 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.

THIS SEMINAR SHOULD NOT END WITH SOME TALKS AND LECTURES BUT

WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IT WITH RIGHT SPIRIT SO THAT WE CAN CREAT E MAN WITH CAPITAL M, WHO THINKS HE IS THE PART OF THE WHOLE AND WORK FOR GOOD SOCIETY, COUNRY AND WHOLE CREATION.