{"id":4539,"date":"2020-08-31T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T10:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iworksync.com\/ivpt\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:17:36","slug":"a-meditation-on-total-education-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iworksync.com\/ivpt\/a-meditation-on-total-education-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"A Meditation on Total Education (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Jagadguru Swami Isa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Founder of the Isa Viswa Prajnana Trust<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Education today is a superficial framework of facilities.<\/p>

Is it possible to mould a perfect human being out of an object-centric system of education?<\/p>

If possible, there would have been billions of perfect human beings inhabiting the world now.<\/p>

A large number of people are highly educated, enjoying social status, but do they lead the lives of genuine human beings?<\/p>

Are there any scientific instruments for assessing a human being’s inner development that are equally as good as the equipment assessing and aiding her outer development?<\/p>

Is it possible to assess an individual on the basis of materialistic, theoretical and practical examinations?<\/p>

Is education merely to create jobs?<\/p>

Are we offering anything other than this?<\/p>

Define education.<\/p>

Does it constitute syllabus and methodology only?<\/p>

Is learning individual centred or society centred?<\/p>

In the present day education, teaching and learning are carried out without considering the individual. Is this the leading factor of the feeling of discontent among both teachers and students?\u00a0<\/p>

Is education just formal?<\/p>

Have we found an accurate definition of non-formal education?<\/p>

The modern world enriched with education is haunted by fear and disquiet. Why?<\/p>

Do the academicians envisage the creation of a restless society?<\/p>

Has the teacher-student-parent relationship become healthy and productive in the modern world?<\/p>

Education is defined as light, then shouldn\u2019t that light enable one to identify the good and the bad?<\/p>

Why do we lose the light, the transparency and clarity?<\/p>

Is it not during student days that a person indicates the wellness, peace and happiness he can provide to society, whatever may be his chosen field of activity?<\/p>

In the chosen field, does the student study only superficially, leading to defective education?<\/p>

From a scientific perspective can an object exist just by itself?<\/p>

Is the complementary nature of the universe real?<\/p>

If it is real have we followed a teaching methodology to understand this aspect of the universe?<\/p>

Is external appearance alone, real?<\/p>

Is the internal world also real?<\/p>

If we acknowledge the existence of internal and external, shouldn\u2019t we study both as mutually complementary?\u00a0<\/p>

Isn\u2019t the real conflict the gap between the outside and inside?<\/p>

Are they two distinct entities?<\/p>

If these are viewed as two while teaching, can we create only the world we have now?<\/p>

When we realize it is unhealthy, shouldn\u2019t we have an education to remove the gap?<\/p>

While learning, why not see into both outside and inside?<\/p>

Aren\u2019t teachers meant for this?<\/p>

Do the teachers have this trait?<\/p>

Who is to be blamed if they do not possess this?<\/p>

Who should remedy the mistake?<\/p>

Isn\u2019t it the role of the Government?<\/p>

Shouldn\u2019t all executives of Government have the capacity to see into both outside and inside to manifest real education?<\/p>

Do the representatives of people aim at the inner growth of the individual by providing all external facilities?<\/p>

Is it really being carried out?<\/p>

Periodic, impartial assessment and remedial measures can ensure the growth and development of the individual through education.<\/p>

Are there teachers in educational institutions who can see into outside and inside?<\/p>

Is the teacher just a labourer?<\/p>

Is the degeneration rooted in the loss of values?<\/p>

Should the teachers forget about their moral obligations while demanding rights?<\/p>

Teachers have to be a live lamp–<\/strong><\/p>

A lamp that can lead to growth to attain the glory of the Sun–<\/strong><\/p>

Won\u2019t the life of the teacher then attain fulfilment?\u00a0<\/p>

Doesn\u2019t the inadequacy of the teacher reflect on the student?<\/p>

Doesn\u2019t the inadequacy of the parents also reflect on the student?<\/p>

Each individual in the society shares the blemishes in one\u2019s character with the students in the society, so can we blame students alone for their defective behaviour?<\/p>

It is high time for the world to have a serious introspection.<\/strong><\/p>

Delayed thinking and acting will be catastrophic–<\/strong><\/p>

It is the human who constitutes this world–<\/strong><\/p>

Without reforming humanity, can we reform the world?<\/p>

Shouldn\u2019t there be total education to refine the human?<\/p>

Isn\u2019t that imperfection the sorrow of the world?<\/p>

Isn\u2019t it our moral obligation to realize this?<\/p>

Isn\u2019t it time to awake and arise for total education?<\/p>

Be the guiding light, awake and arise, and grow with awareness, total awareness!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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