Swami Vivekananda said- “Education is the manifestation of perfection that is already in man”.
According to ancient Indian thought line, every ‘soul is perfect’. But here, paripurnataa (perfection) does not refer to ‘merely visible behaviour or resources of a personality’ (as per which no man can be perfect), but refers to the unlimited potentials that lie dormant in every soul. Knowledge, which is the tool that unfolds this dormant perfection, is not merely ‘accumulated information’, but indeed a ‘manifestation of the awareness about the world within and without’. All external information, teaching and motivation are only means to ignite the urge to ‘realize’. Once this awareness awakens, the medha shakti (the intuitive powers or genius) unfolds and the person develops insights into subtlest of truths of everything around. This is when begins the wonderful journey towards wisdom. Whatever be the medium of probe (science, arts, philosophy, etc.,), the quest does not end with mere intellectual comprehension or doctrinal dispositions. The genius mind rather tends to dive into the greatest depths of the knowledge domain. For eg, if the person is a scientist, he probes amazingly on into mysterious depths of the concerned phenomena; if he is an artist, cannot but help exploring the unlimited aesthetic charms of his art form; and if he is a philosopher, he rests not till he sublimates into the personal experience of the absolute. Thus his/her probe is unconditionally a glorious path towards excellence.
The Indian traditional education systems therefore aimed at inspiring a sincere jijnaasa (the urge to know). Knowledge was never ‘imparted to’, but rather ‘inspired in’ the student. When the ray of’ awareness’ starts glowing forth, then the learning process becomes self initiated. A teacher is therefore the ‘gu-ru’, the facilitator who dispels the darkness that blocks the process of self learning.
Arathi
I remeber a quotation which reads " Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance"
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿIt is very heartening to see this viewpoint expressed by the author. Swami Vivekananda who is said to be an amshaavataara of the great Sage Vasishta himself has expressed in clear terms the purpose of all true education.
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿThis viewpoint was unfortunately lost to the lawmakers of a newly independant India in 1947 and they lamely continued the Macaulay system of education.
Even though the ancient indian education system has been lost for over a century, its effect still remains in terms of the largely peace loving, cultured population that India possesses. We must however wake up and find a place for all that was great and noble in that ancient education and revive it in whatever manner that we can in our current education system. May all those who are in power be blessed with the wisdom and willingness to see the eternal values of this Bhaarateeya system of education.
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