What we teach our Children

What we teach or try to teach our children is our own selves; Our own conduct, perfection or attempts to perfection in spite of the natural, circumstantial etc shortcomings is if not more than, equally important.

Children learn all behaviour from the adults around them, be it at home or in school! And as 'responsible' adults in their world we must begin with ourselves first. We must remain a little less engrossed in the outer world and spare time to give our children what is of real value - teaching them how to live a life of peace through finding inner calmness and joy. This is one of the real techniques that will teach them to value life, and realize that we must value that of others along with our own, that in giving and spreading joy and peace by being peaceful ourselves, we can contribute to world peace, brotherhood and harmony! We have forgotten to teach them how to connect with God and how to pray in a way that really works, i.e. by teaching to be calm through meditation. Yes even young children can be taught how to meditate, if we catch them young!! And this can happen best when we ourselves set the right example by practicing what we teach/preach.

The modern age is addicted to factual information. By “addiction” I mean that the fascination has reached abnormal proportions. It is necessary for us, now, to emphasise that facts by themselves cannot bestow wisdom. A blizzard of unsuited information offers no sense of direction, nor any knowledge of where one might go to find inner peace, poise, and a sense of life’s deeper meaning and joyous possibilities.

Today's education system is influenced by industry. They are interested in having employees with knowledge and skill set which will help profit maximisation. Happiness and meaning of life are treated as individual requirements and low priority.

A lifelong learning process involves information (facts), knowledge (sifting facts), experience (our mistakes) and finally wisdom (which cannot be taught)!

Nothing needs to be added to but more by way of contemplation as to what ails the education system, particularly in our country, I would like to express as under.

If developing soul consciousness is considered as the ultimate goal of human life, then we should teach our children to search for happiness within and not to connect it with the surrounding objects, individuals or events.

First, it is necessary to set a context for the education that is to know as to why I am learning what is taught. In this it is important to train the educators such that they become clear as to the subject being taught. Example; mathematics. The context is to know that there is an inherent order in everything in the universe, right from atomic & subatomic level to the cosmological level and when this context is clear the content of mathematics becomes relevant in day to day life. And this is true for all disciplines of learning. Second, before learning anything external it is far more important to learn about the entity who wants to learn. This was the emphasis in the old method of gurukul system of learning where the starting point of learning the object of study is to learn about the subject itself which is primary. Unfortunately these two fundamental aspects are missing in the current mode of education system. Time has come to review and rejuvenate the entire system at the most fundamental level.

Today's education is mainly based on materialistic gain with selfish attitude, there is very little place for moral values or spiritual feelings. In fact many a times these things are lacking in the parents and the teachers itself.

I wish as parents we should become the teachers to teach these skills at home first. All schools should make an effort to balance the education system with better life lessons as well as lessons of factual information.

As per the New Age, We Human Beings, are More Dependent of things, rather than doing the Things. In the Morning when we get up, we use Tooth paste, which is not produce by one self, then we take a Bath with water, which is not filled by one self, than we eat the Breakfast, which is not made by one self, then we drive to work, again the thing use to go to work is not made by one self. There are X no of things which we are dependent. In Olden day, People use to live of their Own. Isn't this one thing we should teach our Children. Be Independent !!

Knowledge Management provides clues into what are the right way and the right thing to learn. Also, Vedas have everything about knowledge management already covered. Was an interesting experience for me to be subjected to this branch of study!!

Spiritual and moral laws, like the laws of physics, never change. The excitement of scientific discovery has captured our imagination, but the laws that rule human conduct remain unalterable. It is the particular genius of ancient philosopher-scientists that they expressed these laws in their clearest, most practical form. Knowledge about our Real Identity or Spiritual Self, and the technique to manifest that spirituality in daily work a day life alone can help one to face the challenges of life with peace, tranquillity and love. Career is only a small component of life, and not the whole of life.

The only difference between animate and inanimate is consciousness, though God is in everything. Consciousness is a state and you can be either conscious or unconscious, consciousness plus mind is the waking state, unconsciousness plus mind is the dream state, unconsciousness plus no mind is deep sleep state and consciousness plus no mind is the wakened or the enlightened state. Only an enlightened master can teach what is good or bad, all other moral teachings are meaningless in terms of spirituality, in fact it can do more harm than help one to lead a meaningful life.

One of the biggest truths. The parents want their children at the helm of issues solving and living amiably without any hindrance. They are being seen as their (Parents) mirror image and never let the soul of the children to live in their way of life. The educational system fully aware of the fact and making use of the ignorance of the parent milking away the money and put their children to behave like a slave adapting the desires of the parent and the school. When I write money there is certainly calculations and making the money at any cost without considering others benefits whatsoever. When the calculations of materialistic world come into play there is no spiritual way of life. The soul never enlightened for a better life.