Bhagawan has assured us, “If you take one step towards Me, I shall take 100 towards you…” The path He has illuminated for us is clear, inviting us to take that first step. Every Divine discourse offers us guidance, urging us to embark on this journey of spiritual growth. Now is the time to heed His call and walk this path with determination and faith.
Each step we take, no matter how small, is met with His boundless grace and support, bringing us ever closer to realizing our true, divine nature. Let us take that first step today, trusting in His promise and walking the path He has shown with unwavering devotion and commitment.
"Even a small house requires a foundation. For a tree to grow, the roots have to be strong indeed. Without roots the tree will collapse with the first gust of wind. A house without a foundation will fall down in a heap. Similarly, pupils in a school must have for their satisfactory progress in life, a strong foundation. And what is a strong foundation? Moral, ethical and spiritual knowledge and experience are the best foundation."
"Education has two aspects; the first is related to the external and worldly education, which is nothing but acquired bookish knowledge. The second aspect known as Educare is related to human values. Human values are latent in every being; one cannot acquire them from outside. They have to be elicited from within. Educare means to bring out the human values. 'To bring out' means to translate them into action."
"Spiritual education is for life, whereas worldly education is for a living. Just as two wings are essential for a bird to soar high in the sky, two wheels for a cart to move, so also the two types of education are needed for man to attain the goal of life."
"Teachers have to be life-long students, engaged not in mere study, but immersed in practice also. Only a lamp that burns can light other lamps. Do not imagine that your service to children is for their sake. You do not take food for the sake of another person. This service is the food you take for your own good. This is the spiritual path."
Pay Attention To Pupils Spiritual Progress
“Teaching and learning have both become mechanical routines. They have lost the freshness and joy which vitality alone can give. The value of the teaching process lies in raising the level of consciousness of the learner, in heightening the sense of wonder and awe and in emphasising the unity of one with all. The destiny of a country is decided by the ideals implanted by the teachers in the minds of the boys and girls entrusted to their care.
Education must pay attention not merely to the material and intellectual progress of the pupils but, even more, to their moral and spiritual progress. Education should help man to live a meaningful life. It should not direct all efforts to provide a livelihood. Education can claim success only when it results in the student gaining awareness of the Divinity inherent in him and others. No academic degree can confer as much self-confidence and self-satisfaction and lead man as quickly and gladly to self-sacrifice and self-realisation as that awareness. It has to be transmitted by teachers who have it through a sense of duty and in a spirit of love. It has to be accepted by students who have cultivated faith in the teacher and reverence for his role.
The pot that pours and the pot that receives have to be steady and straight, eager to give and gain. If the teacher has the responsibility to inspire and illumine, the student has the responsibility to respond to the Love and Light, discarding all contrary thoughts. Thoughts that arise from the region of the pleasant (Preyas) cannot co-exist with those which arise from the tough challenges of higher life (Sreyas). The student must be equipped to prefer the latter to the former.”