Enlightened Education

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All around us, there are many examples of how an enlightened Master works. Now that we have these examples, we should use this opportunity to correct some mistakes. One grave mistake society has made is in the creation of our modern education system. There is no continuity of tradition in modern education. Ancient Masters, on the other hand, followed the lineage, and maintained spiritual tradition.

It might come as a surprise for many of us to know that our society has changed a great deal. We actually have little or no freedom now. Our lives are bound by rigid rules as dictated by our society and there are expectations of proper behavior heaped on young children.

For a minute, Grandpa calmly sat in his assigned seat. But he soon began to crawl on the floor again on his hands and knees.

In the gurukul system that was designed by the enlightened Masters, children were free. They lived as one with nature and could relate with flowers, forests, trees, animals, and earth. Until the age of seven, children simply lived as a part of nature, with no idea that they were individuals. They were not even aware that they had a body. They simply lived as a part of nature. The reasons for this are profound and deep. The enlightened Masters were laying down in childhood the very first spiritual lesson: connecting to the ether energy. This is fundamental to any spiritual practice.

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