Mere desire or aspiration to
progress in life is not enough; success should be based on values. And for that
value-based education must be imparted in today’s institutions. So that the
students may emerge as good leaders in their chosen fields.
As Swami Chinmayananda in his
"We Must" booklet states "All our success entirely depends upon
ourselves. Let us never look outside ourselves for help. Let us not fall into
the delusion that the influence of others would enable us to do better or
accomplish more."[1]
He firmly says : "Spiritual
education and religious practices make us realize that we are a part of a whole
scheme, and the essential creativeness behind the whole universe is the
essential Essence ruling in the heart of each one of us : Shivoham Shivoham
".
Incorporating Spiritual Value Education
in society will result in growth of character, growth in virtues like
self-control, tolerance, selfless service, practice of prayer, harmony, to love
all people, to help them in need & respect them etc…
Man being the ‘cast in the mold of God’ cannot easily deny
Him. Even the great scientists like Newton and Einstein have believed in the
existence of God as an intelligent power regulating and guiding the destinies
of the universe.
In the words of Swami Vivekananda
‘Religion is nothing but a manifestation of the divinity already in man. Man is
not just the body or even the combination of the body & the mind. He is
essentially the spirit. The aim of our teaching should be to help manifest this
spirit in every thought, word and action.[2]
So, it should aim at a full and
harmonious development of the body & the intellect and tune it to the
spirit within. In other words, spiritual education should help build up an
integrated personality, a perfect character.
