Divine Discourses by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Education - What is True Education? 25 September 2000 Modern education fosters only intelligence, not the virtues. Of what avail is education if it does not inculcate in man, virtues? Embodiments of Love! Since ancient times, the Bharatiyas have been using the word Prapancha while referring to this world consisting of mobile and immobile objects. Prapancha (world) means manifestation of five elements, viz., earth, water, fire, air and ether. Since time immemorial, Bharatiyas have been worshipping these five elements as the manifestations of Divinity. More

EduCare = Human Values
26 September 2000

True education is that which fosters pure feelings. To have virtues is the true meaning of learning. Only when man cultivates the feeling of love, can there be equality. Good conduct is the hallmark of a true human being.
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Jhum Sai made a mention of education and human values. You have to understand the true meaning of these two words, education and human values. Education has two aspects: The first is related to external and worldly education, which is nothing but acquiring bookish knowledge.

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The Source and Centre of Values
29 September 2000

Trees teach the lesson of sacrifice in the sense that they not only bear fruit while they are alive, but also give away their body to be used as firewood once the life goes out of them. Amongst teachers, a tree is the greatest.
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Every house is a centre of human values. It is from the house that the human values originate, blossom and foster the sacred culture. The person presiding over the house is known as Grihastha (householder). Since ancient times, Indians have attached great significance to the stage of a householder among the four, namely, Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa (celibate, householder, recluse and renunciant).

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