The Pursuit of Ignorance
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In this witty talk, neuroscientist Stuart Firestein walks us through the reality behind knowledge which is in fact another word […]
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Yogic Principles for the Teacher
0Sri Aurobindo tells us that man is a transitional being; that is, he is evolving from the animal to the […]
The Master and the Disciple: The Ancient Indian Ideal
0My idea of education is Gurugriha-vasa. Without the personal life of the teacher, there would be no education. One should […]
Our Education
0A considerable movement is visible nowadays against the existing system of education in our country. The education imparted here is […]
Education as the Growth of Consciousness
0All knowledge is within you. Information you get from outside, but from where does the understanding come? It is from […]
The Teacher as Evolutionary Energy
0“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” That man is indeed blessed who has found […]
For Your Children
0I beg of you, stop ill-treating your children! Stop forcing them to work, and, even worse, exploiting them to meet […]
Educating the Individual
0(Rabindranath Tagore tried to give a new orientation to Indian education and tried to stem the tide unleashed by Macaulay […]
The Hole in the Wall
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A man puts a computer in a hole in the wall and a revelation explodes all our notions of learning… […]
The Foundations of Education
0Many must have heard the name of Georges Carpentier, the famous sportsman of France. In spite of his being young […]
Creativity and Insanity
0Is it necessary to be a little mad in order to be creative? In an interesting article in the Economist, […]
Reinventing Education
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Ask anyone in India who Salman Khan is and actor/superstar would be the answer. Ask the same in America, and […]
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
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“If you aren’t prepared to be wrong you will never come up with anything original.”
A True Professor
0The Mother says a professor, a true professor, must be truly a yogi. That is to say, a teacher, even […]
Aims of Education
0The nature and scope of education cannot be considered without various aims and purposes of education. In other words, “education” […]
Learning for Tomorrow
0When we take a discerning look at organized education, one thing stands out -organized education is a reflection of the […]
Babies take Giant Steps
0I am standing next to the bamboo groove at the edge of the small round pond at the entrance, watching […]
Who’s Teaching Whom?
2I washed my cumbersome long hair in the morning. Since, it’s still wet, I walk into the school with my […]
Why do Grown-ups Ask Strange Questions?
0I ask a serious-looking Khyati, an 8 year old of Orange Group who’s been hit by a ball in the […]
Dropping more than Drawers
2Love drops from Above Soaking the body’s cloak and diffuses into the invisible …leaving no stains The children are washing […]
Starting from the Beginning
0Something is happening to our education system. It’s crumbling. At least partially. There is something in it, which is breaking […]
Cultivating Certain Qualities in Children
0There is another quality which must be cultivated in the child even when it is quite young. It is the […]
Teaching Children
0It would be interesting to formualte or to work out a new method of teaching children; to take them very […]
Education and Initiation
0In olden times, in our country, nay, in China, Egypt, Greece and amongst all ancient nations there was in practice […]
Spiritual Education
0The future of mankind depends on the education it gives to itself. And the kind of education that it develops […]
The Spirit of Education
0The spirit of education is inherent in the word `education’ itself. Education is that which brings out the best in […]
Practical Hints for Spiritual Education
0A complete psychic and spiritual education is a life-long process, and yet, in so far as they truly give meaning […]
Realities of Spiritual Education
0The revolution of the 16th Century, which is usually termed the Reformation, contributed to the most far-reaching and profound awakening […]
Personality of the Teacher
0It has been realised that in the existing system of education no improvement is possible without the cooperation of teachers. […]
The Teaching Profession: Ancient Indian Ideal & Modern Environment
0The Mother always said that to be a successful teacher one must be both a yogi and a saint, because […]
