Posted on 15.06.2004

Sai Ram!
Below some news on Swami's education programme in India.

God Bless!
Kuna

Bhagawan is giving Darshan as usual both morning and evening.
Yesterday evening, we had a very surprising event. After Bhagawan
sat down on the sofa, He spoke to the Vice Chancellor something and
then the Vice Chancellor, Sri S.V. Giri stood up. The mike was
arranged. The Vice Chancellor spoke for the rest 45 minutes or so.
He said that Bhagawan has willed that henceforth all studies in this
Institute everything that is taught and everything that is learnt,
must have the focus on Dharma. That is, Dharma must be the
undercurrent of all studies here. This has been there all along in
some manner but it is Swami's wish that it must be given top
priority now.

The Vice Chancellor explained about the Awareness Programme that is
the unique feature of our Institute. He elaborated on how the
programme is conducted at the Under Graduate level and then how it
takes shape at the Post Graduate Level. Whereas at the Under
Graduate level, the focus is on the Vahinis of Bhagawan, Unity of
Religions, Philosophy of Education.. at the I Year Post Graduate
level the principles in the Bhagavad Gita are highlighted upon and
assimilated. Finally in the second year the focus will be on "My
Life is My Message". All that has been learnt until now will be
discussed with regard to Bhagawan's own life. Therefore, when the
students leave the Institute, episodes of Bhagawan who is the very
embodiment of Dharma will be fresh in the minds of the students and
this would give them the necessary impetus to practice the same.
This is Bhagawan's wish.

Another good news is that Bhagawan has blessed the M.Phil. programme
to be started in our Institute. He has decided that Research will
now be THE thing in this Institute but research, oriented towards
practical knowledge, application oriented for the benefit of the
society. As the Vice Chancellor spoke about all these things, the
audience was delighted. There were loud claps. Finally he prayed to
Bhagawan to guide all of us on the aspect of Dharma, which is so
subtle and complex. Swami smiled and just kept silent. Therefore
this is the new turn that our Institute is taking now.......

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