Dr. Jumsai and His Talks...

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Seva (service) is the highest of paths of Devotion which wins the Grace of God. It promotes mental purity, diminishes egoism and enables one to experience, through sympathetic understanding, the unity of mankind. DEVELOP MORALITY QUOTIENT IN CHILDREN - THE ONLY WAY TO WORLD PEACEThe Talk of Dr. Jum Sai in the Spanish newspaper -"El Heraldo de Chihuahua"Dr. Jhum Sai, a NASA Scientist and founder of the Institute of Sathya SaiEducation, Thailand, gave a very illumining talk in the largest state of Mexico,Chihuahua, on the 18 th of June 2005, which was very well received andnewspapers carried stories about it. Here we have the English version of areport of this talk which appeared in ‘El Heraldo de Chihuahua’, a Spanish citynewspaper of Chihuahua on the next day.The only way to eliminate violence in the worldNECESSARY DEVELOPMENT OF MORALITY QUOTIENT IN CHILDREN• Thai doctor Art-ong Jumsai Na Ayudhya, philosopher and NASA scientist,promotes the Sri Sathya Sai philosophy at an international levelThe only way to eliminate the violence that permeates the world, is by

modifyingthe traditional system of educating children in the schools, as well as at homebecause beyond forming individuals that are outstanding in mathematics, science,technology and the other usual subjects. What we need is to cultivate honest,upright, peace-loving and, above all, loving people.The Thai doctor Art-ong Jumsai Na Ayudhya, philosopher, Nasa scientist,advocator of the Sri Sathya Sai philosophy at an international level, said thatin his Education in Human Values conference and provides concrete techniques forthe teachers and parents in providing an integral education to children.Give Priority to ValuesThe specialist does not say that teachers should stop teaching math and othersciences, but at the same time, while they are teaching adding, subtraction,division and multiplication tables, to give priority to the values.For example: to show how to subtract, a textbook from a primary

school inThailand has a picture of a farmer with ten cows and seven were stolen, then thequestion is, how many cows are left.In this case, if the teacher does not explain that stealing is a dishonest act,that it is not right to do this, the children will think that it is a perfectlynormal action.On the other hand, if instead of that construction, the teacher tells them thatthe farmer has a son to whom he gives seven cows because he loves him very much,in addition to helping subtract, it will develop the value of love in thestudents.In spite of the fact that the Thai doctor spoke in English, hundreds of peoplein the Ramiro Valles auditorium in the Accounting and Administration School atthe new university campus, remained attentive during the three hours the speechlasted, from eleven in the morning until two in the afternoon."The Person Who Loves Cannot Be Violent"Beyond developing intelligence,

goodness should be cultivated in children, lovefor themselves and for others, because when they grow up they will do everythingwith an attitude of serving others.What is the use of only developing a child's intelligence, if when he grows uphe will be selfish and do bad things because he doesn't care about others?Love is the basis of all human values because someone who loves himself andothers, will have inner peace that leads to rectitude and to peace. Dr. Jumsaiemphasized: "The person who loves cannot be violent."In his opinion, education should form and strengthen the following values in thechild: illumination, duty, devotion, understanding, character, action,gratitude, integrity, unity and nobility.Constant Interaction With The Community - A Must For Every SchoolHe recommends that teachers should be more interested in developing the child'sMG (Morality Quotient) and the EQ (Emotional

Quotient) than the IQ (IntelligenceQuotient).For the expert, who acts as consultant in education in values for the ThaiGovernment, the school should be in constant interaction with the community.Parents and society should be attentive to what happens in schools. They shouldknow the teachers and know how they are teaching the classes, what and how theyteach.All the information the children receive is stored in their memory and remainsin the subconscious, so if they are treated badly, when they are grown thatinformation will come to the surface and they will want to take revenge or treatothers badly, he explains.To the contrary, if the child receives love, respect, gratitude and othervalues, as an adult they will treat others in the same way.According to the doctor, the best technique for strengthening values is tocontrol the five senses. "We do not always see and hear reality, everything isin

our mind, if our mind is dirty, everything we see and hear will be dirty, weinterpret everything and give it meaning," he said.They key to good development is in giving love and understanding to the child sothat he learns to think positively.Impact of MediaHow can children be so violent, he asks, recalling the cases of students thathave murdered their classmates in different U.S. schools.There are studies that prove that those children saw during their lives at least15,000 murders on their television screens. Surveys show that world-wide,children are in front of their televisions more than four hours daily."Children see a lot of violence on TV programs, they store it in theirsubconscious and then act it out," he indicated, emphasizing that, "Thisexplains then why there are so many wars and so much terrorism in the world."For this expert, man's enemies are within him and are very well

identified:anger, lust, envy, greed, pride, hate, attachment, fear and anxiety."We should deal with these enemies, but not point them out to others, becausethis is useless. We should identify them in ourselves and change them forvalues," he explains.Preach By Example - The Best RuleChildren have a very developed sixth sense. They feel when they are loved andthis inspires them, makes them feel good, and for this reason, in addition tothe direct message, we need to be careful in giving the meta message. Thisrefers to the attitude the adults take with children.To illustrate this he mentioned the case of teachers that speak kindly to theirstudents but act like policemen. The specialist is convinced that the ruleteachers should follow, as well as parents, to educate children is to preach byexample.The mission of the Sri Sathya Sai philosophy is to educate to transform, under asystem that advocates

the development of all human potential, strengtheningcharacter and the personality of the student and to renew their individual andsocial commitment.Education - An Inner JourneyHe sees education as a process where the body, mind and spirit should bedeveloped, affirming that the essential function of education is to contributeto letting children and young people develop all their talents, a process thatbegins with self-knowledge and then expanding to their relations with thosearound them.Jumsai Speaking in Divine PresenceTherefore, he sees education as an inner journey that sharpens one'sself-knowledge to be able to acquire abilities in a life committed to society.The focus is integral because it cultivates knowledge, the flourishing ofabilities and skills, along with practicing values.Graduates of the schools that promote this philosophy are outstanding becausethe become men and women with

unity of thought, word and action: living livesguided by human values. They are sensitive, loving, truthful and happy;respecting the environment and able to develop their own potential. They arealso committed to their personal, family and social development.The doctor from Thailand recommends meditating. If this is done for a year, afifty percent increase in memory and concentration can be achieved, and if donefor two years this will increase to seventy percent, he affirms.For example, he told of how when NASA needed a prototype developed for ships toland on Mars, he was about to give up because he had had no success. He thenclimbed a mountain in California where he meditated for five days, increasinghis creativity so that he could build the special ship needed.This philosophy presented here yesterday by Dr. Art-ong Jumsai comes from Indiawhere it was established in 1970 by the philosopher, humanitarian and

spiritualguide, Sathya Sai Baba. It arrived in Mexico in 1982 and in Chihuahua,specifically in Cuauhtemoc, in 1992. It was brought to the state capital in 1997and currently the Educare Reyenari (Sun in the Indian dialect of Raramuri)Center where this is taught.Others participating in the conference were, John Benner, coordinator for thismovement in Latin America, who stated that truth, rectitude, peace, love andnon-violence were the most important human values.With Sai Love (Sent byRam.Chugani)Ram ChuganiKobe, Japanrgcjp Ram ChuganiKobe, Japanrgcjp

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