Education does not mean simply importing knowledge.

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Education does not mean simply imparting knowledge. We learn many

things from the text books. But, we may not be able to understand

their real meaning. First and foremost, enquire into yourself " Who am

I? Who am I? Who am I? Then you will get the real answer. Are you the

mind? Or intellect? Or chittha? Or ego? Or body? You are none of

these. No doubt the body, mind, intellect, etc., are all gifts of

God. You have, of course, to respect them and value them. It is not

enough if you read various texts and feel happy and contented that

you have gained vast knowledge. Yesterday, one boy came to me and

informed, " Swami, I have completed parayana of Sri Shirdi Sai

Satcharithra. " When I enquired whether he had read the book fully, he

replied that he had completely read the book without leaving a single

letter. Then I enquired, " how many teachings of Baba contained in

that book are you practising? " He replied, " None, Swami, " Then, what

for is this reading? For turning pages? Not at all. There should be a

transformation in your heart. Then only your parayana (reading of

sacred texts) will be sanctified.

 

Devotees undertake several kinds of sadhana. But, they are not

sadhana in the real sense. If you wish to see `reality', you have to

develop an inner vision. If you open your eyes and see the outside

world, you will see a number of heads. On the other hand, close your

eyes and look into yourself. Then you will see none but yourself.

Hence, develop an inner vision. You enquire into yourself " Who am I? "

Immediately reply comes from within " I am I " . That is the correct

answer. People say " I am so and so; I am an American, " etc. These are

not the real answers to the question " Who am I? " These are all

outward names for identification in the external world. They are not

important. What is important is self-enquiry. Then you will realise

the Truth.

 

Goldstein and Srinivasan who spoke earlier eulogised education. What

they said related to worldly education. I do not agree. It should

relate to you. Then only the concept of `I am I " can be realised.

Tomorrow, I will provide answers to some of your questions that

bother you in your daily life. I am sure very soon you will realise

Divinity. I do not wish to speak about modern education. That

everybody will do. Reading books and gaining worldly knowledge is not

great. This is only bookish knowledge. You must gain knowledge of

your own self (inner being). That is real knowledge. That is

changeless and eternal. Truth is only one, not two. Truth is God.

Righteousness is God. Peace is God. Love is God. Know this. " Love is

God; live in love " . If you cultivate such selfless and divine love,

you can achieve everything in life.

 

" God is one; goal is one " . If you develop firm faith in this maxim,

you can understand everything. Your experiences and enjoyment in this

material world are not important. They are not true. Behind these

momentary experiences, there are some eternal values to be

cultivated; some human qualities to be developed. These values and

qualities have to manifest from within, not in the outside world.

That is Educare. Educare means bringing out the latent qualities and

values from the core of our inner being. The books you read in the

outside world relate to education. But, this is `Educare'. What is

needed today is `Educare'. If people develop `Educare', all will be

united.

 

Take it from Me – in about 25 to 30 years' time the entire world will

become one. There will be only one caste, one religion, and one God.

What is needed is such unity. Today, there are several differences

between individuals on the basis of caste, creed, religion, language,

nation, etc. Such differences should disappear and unity should

prevail. The Veda has emphasised this unity in the declaration " Ekam

Sath Viprah Bahudha Vadanthi " (Truth is one, the wise say it in

different ways). That is the real world we are visualising. ....BABA.

 

Ram Chugani

Kobe, Japan