The moment we say, “We know”, we hide our
ignorance from ourselves and enter into a zone of ‘Avidya’ (lack or
absence of knowledge). No matter what physical or spiritual knowledge we might
have acquired through our rigorous intellectual efforts in the past, we
abruptly deny ourselves the advantage of using the knowledge gained for our
benefit. It is like voluntarily surrendering the right to make independent
decisions about our life; the right that only the human beings have.
Perhaps,
there is no natural mechanism that can help the ‘intelligent being’, that is,
the so called human beings, to live and survive instinctively like not-so-intelligent
beings. The pride associated with our superior intellect is disastrous. We cannot
be above ‘Vijnan’ (the superseding science of life). True knowledge,
undoubtedly, is a matter of great discipline and restraint.
The
modern education system, that is generally intended to develop intellectual abilities
in younger generations, seriously lacks any intention to impart the discipline
and restraint that the ‘superseding science’ (the ‘Vijnan’) calls for.
To cap it, this education system enthusiastically promotes selfish and
competitive individualism in place of universal consciousness and realization of
the Oneness of all.
If
the things have not gone completely out of our hands, it is not because there
is something inherently creative and constructive about our education system;
it is only because of the strong religious and spiritual imprints of the past
that have lasted so far. The modern education system does not inspire any
confidence, but the ways of humanity do not make us lose hope. Each and every
humanitarian contribution in the right direction counts, that we must remember.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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