Back to Basics, Lessons for the Future – 1
When rethinking education for India of tomorrow, it is critical to know the fundamentals which formed the basis of our educational heritage.
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Back to Basics, Lessons for the Future – 2
Given the great value our ancients placed on brahmacharya as a system of human energy management, it is no wonder that we find a long history of physical education in ancient India, far more ancient than Greece.
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Back to Basics, Lessons for the Future – 3
Rethinking our education in the light of the essential principles of education emphasised in Indian culture will bring greater harmony in the Indian mind.
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Education of the Body in Ancient India – Book Excerpts
India has had a long history of physical education. The heroes that India gave to herself represent not only great qualities of courage and valour but also of physical strength and excellence. In ancient India, there was an emphasis on the pursuit of an integral aim of life, which determined the discipline of integral education. Both the material and spiritual poles of the being had their place in this system.
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Spiritual Dimension of Fertility, Pregnancy and Childbirth in Ayurveda
The sexual dimension of fertility is the tāmasic component, the pull of pleasure Nature uses for reproduction. The biological dimension is rājasic component that creates a new life form. Fertility also fulfils the sāttvic dimension of transmitting culture or samskāra, enabling spiritual evolution.
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