Man can be 'educated', but why can't he be 'civilized'?

- Guftego - Dr. Chandrakant Mehta

- Sanskar-sadhana is asceticism in which only those who have the spirit of self-education can improve themselves. In this age of computer savvy, man may be proficient in 'yantra', but the 'mantra' of life may not be proficient.

* Man can be 'educated', but why not 'civilized'?

* Questioner: Bhavsar Kanaiyalal Haribhai, cousin of Ambaji Mata, Bhavsar line, At. Vadnagar (UG)

Shikshit means educated education is formed from the word 'Shiksh', which means, to learn, to study. The teacher who teaches. The word education has been used for teaching, learning, education. Education does not mean only the knowledge acquired for book education or degree. Education is the growth of knowledge but the development of the human mind and heart. According to 'World of English Words' (Prabhulal Doshi), the word 'Education' is of Latin origin and is derived from the egebchi verb. Which also means 'raising a child'. Yajna is education to bring out the powers that have fallen inside man. To be educated is to be polite. Earlier, Gurukuls had a combination of both education and modesty. Sharad Babu says that education which narrows the mind and heart of man, its value will not be acceptable in any age. Education is not limited to any age, but is a lifelong process. Someone asked Aristotle how educated people are better than uneducated people? Then he said. As many living as dead.

The main purpose of education is to prepare human beings to live a full life. Character building should be the result. If the education does not produce the heirs of Ravana and Duryodhana and does not make itself virtuous, just, unselfish and virtuous then such education system cannot connect the individual with the world.

Describing the great responsibility of a teacher, Raghuveer Sharan Mitra said -

Jagas of Aisa Satya Sikha

Iniquity is wiped out,

Mitte Swargaki Asat Kalpana

Eternal truth has come to earth

You hungry God, you

God is found in the steps,

Tum Antar Ke Mali, Tumse

Flowers are life or bloom "

Munshi Premchandji believed that education which prepares man to persecute the weak, enslaves us in the house and wealth, plunges us into luxury, makes us weak by sucking the blood of others, is not education but mere corruption.

Percentage eligibility and ability to pay fees are not the criteria for education. Karmayogi Maganbhai Desai of Gujarat University says that it is not important where the student comes to school or college but it is important where he leaves. If you become corrupt instead of being polite, then all the labor of education will be in vain.

Sanskar means purifying, correcting, imprinting on the mind of lusts and deeds, fellowship, it includes sixteen types of sacraments in the scriptural sense. Enlightenment means enlightenment. Today it is popularly known as 'culture'. The teacher should be the guru. He is not only to take the student from darkness to light but also to become a 'Sadguru' by removing the darkness that is about to pervade his mind and heart. There are three types of gurus described in Jainism. Wood form, paper form and stone form. Jupiter in the form of stone drowns itself and also drowns others.

The Sanskrit word 'sam' means 'good' and 'kru' means to do. Cultured means good quality. The sacrament has a spirit of purity of life. There is the fragrance of virtue. There is an instinct and activity to guide the mind and heart. Sacraments teach restraint, self restraint. Paves the way for sensitivity. Sacrament is a strong desire to get rid of the elements of Satanism from the mind.

Man is born with many mental influences of pre-birth. Man's behavior is shaped by it. While education is meant to purify the mind and heart, it also happens that man's natural limitations do not allow him to improve. Misconceptions about religion also hinder an educated person from living a virtuous, virtuous life, behavior and speech. The predominance of such sacraments is so great that it overwhelms the conscience of man. And man becomes a slave of corrupt intellect and behaves improperly, rudely and shames education. The function of education is to wash away the superstitions of man and make him cultured. Those who are pure in nature are devoted to becoming educated and living the great ideals of life. Education teaches 'learning', teaches mathematics, but does not teach masonry of Sanskar Bhavan. That is why even the great graduates cannot be free from the temptation of evil deeds.

You have to give up a lot to become civilized. One cannot become cultured without a spirit of renunciation. One cannot become civilized without the observance of restraint. Educational institutions should be a feast of ideals and virtues. But today when education is becoming a subject of business corruption and not religion, there is no scope in 'on-line' education to showcase the Guru-disciple relationship, Guru's good behavior, Guru's affection.

An instructive example of what a teacher can do in educating a student is a primary teacher named Budhalal. Late. Pre. Ghanshyambhai Parikh said in one of his lectures that I learned from Budhalal's life how a teacher can cultivate a responsible student. A small primary school in the village where the children of both the rich and the poor were educated. A student's mama came from America. He gave his nephew a dozen beautiful notebooks as gifts. The student would show the notes to all the students of the school. Next to him sat a student from a poor house. Her father tore the pages of the book and gave her a note. He was tempted to look at the beautiful notes of the student of that rich house. When all the students went out in the recess, he took out one of the student's dozen notes and hid them under his shorts. He complained to the teacher that a note was missing at the end of the recess. The notebooks of all the students were also checked

Not found After leaving school, Budhalal Saheb took the student and the poor student to a shop. The one whose note was stolen was given three notes and the poor student six notes.

At night, the poor student Budhalal Saheb came home crying and grabbed his legs and said: "Saheb, I stole the note. This is the notebook. Did you suspect I had stolen the notebook? "

"Yes, but I did not want to make you a thief in the presence of all. You are poor so I gave you six notebooks. My job is to kill the student, not to burn him. "The student vowed never to steal or do anything wrong.

Danat is needed to improve. If education comes to life then man becomes civilized. Sanskar-sadhana is penance. One who has a sense of self-learning can improve himself. In this age of computer savvy man can become proficient in 'yantra' but without understanding and discretion the 'mantra' of life cannot be proficient.