Integral of Education
According to Shri Aurobindo that the complete education means the education which gives the knowledge to man its’ Physical – Live- Mental form. And also heals him to acquire the later forms like Supreme Soul and also Eternal Happiness + Mind + Truth. In his own words, “Education is the building of the power of human mind and spirit it is the evoking of knowledge, Character, and Culture.” In this definition there are two loose ends, one is The ways of Education defined thoroughly and the second one is it’s work is combined into specific nature, which is far from the human hand.
Goal of Education
Shri Aurobindo defines the progress of human in seven stages– Material → Life → Mind → Super mind → Eternal Happiness → Soul → Truth. Even he decided the goals of education in a same ways- Goal of physical development → Goal of Life development → Goal of Mental development → Goal of inner soul Development and Goal of Spiritual Development.
In the terms of Physical Development he also includes the progress of Physical, Social and Business development. In development of life’s he includes Moral, Character and in Psych development of the forced on will Power. In inner soul Development he describe Mind, Brain, Mental or inner Knowledge. And in Spiritual sphere he includes Yoga Kriya (Actions) and it’s training. And through the entire main The goal of Education are included. In today’s term logy in a very pain manner we have to say the education is a multi goal task. And through it can develop humans’ physical, mental, social, cultural, moral, characteristic, commerce and spiritual.
Curriculum of Education
Whatever he depicted in his term logy of developments of education for that he gives a certain syllabus. In physical subjects- Mother tongue and also national and international languages, history, Geography, Socialogy, Economics, Mathamatics, Science, Psychology, Health Science, Geology, Agrictural, Commerce, Business, Art and also Sports, Execerise. Producation, Sclpture, In Spiritual Subjects-Veda, Upanishad, Geeta, Theology, Moral Science, Religions of world. And in Spiritual work he gives stands to Hymens, Devotional Songs and even Yoga. And also given different syllabus for different stages of education.
If we carefully look at the subject who has given by him we can understand. He Gives a wide range of syllabus of education, in that Ancient, Present and even Indian also Western Knowledge and includes the whole useful knowledge. From the beginning of Child’s education there is no point to teach him English and French Language. Importance to International can be understood but why should any command man want to understand the international languages. To give a status all time for Yoga in today’s world it is not possible.
Forms of Education
According to Shree Aurobindo, with subject to forms of education his thoughts are not too cleared. At some where he supports Ancient forms and the same time giving the importance to present forms. But he opposes to rote learning and accepts the form of understanding. He believes that Yoga process is the best process to learn the anything.
Nobody can deny his thought on not to give more importance to child’s returning rather than to teach him to understand the subject. That his thoughts on Yoga are correct into its sphere but in today’s Yoga can only relate to concentration rather than Mediation.
Discipline
According to him on one’s own will is the true discipline. For achieving this discipline he gives two things: First teacher should be set a certain kinds of discipline in front of student. Other one is If child disobeyed even though we have to talk with him in very lovable manner. He disagrees with penalty and believes it is as a inhuman thing. There is no way to disagree this point that to achieve this discipline in schools, it is necessary to have some code of conduct of should be followed by teachers and students.
But if students are continuously disobeyed rules then there is no point to behave with him in loveable manner, it is necessary to give him punishment. But this punishment should be limited.
Teacher
Neither he consider the teacher as a giver of knowledge nor they developed the mind’s of students but he thinks teacher as only a Pearson who only guides towards student’s independent goals. He wants from teacher that they should not only help student to have Physical knowledge but to help them to achieve the highest goal of human i.e. Aatma. He argues that this work only can do by Karma yogi or Meditation Yogi teacher.
It is pleasant to hear the independent progress of the child but in real world of formal education thing is not possible. Demands from teachers to become yogi is not possible in today’s’ world. It is enough for them to follow their duties honestly, and to get ready to them for real life is enough.
Student
He gives respect to child’s personality. He described that students are differ from one to other in terms of physical nature. But they all are same on the basis of spiritual nature. So that teacher should help student to develop his physical strengths according to his own way. And student’s spiritual development can be done on basis of his own completeness of Soul. For this two kinds of development he demands for students to have adhered the Bramhachrya. And asks from them to search the Eternal Truth. It’s good to have a suggestion of Brahmacharya but from the beginning to search the eternal truth is now day’s rational thing.
Wings of Education
- Religious Education—He wants to relate education on the basis of Religion. His logic to this point is that the all religion of the world teaches human to live for himself for others and for God. At the end any nations’ education stands her religion. But in the present time of Democratic, Secular India it is not possible to give a religious education and on its basis. Today’s demand is Secular development of society. If we able to successes to feed them the secular knowledge, and even all moral development of its laws then it is we successes.
- National Education—According to him the national education is controlled by nation, and it’s people, from national way. From this basis he even made a project regarding this subject. But in his Pondicherry Ashram the system of education was given in form of Yoga Accustom, form this angle it looks Indian but from the syllable manner it is western. There were a facility of learning many national and international languages and along with science and its different branches are held also today. If we looked at Pondicherry International Ashram as center of education, it is free from limited nationalism. It is International education, but its’ is soul is Yoga education.
Impact of Shri Aurobindo
On philosophical terms he tries to give a Indian Philosophy into Scientific way. Some people are impressed by his thoughts. He never differentiates a human on the basis of Sates, Cast, Religion, Commerce, and Color. He believes in worldly brotherhood. The Ashram Built by him where people come across from all around the world, and even from different cast, religion, and even people from different states is lived there. And everyone toiled physical work. Everybody lived according to their strength to live by production and everyone take the practice of Meditation Yoga. Along with protected physical life they progressed towards spiritual life. From such kind practices the differences like Physical, Cultural and Cast are ending form society.
Shri Aurobindos’ philosophy has not only limited in India but it breaks the boundaries by crossing the lines of nation. Pondicherry Ashram‘s branches are now spreading nation into nation. And that breeches the line between Physical and Spiritual World. Yoga now is subject of globe.
In the field of education his impact was not so much, at the beginning he taken a part in national Educational movement, but the impact of this thing was for only few years. And after that he went to study of Yoga. After few Years he started a educational institute in his Ashram. This institute now recognized and grows as ‘Shri Aurobindo International Education Center. But it is not possible his free education system to imply in today’s common education form.
