The world is confronted with so much conflict and violence that universal peace may sound like an oxymoron. Yet peace is one thing that mankind continuously strives for, however elusive it may appear to be.
The Great Master Mahatma Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj states,
“As a matter of fact, world peace can never be possible unless we take into account the inner state of the individual mind. World peace is directly related with individual peace, for which the individual mind is to be brought up to the required level. If the individual mind is brought to a state of rest and peace, everything in the world will then appear to him in the same colour. It is, therefore, essential to find out means for developing within every individual a state of peace and contentment. Thus, all that we have to do for the attainment of world peace is to mould the mental tendencies of the people individually. That means the proper regulation of mind so as to introduce into it a state of moderation. That is the only way for bringing peace into the world. It is, therefore, essential for all of us to develop peace of mind within our individual self. But that being exclusively the scope of spirituality, one must necessarily resort to spiritual means for the purpose. “
Thus the coming era without any option has to be a spiritual era where enduring world peace would be realized. The school education then should focus on such positive values of life that individual children are prepared for this new spiritual era.
Human perfection lies in ‘man’ becoming ‘real man’ according to the Great Master of the day – Pujya Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj of Shahjahanpur, U.P. India.
The word education is derived from the root ‘educe’ meaning ‘extract from’, ‘draw out’. It implies that there is something in the individual that can be drawn out and exhibited in its perfection that the individual possibilities permit. ‘Education’ is multidimensional in nature. Not only the intellectual aspect of development, social and emotional adjustment is the task of education but more than all this essentially making a person ‘human’ is the real task of education. Children are to be viewed as embodiments of love and affection. The educators’ job is to develop their inner resources so as to become tomorrows’ peacemakers.