The Heart of Education
The Heart of Education
If we are to construct a system of education for today and tomorrow and beyond, what could that system look like? Where do we begin? And when do we try it? One answer to the first question is, it could be a system that teaches a yogic, holistic, sustainable perspective of living to parents and children (all families, however they are made up). The answer to the second question is, we begin with ourselves, in our hearts, and in our minds, as we ask what do we want in our lives, and what do we want for our children and their children? And the answer to the third question is, there’s no better time than now.
But what does it mean to have a yogic, holistic, sustainable perspective on life? And what would a child or parent learn in order to achieve such a thing? When I think of a yogi I think of someone who is one with peace, one with love, one with compassion and happiness, one with courage and forthrightness, one who is self-fulfilled and one who is self-actualized. A yogi is someone who lives and works at a life of ever growing and reaching for one’s potential..as a human being, a spiritual being, a being of this planet, of this universe.
When I think of the word holistic I think, again, of the universe; that the universe is within us and all beings and things are connected, creating a wholeness. My breath is yours, my body my mind my heart are yours and yours mine and we are all of God, or the Devine, or Nature, or Higher Creative Energy, or the Universe, or whatever you want to call it.
When I think of what a sustainable perspective is, I think of livng a life of balance in the flow of life, of consciousness and awareness within and without one’s self. That leads to doing all to preserve, protect, and continue (sustain) our ability to achieve our yogic and holistic goals in life. And assuring sustainability means everyone else gets to achieve these goals too.
So,
Peace and love to you our children
Peace and love to you my brother and sister
Peace and love to you my mother and father
Peace and love to you my neighbor
Peace and love to you Who I haven’t met yet.
Let’s work on this together.
Namaste
If we are to construct a system of education for today and tomorrow and beyond, what could that system look like? Where do we begin? And when do we try it? One answer to the first question is, it could be a system that teaches a yogic, holistic, sustainable perspective of living to parents and children (all families, however they are made up). The answer to the second question is, we begin with ourselves, in our hearts, and in our minds, as we ask what do we want in our lives, and what do we want for our children and their children? And the answer to the third question is, there’s no better time than now.
But what does it mean to have a yogic, holistic, sustainable perspective on life? And what would a child or parent learn in order to achieve such a thing? When I think of a yogi I think of someone who is one with peace, one with love, one with compassion and happiness, one with courage and forthrightness, one who is self-fulfilled and one who is self-actualized. A yogi is someone who lives and works at a life of ever growing and reaching for one’s potential..as a human being, a spiritual being, a being of this planet, of this universe.
When I think of the word holistic I think, again, of the universe; that the universe is within us and all beings and things are connected, creating a wholeness. My breath is yours, my body my mind my heart are yours and yours mine and we are all of God, or the Devine, or Nature, or Higher Creative Energy, or the Universe, or whatever you want to call it.
When I think of what a sustainable perspective is, I think of livng a life of balance in the flow of life, of consciousness and awareness within and without one’s self. That leads to doing all to preserve, protect, and continue (sustain) our ability to achieve our yogic and holistic goals in life. And assuring sustainability means everyone else gets to achieve these goals too.
So,
Peace and love to you our children
Peace and love to you my brother and sister
Peace and love to you my mother and father
Peace and love to you my neighbor
Peace and love to you Who I haven’t met yet.
Let’s work on this together.
Namaste