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belief ripen and take possession of us by means of steady contemplation. It is an intimate and compelling process very like natural process, by which the mind that holds an idea becomes held by it". Radhakrishnan is referring here to the state of knowing by being, the nidhidhyasana aspect of learning, a powerful concept in Indian psychology of education.
The need of the day is thus the development of the inner sciences as reflected in the Indian concept of consciousness. Indian thinkers have a far greater role to play in today's world. Sri Aurobindo has set the model in this direction. Consciousness entering in to matter transforming and elevating it to new heights of realization is the message of Sri Aurobindo.
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