Book Title: Jain Oceans Drop
Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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________________ (415 be compelled to change from the origin and will be expected to produce or put forth only the healthy, really aesthetic and artistic and life-sublimating entertainments. This will be done through the constant and conscious efforts of creating and changing the public opinion and outlook and also through the production and presentation of alternative programmes. (2) Setting up of a totally free and novel Educational system based on the self the soul, the spirit. Though soul-centered, it will balance and combine both of the internal as well as the external-spiritual as well as material aspects. It will combine Religion or self-knowledge with the Modern Science, enabling one to make the "right use" of the Science. It will provide a balanced and totally developing process of learning. To mention in particular, it will take into consideration all the aspects and factors for the total, all round development of the younger generation as mentioned before. It will function in form of..... NEWLY-SET REGULARLY WORKING INSTITUTIONS AND VIDYAPEETHS. PREVAILING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH ADDED PROCESS OF INTERNAL OR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND TRAINING * PART-TIME, EVENING OR SUNDAY CLASSES FOR THE EMPLOYED ONES. * WEEKEND SUMMER CAMPS OR "SHIVIRI" -And it will take into account all of the aspects referred to above Viz 1) The Soul 2) The mind, Heart and intellect 3) The body and 4) The Means of Livelihood or Economic requirements. Let us think over the process of utilizing and training and transforming all of these aspects for making the novel education a chief means for the total uplift of the Modern Youths : (1) The Soul: - All Practice will be adopted for enlightening the "RIGHT VISION" and for implanting the seeds of the self-knowledge or the Realization of the Soul. The younger generation will be educated and trained and brought up through the imparting of knowledge by awakening their "thirst of knowing". They will be shown the path and process of internal transformation through Meditation first, then through the TAPASADHANA and concentration and then through studies, discussions and discourses of spiritual knowledge. In course of this Yogic PRACTICES PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH, WILL-POWER and MUSIC will be used altogether, so that they all can help in the process of self awakening. As a result of this, the unity of thought, speech and action will be achieved and importance of spiritual and moral values will be strengthened naturally among the students and youth. Through the Meditation, they will be inspired and enabled to achieve INTERNAL SILENCE as well as the RIGHT VISION, the PROPER OUTLOOK which will enable them to stick to their goal of self-realization without escaping from the world of today though it may be in opposite direction. This ability will not deprive them of the Moral and spiritual code of conduct and thinking. They will easily and naturally learn to adopt and respect the

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