Book Title: Philosophical Writings
Author(s): Hemant Shah
Publisher: Academy of Philosophy

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________________ Education of the Future evolutionary fulfilment." It is very necessary for the futuristic vision to have "a clear insight into the evolutionary predicament of modern man, the higher aim of terrestrial evolution and role of education in realising these aims" 115 Indian Philosophy and thought believes that the theory and practice of the spiritual evolution of Man and planet Earth will be the paradigm of the Future. The central ideas of this paradigm are: Man is a transitional being, and the rationalised mental consciousness is not the last summit of human evolution. Nature is preparing humanity for an evolutionary leap towards a supramental consciousness which is free from limitations and disabilities of the mental consciousness. This higher evolution has to be effected by a new science and technology of Consciousness or Yoga, as it is called in India. Among all human activities, it is education based on the science of Yoga and not economics, politics, commerce, management or material science and technology - which will play a major and prominent role in spearheading this higher evolution of humanity." The 'educational technology' of the future will emerge from 'a comprehensive understanding of the level of Consciousness'. IV. Intuition and Intuitional Knowledge: It is generally observed that the largest part of the studies consist of learning the past, in the hope that it will help you to understand the present better. But it is also necessary to understand that what happened is responsible for what is happening now and that prepares the way for the future,. "It is by cultivating the intuition that one prepares oneself to live for the future"9. If we examine carefully, we shall find: "Intuition is our first teacher. Intuition always stands veiled behind our mental operations. Jain Education International »8 Intuition brings to man those brilliant messages from the Unknown which are the beginning of his higher knowledge. Reason For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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