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(Relaxation). Preksha Dhyan and Anupreksha are its major steps which will be systematically & scientifically practiced,
We believe that these two components when learned & experienced will bring about the most beautiful human experience between teacher & young pupils. Why children ?
The most absorbent, curious and adaptable mind is that of a child. The sense of wonder is the strongest and most prominent in a child. It is, therefore, easy & appropriate to nature & develop this quality of human being when he/she is still a child.
hen child looks up at the night sky he/she observes stars, moon, constellations, sbooting stars etc., thousands of questions come to his/her mind. He/She wonders, marvels, fantacises, dreams and his/ her heart is filled with sense of beauty, amusement, curiosity, vastness and much more. These feelings and experiences are the first step
vards knowledge, civilization, human values and spirituality. They open up new horizons and dimensions for man. As a result wholeness, oneness comes in man's personality.
Our aim is to bring in these qualities in education and revive them through various joyful exercises taking science education as a basic means. We propose to pick up a few topics from science curriculum and redesign the chapters & teaching technique so that moral and spiritual values are very logically, systematically and scientifically nurtured.
"It is no exaggeration to say that the future of civilization depends on the degree to which we can balance the forces of
Science & Religion.'' Foot note : * This paper was presented at the 4th World Environment Congress
on Eco-Philosophy and Eco-Dharma, New Delhi, 10-13th Jan.
1996. 1. Albert Einstein, The Human Side (1950) 2. A Report of Kothari Commission (1964-66)— Education and
National Development. 3. A. N. WHITEHEAD, 1925.
-Dr. Deepika Kothari
Project Officer Jain Vishva Bharati Institute Ladnun--341306
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