“To love to learn is the most precious gift that one can give to a child: to love to learn always and everywhere, so that all circumstances, all happenings in life may be constantly renewed opportunities for learning more and always more.”

The Mother

TMCW-12/On Education-p-25

 

            The theory of complete Education pursued through all life or long succession of rebirths can be realised through the Synthesis of Education which has four strong pillars or four legitimate motives of development of educational capacity in all Time, that of firstly a period of education and preparation that will make us able to satisfy the basic needs and requirement of life and a concentration of Surface Education to develop separative individuality and in it the unity of all aspect of life is lost on the surface; here body, life and mind are divided from each other through ignorance but can be illumined and made aware of themselves; secondly a period of normal living to satisfy the human desires and interests under the moderating rule of ethical and intellectual part in us, to educate all our human capacities of force and knowledge and enjoyment so that we may turn them upon the world with more and more mastery and force, a concentration of Potential Education; thirdly a period of inward turn of the mind and Spiritual preparation, a concentration of Subjective Education and lastly, the Spiritual entity within us must develop its own integral perfection which is a period of complete fulfilment of Truth living, fulfilling and perfecting the objective living by transforming and Divinising it, a concentration of Comprehensive Education. 

             This educational Synthesis also arrives at the reconciling equation between the Matter and the Spirit where - (1) the existing human mind and intellect are considered as its nodus and subjective turn of phenomenal education; (2) the knowledge on the cosmic and terrestrial surface world which is the field and circumstance of Physical, Vital and Mental education; (3) the knowledge on the Supraterrestrial or other worldly or occult plane which is a condition and connecting hidden link and which forms the basis of intermediate Subliminal, Psychic and Spiritual Education and not to have the experience of these great regions of the Selves, not to know and manifest their law in ourselves ‘is to fall short of the height and fullness of our being;’¹ (4) the knowledge and integration of the Supracosmic Reality is the highest reach of Integral Education which is the almighty source, support and ‘highest remote origin of our existence.’² The Synthesis of Education can be satisfying which ends in its aim of uniting the imperfect Matter and the perfect Spirit in a liberated, ecstatic and fulfilled human existence.

             In the past, the theory of complete education through the Synthesis of Education was attempted with little success due to the exaggeration or exclusive importance on either of the four or in most cases the first two Schools of thought. If we are satisfied with the first two educational movements then the ‘synthesis is unnecessary and a waste of time.’³⁴ If our aim is integral Perfection then the synthesis becomes necessary. In the recent development of Integral Education, all four stairs of human development have been fully recognised as the knowledge within the power and capacity of humanity and attempted within the framework of its existing infrastructure. The perfect learning of the secret of existence through material Science, Arts and Literature are to be rightly related with the limited superficial enjoyment of existence, material success and satisfaction of human desire. This objective entry into the opulence of existence must take a subjective turn and search for an unlimited sources of beyond sense enjoyments and this seeking towards the Knowledge of the One and finally discovery of the Knowledge of the One is to be rightly related with the knowledge of the Many and movement towards the source, the Supracosmic existence, from which the unending riches of the Spirit will pour down on the Matter to bring completeness of Integral Education.

      

             So, we can define Education in its totality beginning with the surface mental, surface vital and surface physical education which builds a strong material foundation. Behind it, there is a large ocean of subtle mental, subtle vital and subtle physical Education extending over All Life. At its core, there is a true mental, true vital and true physical being. Mental education liberates the intellect from ‘all twilight thought;’²⁰ vital education draws the sense to ‘pure celestial joy’²¹ and physical education makes ‘body’s joy as vivid as the soul’s.’²²  In this Subliminal Self one experiences ‘The blissful sweetness of the intangible’s touch.'³² In subtle physical education one ‘laughs in sweet and sunlit groves’⁵ and there ‘response to Truth is swift and sure.’⁶ In subtle vital education, ‘The world’s senseless beauty mirrors God’s delight’⁷ and ‘Always a heaven-truth broods in life’s deeps.’⁷ In subtle mental education, Thought is ‘leaned on a Vision beyond thought’⁸ and there ‘beauty and mightiness walk hand in hand.’⁹ Then behind it there are still greater planes of Psychic, Spiritual, Universal and Supramental worlds. Psychic education is ‘Much sweeter… than any rapture known’²³ and its ‘momentary and escaping thrill’²³ cannot be recompensed by ‘Earth or all-conquering heaven.’²³ Spiritual education gives the sense of impersonal Love, Peace, Silence, infinite Existence, infinite Consciousness and ‘The Bliss that none can ever hope to taste.’²⁴ Universal Education is ‘A constant touch of sweetness that linked all hearts’³⁵ and “Thrilled with the hidden Transcendent’s joy and peace.’³⁶ Supramental education turns ‘to the best the worst,’²⁵ heals ‘the bitter cruelties of earth’²⁵ and ‘A joy exceeding earth’s and heaven’s poured down.’²⁵ The dynamisation of Supramental energy can lead towards entry into the dark Subconscient sheath and discovery of the Subconscient Self, which is identified as another important achievement ‘whose priceless value could have saved the world’³ and all error and pain ‘became a quivering ecstasy.’²⁸  Then subsequently entry into Inconscient sheath and discovery of the Inconscient Self is identified as one of the last and most profound Spiritual experiences, ‘the grand solution’⁴ in which the height of mortal effort end and in that darkest world ‘A bliss is born that can remake our life .'²⁹

           

            All these worlds and planes have their influence on our earthly substance and can mould the earthly living into Divine living and Divine perfection. Our objective is to establish an equal fourfold concentration of Education or to explore all the planes of Consciousness and call down their full manifestation in our surface material life. We will realise that the Spirit is not only the cause, supporting power and the indwelling principle of the Matter but also its material and sole material. In this context, the present approach of surface phenomenal Education divided and deviated from the Source with its unequal concentration can be considered as right beginning. This surface education is identified as the Universal Mother’s ‘most outward executive aspect’¹⁰ and as ‘God fulfilled in outwardness.'¹¹

 

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The References are available in the Manuscript "The Synthesis of Education" (page-20) 

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