Gita Abhiyan to inculcate ‘human values’
13 districts have been covered under the programme
One teacher from each school attend workshop
Bangalore/Chitradurga: A religious organisation is on a mission to spread “humanitarian values” by teaching Bhagavad Gita to schoolchildren across the State. The Education Department, while not acknowledging this as one of its own programmes, is nevertheless playing an active role in ensuring that there are no encumbrances on the way.
Sri Sonda Swarnavalli Mahasamsthanam, near Sirsi, is holding Sri Bhagavad Gita Abhiyan in all districts of Karnataka in a phased manner. While 13 districts have been covered under it, the programme is currently going on in nine districts, including Chitradurga, Davangere and Dakshina Kannada.
What is interesting is the circular on this programme sent from the office of the Director of Public Instruction, Secondary Education (dated October 3, 2009) to all Deputy Directors of Public Instruction for “necessary action.”
“It states that headmasters in secondary schools, high schools and Sanskrit schools can permit their students as well as teachers to participate in this eight-day programme “in a manner that does not affect the academic interests of students.”
The circular cites two letters — one from the Mahasamthanam and another from the Personal Secretary to the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education as references.
A teacher who spoke to The Hindu on condition of anonymity said that one teacher from each school had attended a day-long workshop prior to the start of the abhiyan. “I expect it to be treated as work On Official Duty,” he said.
Nagaraj Bhat, district secretary of the ongoing abhiyan in Chitradurga, said that participation in the abhiyan was “purely voluntary” and they “expect no support from the Government.” He said that secondary school students would be taught Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita by rote, while high school students would be taught Chapter 15.
Mr. Bhat said: “There is no politics and religion involved in this. We are not teaching Bhagavad Gita as a religious text, but as a text that can help in personality development and inculcating good values.” He added that people of all communities had participated in the abhiyan.
Source : THE HINDU
Bhagavad gita is about controlling mind. Bhagavad gita is the science of Consciousness.
Modern science is unable to discuss on Consciousness & Intelligence. Modern science deals only with Matter & Energy but not Consciousness & Intelligence. Only great Spiritual books like Bhagavad Gita explains about Consciousness & Intelligence.
Check one of the Verses of Bhagavad-Gita to know what it is:
Bhagavad-Gita Chapter-3 Verse-42 states:
The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the senses; intelligence is still higher than the mind; and the soul is even higher than the intelligence.
Bhagavad-Gita Chapter-2 Verse-63 states:From anger, delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost, one falls down again into the material pool.
Many great scientists of the World said that Bhagavad-Gita is the great essential knowledge. check some of the Quotes on Bhagavad gita by noble laureates:
[i]The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life’s wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion – by Herman Hesse.[/i]
[i]In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita, in comparison with which our modern world and its literature seems puny and trivial.[/i] – Henry David Thoreau.
Bhagavad gita gives better consciousness and Knowledge and Bhagavad gita resolves some of the current ethical problems in the Society. So Its good to teach the people about Bhagavad gita and its a great opportunity to read Bhagavad gita.
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