Category:Educational System
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda's critique of the modern educational system exposes the fundamental flaw at the heart of contemporary civilization: the complete omission of spiritual knowledge. The Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad, as cited by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, divides knowledge into two categories: aparā-vidyā (material knowledge) and pāra-vidyā (transcendental knowledge). Because modern universities exclusively teach aparā-vidyā, focusing entirely on the temporary physical body and technological advancement, Śrīla Prabhupāda classifies this curriculum as an "animal education." A system that only teaches humanity how to eat, sleep, and secure bodily comforts without answering the questions "Who am I?" and "What happens after death?" is effectively operating in total darkness.
The societal results of this godless educational system are disastrous. Despite massive investments in huge universities, the output is a frustrated, confused, and aimless younger generation, often turning to intoxication or even suicide out of sheer hopelessness. By training students solely in technology rather than philosophy or spiritual science, modern education is geared simply to produce a massive population of śūdras (laborers). Śrīla Prabhupāda bluntly refers to these secular schools and colleges as "slaughterhouses," where the spiritual potential of the human form of life is systematically murdered.
To save human society from complete ruination, the entire educational system must be radically changed. A genuine education must begin in childhood, teaching students their real identity as eternal spirit souls (ātmā) and explaining the exact science of transmigration. It must introduce the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma to properly organize society, and most importantly, it must teach the science of God. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement was explicitly designed to act as this novel, topmost educational system, providing the missing pāra-vidyā necessary to emancipate the conditioned soul and conquer the cycle of birth and death.
- Animal Education: An educational system that only teaches bodily maintenance and technology while ignoring the spirit soul is classified as an animalistic education.
- The Disastrous Output: The complete lack of spiritual training in modern universities directly produces a confused, frustrated, and godless population of śūdras.
- The Two Types of Knowledge: Vedic philosophy clearly distinguishes between aparā-vidyā (temporary material knowledge) and pāra-vidyā (eternal transcendental knowledge).
- The Required Change: To save society, education must begin in childhood with the explicit goal of teaching the science of the soul, transmigration, and love of God.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Educational System - The Defect of Godless Academia.
Pages in category "Educational System"
The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total.
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- Although this process of growth (of the body) is always taking place, the educational system in modern universities, though considered advanced, unfortunately does not deal with this. Actually there is no education without spiritual knowledge
- Animal education means when at the present moment the education system is so bad that it is practically animal education
- At the present moment, the whole educational system is concentrated on this body, how to keep this body comfortable. Spiritual knowledge does not mean that you neglect your body. No. That is not the idea
- At the present moment, throughout the entire world the educational system is geared to produce sudras. A big technologist is no more than a big sudra. Kalau sudra-sambhavah: in the age of Kali, everyone is a sudra
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- Education system should be stopped. Rascal, producing rascals and hippies in the university. What is the use of this education?
- Every material things deteriorate, and it becomes useless at certain length of time. Any machine, any cloth. Therefore it has been taken as dress. But unfortunately modern universities, educational system, they do not know anything about this
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- First-class education, without any fee, from the realized soul - that was educational system, varnasrama-dharma
- First-class education, without any fee, from the realized soul - that was educational system, varnasrama-dharma. So we have to find out such guru, Vaisnava
- Future means next life. Yes. Where is that civilization? Where is that education, that people are thinking for future life? Is there any educational system at the present moment?
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- I am very glad to see that you have detected the deficiency in our educational system, but still there is time before complete ruination if we take seriously this Krsna Consciousness Movement
- If the educational system dealt with the proper utilization of what God is supplying, it would improve. All the fruits and grains we eat are given by God, who supplies food to all living entities
- If the educational system simply teaches these processes, it does not deserve the name of education. Real education enables us to understand what we are
- If you are spending so much time with individuals they must first admit that they do not know who they are and they do not know who is God. These two things are completely lacking in modern educational systems
- If you can establish a nice educational center, I know many parents of your country will be glad to send their children in New Vrindaban. But we have to create a nice atmosphere and educational system there
- Ignorance means animal life, and knowledge means human life. Therefore there is so much educational system in every human society. Why? Knowledge means human life, and ignorance means animal life
- In the beginning he (Prahlada Maharaja) has said that this life, human form of life, is very rare. The present educational system, they do not know it, that how important this human form of life is and how it has to be utilized
- In the modern education system, the purpose is to elevate the general people. But they do not know how to elevate. Therefore there is so much trouble
- In the modern educational system, university, there is no such information, we see. It is very lamentable, but these knowledges are there in the Vedic literature. The summary of all Vedic literature is Srimad-Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam
- It is the movement to qualify men to their respective positions. It is an educational system to divide first class, second class, third class, fourth class. They all required
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- Our educational system, the university, everything, that is simply imparting material knowledge. But material knowledge is superfluous because this body is also superfluous. Every one of us, we know that this body is nonpermanent. It is temporary
- Our Krishna Consciousness Movement is especially meant for enlivening men in this novel educational system. We have published about 10 big big books of 400 to 1000 pages each
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- That is the defect of modern educational system. And actually, everyone is seeking for spiritual emancipation. Therefore in your country, in spite of so many big, big universities, you are producing hippies, hopeless population
- The educational system in the human form of life should be so perfect that one will understand his intimate relationship with God, or Visnu. Every living entity has an intimate relationship with God
- The educational system is so rascaldom that there is no brain. All over the world. There is no institution where people are being taught how to conquer over death. There is no such institution
- The educational system must be reformed. Not that godless, no education, secular government, no education of God in the schools and colleges. This is not a very good proposal
- The educational system should take very seriously if at all they want to make their country nice, not varna-sankarah. Strisu dustasu varna-sankarah bhavisyati. This Vedic culture is so scientifically made
- The gross body is made of earth, water, air, fire, and the subtle body is made of mind, intelligence and egotism. So we are within this. So nobody knows; there is no educational system, what is our real constitutional position
- The leaders of the society, if it is serious, will adopt this, in the educational system, in their private life. In that way they shall ask some question, then it will benefit. Otherwise it will be simply a show
- The modern educational system without any knowledge of Bhagavan, I may tell you frankly, not only in India, everywhere, they are practically slaughterhouse
- The real problem of life is to understand the self. But there is no educational system throughout the whole world what is the self, what is his need, how it is constituted, how it is working
- The so-called educational system, all over the world, there is no such education. They are kept in darkness and ignorance and still so much money is being spent, especially in the Western countries
- The students are so dangerous now - But you have made them dangerous, the educational system. They are protesting against the existence of God
- The whole educational system should be changed
- Their conferences, their United Nation, their scientific advancement, their educational system, philosophy and so on, so on, everything is meant for how to become happy in this material world
- Their education system is so rubbish that they do not know what is liberation. Just like cats and dogs, they do not know what is liberation. Liberation means to get out of this false conditional life
- There are two kinds of educational systems. One deals with transcendental knowledge (para vidya) and the other with material knowledge (apara vidya)
- There is no education system, there is no university, nothing of the sort. Simply animalistic way of life: "How we can increase our eating capacity, our sexual capacity, and this . . ." This is going on
- There is no educational system about the science of God. This movement, Krsna consciousness movement, is teaching the science of God
- There is no educational system that, "You become . . . take LSD like this." No. That is a natural tendency. To become intoxicated, to take liquor, LSD, ganja, pan, oh, very easily you can learn
- There is no educational system throughout the whole world how to understand the existence of soul, which is the prime necessity of understanding for the human being. A human being is not meant for wasting his time like animals
- There is no educational system to teach people that he's not this body; he is atma, spirit soul. That is the beginning of spiritual education
- There is no fault of these hippie boys and girls. They have not been trained. Not only here, every part of the world, the educational system is not very satisfactory
- There is no institution, no university, no education system to understand what is that living force without which it is a lump of matter. Where is that education
- There is no such educational system. The most defective education, because without this knowledge, what happens after death, without this knowledge, one who is dying without this knowledge, he's animal
- There is no, in the educational system, no Bhagavad-gita. Just see how much unfortunate
- They do not believe in God, and what to speak of His name, fame, His place, His activities, His form, His quality. How we can know? There is no educational system about the science of God
- They do not know. They simply speculate. That is the defect of modern educational system. Everyone is seeking for spiritual emancipation. Therefore in your country, in spite of so many big, big universities, you are producing hippies, hopeless population
- This bhakti-yoga is the topmost educational system, and it is open for everyone
- This is the missing point of modern civilization. They do not know . . . there is no educational system in the university what happens after death
- Training, every training should begin from childhood. Just like you send your boys and girls to school. So any educational system should be begin from childhood
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- Unfortunately modern universities, educational system, they do not know anything about this. And still, they are very much proud of advancement of education. Actually, there is no education
- Unfortunately, after so-called education also, we remain fools and rascals. Because we do not know . . . there is no educational system to understand atma-tattvam. Atma-tattvam. The human life is meant for understanding atma-tattvam
- Unfortunately, our system of education is so dull that the authorities do not know that we are not this body; we are spirit soul. Still, they are big, big philosopher, big, big politician and big, big leader and social authorities
- Unfortunately, there is no educational system; neither do they know the process of transmigration of the soul. So everyone is in ignorance
- Unfortunately, we have got departments of knowledge in our educational system, but actually there is no department of knowledge where Krsna consciousness is taught scientifically. That is a great necessity of the present day
- Unfortunately, we have no educational system to understand this spiritual science. And especially in this age, everything is godlessness. Therefore people are not happy. Our Krsna consciousness movement is only to make people happy by becoming KC
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- When our other senses cannot work, our ear is very strong. Therefore it is recommended that you try to hear from the authoritative person. That is also . . . educational system is also like that
- Whole educational system is defective because there is no spiritual education. That has made everything impossible
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- You may have very big, big universities, educational system, but the production will be hopeless, confused hippies. That's all - From the very beginning, the whole system should be changed, rascal civilization
- Your educational system, in the Western countries, the . . . you have got big, big universities. Why the university students becoming hippies?