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Ourmoder
nconceptofeducat
ioni
sai
medatenhanci
ngt
heabi
l
ityofour
i
ntel
l
ect
.The cur
renteducat
ion sy
stemspr
evai
l
ing i
nthe wor
ldt
odayand t
he
subj
ect
sthatar
etaughti
nthedi
ff
erentcol
l
egesandUni
ver
sit
ies,wecanseet
hat
t
heyar
epr
ovi
dingj
ob-
ori
ent
ededucat
ion.Job-
ori
ent
ededucat
ioni
slear
ningwhi
ch
woul
dai
dint
hepr
ocessofat
tai
ningaj
obi
nsoci
ety
,li
kephy
sics,
chemi
str
y,bi
ology
,
medi
calsci
ence,
engi
neer
ing,
hist
ory
,et
c.Ri
ghtf
rom ourchi
l
dhood,
unt
ilt
het
imewe
ev
ent
ual
l
ypassuni
ver
sit
yandt
ryt
obecomeest
abl
i
shedi
nli
fe,t
hewhol
ethr
ustof
ourt
rai
ningi
nschool
andi
ncol
l
egei
stoobt
ainaj
ob,
acar
eer
,st
atusi
nli
fe.

Ther
ear
etwo di
ff
erentconcept
sofeducat
ion.Onewhi
chenhancest
he
abi
l
iti
esoft
hei
ntel
l
ectwhi
chi
sjob-
ori
ent
ededucat
ionandt
heot
herenhanci
ngt
he
pr
ocessof‘
l
ear
ningandl
i
vingcr
eat
ivel
yandconst
ruct
ivel
y’
,whi
chi
syogi
ceducat
ion
orsel
f-
ori
ent
ededucat
ion.Thet
erm sel
f-
ori
ent
ededucat
iondoesn’
tmeant
hatwe
conf
ineour
sel
veswi
thour
sel
ves,
rat
heri
tisbecomi
ngawar
eoft
hesel
fasawhol
e.
Job-
ori
ent
ededucat
ioni
snecessar
y,buti
tisnotconduci
vet
oeducat
ingt
hehuman
per
son.Weneedt
o mov
efr
om t
hesy
stem ofj
ob-
ori
ent
ededucat
ioni
ntosel
f-
educat
ion,andsel
f-
educat
ioni
swher
eyogacomesi
n.I
tisl
ear
ningt
ochannel
i
zeor
t
ofocust
hemi
nd,t
ohav
ecl
ari
tyofmi
nd,concent
rat
ionofmi
nd,andl
ear
ningt
o
r
ecogni
set
hepr
inci
plest
hatgov
ernahumanper
sonal
i
tyi
nthef
orm ofst
rengt
hs,
weakness,ambi
ti
onsand needs.Thoughy
ogapl
aysmul
ti
pler
olei
nenhanci
ng
moder
ndayeducat
ionbyi
mpr
ovi
ngat
tent
ion,concent
rat
ion,memor
y,cr
eat
ivi
tyand
ov
eral
lper
sonal
i
tydev
elopmentoft
hest
udent
s,t
heul
ti
mat
eai
m ofeducat
ion
accor
dingt
oyogai
scompl
etel
ydi
ff
erentandi
satahi
gherpl
ane.

Educat
ioncanbebr
oadl
ycl
assi
fi
edi
ntoapar
avi
dyaandpar
avi
dya.Onei
dea
i
saboutt
heknowl
edgewegai
nregar
dingbooks,t
abl
e,chai
r c.–apar
,et avi
dyaand
t
heot
heri
stheknowl
edgeaboutonesel
fknownaspar
avi
dya.Accor
dingt
oyoga,
t
heai
m ofacqui
ri
ngknowl
edget
oknow aboutonesel
f,t
hei
nnersel
fthant
he
knowl
edgeaboutmat
eri
alobj
ect
s.

St
agesofy
ogi
ceducat
ion

Thef
ir
stst
ageofeducat
ion i
sther
ecogni
ti
on ofst
rengt
h,weaknesses,
ambi
ti
ons and needs of t
he i
ndi
vi
dual and cul
ti
vat
ing,st
rengt
heni
ng and
under
standi
ngt
hedi
ff
erentpr
inci
plesoft
hei
rnat
ure.
 I
nthesecond st
ageofeducat
ion,we ext
end t
heawar
enessout
side t
o
enhancet
hement
alabi
li
ti
es.Pat
anj
ali
’
sraj
ayogai
sappr
opr
iat
efort
his.Wet
alkof
pr
aty
ahar
aaswi
thdr
awalofsenses,
butt
hati
sonl
ythel ageofpr
astst aty
ahar
a.The
f
ir ageofpr
stst aty
ahar
aisext
ensi
onoft
hesensesi
ntot
heout
sidewor
ld.Wet
alkof
dhar
anaasconcent
rat
ionofmi
ndandment
alawar
eness,
butt
hati
sthel
astst
ageof
dhar
ana.Thef
ir ageofdhar
stst anai
sext
ensi
onofment
alawar
enessout
sidei
nto
t
heenv
ironment
.Wet
alkofmedi
tat
ionasex
per
ienci
ngt
hehar
monywi
thi
n,butt
hat
i
sthel ageofdhy
astst ana.Thef
ir
stst
agei
stoexper
iencet
hehar
monyout
side.I
f
onecannotexper
iencet
hehar
monyout
side,i
tisnotpossi
blet
oenj
oyt
hehar
mony
wi
thi
n.Wet
alkofsamadhiasbei
ngt
hepr
ocessofenl
i
ght
menti
nsi
de,
butagai
nthat
i
sthel
astst
age.Thef
ir
stst
ageofSamadhii
sopt
imum har
monyont
heout
side,
becauseonl
ythenaper
soncanexper
iencet
heopt
imum har
monyorenl
i
ght
enment
i
nsi
de.So,wehav
etol
ooknotatt
hel
astandf
i agesofpr
nalst aty
ahar
a,dhar
ana,
dhy
ana and samadhi
,butatt
hef
ir
stst
ages.Ext
ensi
onofmi
nd,ofawar
eness,
i
nvol
vementi
ntheout
erwor
ld,becomi
ngcr
eat
ive,becomi
ngopen,under
standi
ng
ouri
nter
act
ions,
howwear
e,wher
ewear
eint
hef
ami
ly
,insoci
etyandi
nthewor
ld.
Thi
sist
hesecondst
ageofy
ogi
ceducat
ion.

Thet
hir
d st
ageofy
ogi
ceducat
ion i
smedi
tat
ion i
nit
sbr
oadestsense.
Medi
tat
ionnoti
nrel
ati
ont
othedhy
anaofpat
anj
ali
,butasapr
ocessofbei
ngwhat
y
ouar
e,accept
ingy
our
sel
fasy
ouar
e.I
fyoucanbey
ou,i
fyoucanl
ear
ntoaccept
y
ourshor
tcomi
ngsandy
ournat
ureandi
fyoucanav
oidput
ti
ngondi
ff
erentmasks,
whi
chweal
ldoatdi
ff
erentt
imesi
nourl
i
ves,y
ouwi
l
lbeont
hepat
hofmedi
tat
ion.
Bey
our
sel
fandoncey
ouunder
standt
hispr
ocessofmedi
tat
ion,
educat
ionst
art
s.