PART SEVEN The Aim of Integral Liberation and Integral Perfection Against this background, it may be said that Sri Aurobindo's synthesis of yoga does not aim merely at the liberation of the individual or of the individual Purusha from the ignorance which appears to be inherent in the Nature of Prakriti; it also aims at the liberation of the Prakriti itself from its bondage to ignorance by eliminating all that appears to be inherent in it but which is not really so; since Prakriti of the three gunas is derived from supramental Para Prakriti, it can be liberated from its own limitations and transformed into Supramental Nature. Sri Aurobindo thus speaks of the

PART SIX Review of the Gains of the Earlier Systems of Yoga Against this background, there was a need to review the entire fund of knowledge pertaining to the nature of liberation and perfection as also to the Spirit, Supermind, Mind, Life and Matter. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, as a result of a vast research, the dimensions of which covered all the planes of existence and intricate secrets of psychology, occultism and spirituality, have provided new answers regarding the issue of the ideals of liberation and perfection. Some of the important points that emerged from this great research work, and which are relevant to our immediate purpose here can be summed u

PART ONE The Veda and the Supermind It is instructive to observe that in the early stages of Sri Aurobindo's own yogic development, an ascent to the supermind was effected; during that stage of development certain lines of his self-development were spontaneously converging towards the ancient and now unfrequented paths followed by the Vedic Rishis. At that time, there had begun to arise in his consciousness an arrangement of symbolic names attached to certain psychological experiences which had begun to regularize themselves; among them there were experiences of the faculties which the Vedic Rishis had described as supramental in character6. Sri Aurobindo, therefore, in ord

I INAUGURAL SESSION VALUE-ORIENTED EDUCATION KIREET JOSHI We are passsing through a critical stage of a battle between the best possibilities and the worst possibilities. At a time when forces of unity and harmony can triumph and science and technology can be used to abolish poverty and deprivation, precisely at that time, the forces of violence and gravitational pulls of impulses of the lower human nature are pressing forward on a global scale. Rationality, in which humanity has placed great trust for arriving at the fulfilment of its ideals of true knowledge and comprehensive knowledge, appears to be overtaken by the forces of Unrea

VIII ANNEXURE IV THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEMINAR The National Seminar organized by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research on "Philosophy of Value-Oriented Education" was inaugurated by the Inaugural Address of the Hon'ble Minister of Human Resource Development on January 18, 2002. The Valedictory Address was delivered by Shri T.N. Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament and Member of the Executive Board of UNESCO on January 20, 2002. The Seminar was held at the Jamia Hamdard at New Delhi. During the course of the Seminar, eminent philosophers, educationists, education administrators, and teachers from variou

PREFACE The Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) has undertaken exploration in Value-Oriented Education from the point of view of Philosophical Theory as also its practical implications. As the subject is vast, the Council envisaged a series of seminars on the subject during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period (2002-03 to 2006-07). The first Seminar in the series was designed to initiate discussions on the following themes: (a)Basic issues on the meaning of values and the place of Value-Oriented Education at the present juncture of India's historical development; (b)The present system of education, its origin in Macaulay's Minutes on Education, and the defects of

VII ANNEXURE III INDIAN COUNCIL OF PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PHILOSOPHY OF VALUE-ORIENTED EDUCATION New Delhi 18-20 January, 2002 REPORT OF RAPID SURVEY OF REACTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS Professor R.M. Kalra(Honorary Adviser) Dr. J.D. Sharma(Research Associate) INDIAN COUNCIL OF PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH Darshan Bhawan 36, Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi -110062 I Introduction 1.1The Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) orgnized at New Delhi a three day Nation

PHILOSOPHY OF VALUE-ORIENTED EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL SEMINAR HELD DURING 18—20 JANUARY, 2002 EDITOR PROFESSOR KIREET JOSHI EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD PROFESSOR R.C. PRADHAN PROFESSOR R.M. KALRA DR. MERCY HELEN PROFESSOR D.N. PANIGRAHI DR.J.D. SHARMA DR. S. K. MOHAPATRA PHILOSOPHY OF VALUE-ORIENTED EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL SEMINAR 18-20 JANUARY, 2002 Edited by KIREET JOSHI

VI ANNEXURE II A BRIEF REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEMINAR INNUGURAL SESSION As per programme, the inaugural address was to be delivered by Professor Murli Manohar Joshi, Hon'ble Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Science and Technology and Ocean Development. Due to some important work, the Hon'ble Minister could not attend the inaugural session. In a communication sent to ICPR, the Hon'ble Minister requested Professor Kireet Joshi, Chairperson, ICPR to read the inaugural address on his behalf. Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya, Chairman, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (CSC) chaired the inaugural session. The programme be

-05_3 Selected papers reports presented at the seminar (Part-2).htm III SELECTED PAPERS/REPORTS PRESENTED AT THE SEMINAR (PART II) VALUE EDUCATION INITIATIVES OF NCERT AND ITS FUTURE VISION J. S. RAJPUT Introduction There has been much to feel elated in the current terms. The knowledge 'explosion' has extended the mental horizons of human beings. Utilisation of skill and knowledge has brought economic affluence and political power to some. There are also areas of serious concern, which have emerged promi-nendy. The domain of human values continues to erode. The crisis of human values is worsening and its shadow looms large. The calm and peace, which could b