One of the objectives of education is the culture of the mind and the spirit. This too is very much like agriculture, which provides food and clothing. We want dhanya (grains) to sustain the body; we require dhyana (meditation) to sustain the spirit. In agriculture, you prepare the soil, plant seeds, feed the plants with fertilisers, and reap the harvest. In ‘heart-culture’, we have to plough the hrudhaya-kshethra (the field of the heart), remove the weeds and wild growth, and plant the seeds. The weeds are pernicious tendencies, attitudes and habits; the fertilisers are devotion and dedication. Water to help the plant grow is the quality of love. The seeds are the Names of God, which are deposited within the purified heart. The harvest which is the reward of all this spiritual discipline is Wisdom. Heart-culture has been the goal and aim of Sanathana Dharma, the ancient religion of India. It is essential for a happy, contented and peaceful life.
Bagavan Sri Sri sri Sathya Sai Baba
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