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Philosophy
"Wealth is considered God; pride has become religion; Desires are considered ornaments; ego is the raging fashion. Hypocrisy has become the way of life; Righteousness has declined; Thinking has gone astray; love and affection has declined. Delay may spell ruin; with education combine morality. and earn the reputation that you are the very children of Bharat.'
'even a small house require a foundation. For a tree to grow, the roots have to be strong indeed. Without roots the tree will collapse with the first gust of wind. Similarly, pupils in schools must have for their satisfactory progress in life, a strong foundation. And what is a strong foundation? Moral, ethical and spiritual knowledge and experience are the best foundation.
'Education has two aspects; the first is related to external and worldly education. which is nothing but acquired bookish knowledge. The second aspect know as one cannot acquire them outside. They have to be elicited from within.
'Spiritual education is for life, whereas worldly education is for a living. just as two wings are essential for a bird to soar high in the sky, two wheels for a cart to move, sa also the two types of education are needed for man to attain the goal of life.
'Teachers have to be life-long students, engaged not in mere study, but immersed in practice also. Only a lamp that burns can light other lamps. Do not imagine that your service to children is for their sake. you do not take food for the sake of another person. this service is the food you take for your own good. This is the spiritual path
 
 
Sathya Sai Baba Quotes:
  • Paramatma (Supreme Divinity) has six chief characteristics: Supreme wisdom, complete renunciation, divine beauty, fullest splendour of power, undiminished fame, and inexhaustible fortune. Its nature is Sat (existence), Chit (knowledge) and Ananda (bliss). These are also related to man through the Atma in him. So all humanity has a right to realize and enjoy these characteristics and this exalted nature. It is the ordained duty. The travails of the world today are due to man not performing this ordained duty.
  • The wave-like movement of proceeding and receding, of merging and emerging has been happening since time immemorial; it will happen till Time ends; it is eternal in its feature—this is the belief of Bharathiyas. A human being is not just this gross body; in it, there is a subtle component called mind; inside it, as its prompter and spring, there is an even more subtle principle called the Jivatma (individualized soul). This Jivatma has neither beginning nor end; it has no birth, it knows no death. This is the basis of the Bharathiya faith.
  • There are three stages of Sadhana (spiritual practice). They are concentration, contemplation and meditation. When you fix your gaze on one form, it is concentration. When this form physically moves away after sometime, you still look at this form with your mental eye. That is contemplation. As a result of this exercise, this form gets imprinted in your heart permanently. That is meditation. If you go on meditating thus, the form remains in your heart permanently. You should not confine your spiritual practices to concentration and contemplation only. While it is true that these are the first steps in your spiritual practices, you must progress further. You must transform concentration to contemplation and later into meditation. When you transform thus, you will continue to visualize the form of God at all times. The ancient Rishis (seers) adopted this form of meditation. That is why God manifested before them whenever they wished, talked to them and fulfilled their desires.
  • Each electric bulb has a separate wattage, and the wattage remains for a limited period of a time. Avatars are like these electric bulbs. Over a period, God has incarnated as several Avatars. You must be attached, NOT to the physical form of a particular Avatar, but to DIVINITY as the Supreme Parabrahma beyond form and attributes, which has manifested many times in many ages. Though you were born as a baby, you grow up as a child, youth, and become an elderly person; you are the same individual in all the different stages. You must, therefore, constantly meditate upon the Divine, which is true and eternal.
  • To describe anything in words is difficult; it might even cause boredom. But to demonstrate it by deed is easier and more pleasant! Through meditation, spiritual aspirants are able to cast off sheaths of ignorance, layer after layer. They withdraw their sense perceptions from contact with worldly experiences. The process that aims at this holy consummation alone deserves to be called meditation. For this process, you must be equipped with good habits, discipline, and high ideals. You must be full of renunciation towards worldly things and their attractions. Whatever the situation, you should conduct yourself with enthusiasm and joy. Whatever is done must be dedicated not to eke out a livelihood but for earning Atmic bliss (Atma-ananda). You should train yourself to adopt a good sitting pose (Asana) to avoid tension of the body, and to ease the mind from the weight and pressure of the body. If you thus truly meditate, you will achieve oneness with the Divine and experience the joy of realizing the Atma within yourself.
 
 
Schooling For Excellence
What is a 'good' school? Where you would like your children to study? As a teacher, where would you love to teach? When do you derive satisfaction from the fact that it is a "Sathya Sai School?" Where would you go to observe activities so that you may emulate them at your own school?

Does an impressive campus make for a good school? In "Shantiniketan", the World University established by Rabindranath Tagore, many classes are held under the shade of a tree. Is it the expensive equipment and technology in the classroom and laboratories? Real learning takes place, we are told, even in the absence of material aids. Are high tuition fees or a stream of chauffeur-driven cars bringing children to school an indication of the quality of the school? Is pin-drop silence in the classrooms, as you walk past them, an indication of children seriously absorbed in study? Obviously there is more to it.

ISSE’s Programmes ensure that such Excellence can be attained in the schools of today by adhering to certain principles and guidelines. Details are outlined in our Handbook for Schools & Teachers.

ISSE’s Training Programmes focus on the need for Schools to have Excellence in all of the three following areas:
  • Academic Excellence
  • Human Excellence
  • Environmental Excellence
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The School As A Model
Children are close to Divinity. They have not had much impact of the world around, which as of today is very negative. Therefore they have the spontaneity, creativity and innovativeness which is natural to any Diving being. Therefore children are in fact the first natural resource for elders to interact in order to transform themselves.

When elders like us are in the presence of children, love naturally flows out of us. The layers of, craftiness and cleverness, the superficial mannerisms, of which the world is made up, gradually wear off in the presence of children. It is important that this is continued, encouraged and promoted by the education system. An attempt at Transformation in society has naturally to begin in a school ambiance.

ISSE’s courses focuses on ways to teach Teachers how the School assist Self-Transformation in both Teachers and Parents.
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Role Of Parents
Most Parents are Role Models for their children. However, in today’s society most parents may be good in their professions, but they lack parenting skills. Parents do not know how to handle small children or young adults. They have no deep knowledge of their own culture, they practice no spiritual discipline, and they have no mental peace. How can they be expected to do justice to their onerous responsibility? Hence, Parenting skills need to be learnt, and parents need to adapt to the changing environment. This is where schools have to step in establishing and promoting the tripartite relationship by regularly interacting with the parents.
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Role Of Teachers
Teaching is a process of communication in which not only information and skills but also concepts and attitudes are transferred to the participants. In today’s busy environment where both parents are working, the Teacher perhaps spends more time with the child than the parents. Hence when the school arranges for the PTA, it should act as an open-door between the home and the school. Whatever the Teacher does in School has to be supported and nurtured by parents at Home. This is the essence of Sathya Sai Education ( India ) that will help prepare the child to bloom to his full potential.
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The Impact Of Nature
'Nature is the best Teacher.' Nature exhibits the eternal values In abundance. In its pristine glory, all values are 'practised' by Nature. There is a strong tendency in Nature to restore balance between the five elements whenever it is disturbed. There is a Self-Healing process in Nature, in an undisturbed eco-system. Whether a tree or a bee, a bird or a beast, everyone follows it's 'Code of Conduct'. Nature adheres to its Dharma.

Essentially, man is a product of Nature. Peace can prevail, Love will radiate, only when man lives in harmony with Nature. Today, man has abandoned the practice of values; he is exploiting the Nature for selfish gains. In the present context, the only Role Model is a natural habitat; man must send his children to Nature, to learn 'at the feet of the Master'. To bring out values from the children, i.e., the process of Educare, children will blossom best in a natural environment.

The great advantage for all of us, having Schools of Excellence around, is that when we go close to the children, and in an environment where Nature is also supportive, then we don't have to be crafty or to be clever. We only have to be 'natural.' We have to be happy in a natural way. We only have to open our heart. We only have to love.
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"Tradition" in School
A 'Tradition' is an unwritten 'Code of Conduct', the benchmark for good behaviour. It has the sanction of the community in which we live. A good tradition serves to bypass the imposition of 'reward & punishment' as a means to achieve adherence to a certain action in life. The person is expected to monitor his or her actions and expressions in the larger interest of the community. A well-established tradition is like social heredity. In all societies, attempts have been made to establish such traditions, which foster harmony and unity of purpose. All cultures have their own traditions, which uniquely contribute to the collective happiness of the people. Sri Sathya Sai Baba has raised the five elements to a level of sacredness through His Message of Educare.
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