Values and spirituality
are central to the moral philosophy of human civilization
and its legal institutions. Traditionally, values and spirituality
are considered to be the prerogatives of the religions and
they are viewed as being embodied in the family unit. Yet,
for 25 centuries the great and the little known civilizations
have been struggling with the issues of human frailty. Our
collective inability to live up to our espoused values and
moral principles, with the exception of a few outstanding
individuals, has paved the way for a long slow moral decline.
Today we face a values crisis. The aim
of this Program is to inspire participants to re-examine their
ideas and beliefs about values and spirituality. It covers
a wide range of subjects where clarity about values and spirituality
is important. For example: the dynamic tension between the
Indian Constitution and the folklore, the emotional and psychological
impact of archaic social attitudes, gender bias, economic
and social stress, human rights, overcoming addiction and
environmental issues. The Program provides definitions of
values, methods of meditation, and explains how to develop
critical thinking as well as many more essential ingredients.
Conventional education has become oriented
toward acquiring specialised skills and knowledge for the
purpose of obtaining remunerative work in the present economic
framework. Competition has become so intense that higher education
has chosen, or been forced to compromise education about life,
values, culture, how to be, integrity, and other skills and
dimensions of understanding that make you a better man or
woman who can contribute qualitatively to a civilized world.