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Aim of education
Three R’s of Guru Nanak
Aim of education
• The aim of education is to develop and
integrate the human personality.
• The present system is lopsided and needs
modification.
• Guru Nanak based the uplift of man on the
cultivation of character.
• It is character which helps us to make the right
choice or to take the right step in a moral crisis.
• Temptations come so suddenly that man has to
make quick decisions.
• Unless one has virtue and guts both acquired
by steady practice over a number of years, one
may easily fall prey to evil.
Function of education
• The function of education is to prepare man's intellectual,
aesthetic and emotional background in such a way that
the individual's development is harmonious.
• They should follow Dharma, in its broad aspect.
• This includes reverence for teachers and elders, a
solicitude for the welfare of neighbors and fellow-citizens
and a respect for all types of life: birds, animals, plants
with the emphasis on duty rather than rights.
Three R’s of Guru Nanak
• Guru Nanak taught us of three Hs in place of three R’s;
• The knowledge of the Hand, knowledge of the Head
and Knowledge of the Heart.
• The education of the Hand implies the dignity of labor,
self-reliance and of service to humanity.
• The education of the Head implies an appreciation of
the wonders of nature, an understanding of the
mysteries of the universe and a search for "truth".
• The education of the Heart includes the awakening of
the higher self and the seeking of true inspiration from
within.
The essence of wisdom lies in
the service of humanity."
• Guru Nanak Dev Ji explained the spiritual significance of
some letters of the alphabet to the Pandit and the Mullah
Alif stands for Allah, Sassa stands for an awareness of
God - the Creator of the universe.
• He laid emphasis on character-building, citizenship and
service:
• "The essence of wisdom lies in the service of
humanity."