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PRACTICE OF BRAHMACHARYAM : SECTION II : - 12.1&2. SWAMI SIVANANDA.

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---------------------------------------------- Tuesday, December  31, 2020. 09:49.AM. SECTION II. THE GLORY OF BRAHMACHARYAM -11.4. 12. BRAHMACHARYA AND THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM ----------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction : If you compare the present system of education with our ancient Gurukul system, there is a wide gulf between the two. In the first place, the present system of education is very costly. The moral side of education is absolutely ignored at the present moment. Every student in the Gurukul was pure. Every student, had perfect moral training. This was the predominating feature of ancient culture. Every student had a knowledge of Pranayama, Mantra Yoga, Asanas, the code of morals, Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Upanishads. Every student possessed humility, self-restraint, obedience, a spirit of service and self-sacrifice, good demeanour, politeness, a courteous nature, and last but not the least, a desire to acquire Atma-Jnana. 2. A vital