LEARNING IS BLOSSOMING Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar
The definition of learning is; every endeavour (conscious or unconscious) that leads to change in behavior. However more appropriate and more complete definition would be everything that leads to greater accuracy in perspective or vision, cognition i.e. perception, affect i.e. feelings and conation i.e. actions or response. Learning is expected to improve perspective or vision, making it global, universal or objective, grasp of a
situation and improvement in decision making i.e. intellectual improvement, improvement in appreciation of poetry and expression of consoling words ie. Emotional improvement and improvement in physical capacity and skills and their expression e.g. identifying musical notes and their expression in singing or playing an instrument or physical skills. Depending upon the kind of learning, there would be difference in the degrees to which each of the cognition, affect and conation would be nurtured!
Thus physical learning such as sports, military, acrobatics, athletics, martial art, carpentry, music, involve an element of emotional and intellectual training; but the emphasis is on physical training. The learning such as that of literature, acting, direction; involve marginal physical and intellectual training but emphasis is on emotional refinement. The learning of mathematics, languages, sciences etc involve negligible training in physical and emotional faculties as the emphasis is on intellectual training!
Learning would be further qualified and may be, quantified on the basis of the effect of learning on the surroundings. Admittedly, this may not be always possible and accurate. This is because the learning of music and surgery may give tangible results immediately but learning of literature and politics may not. Most importantly the perspective, intelligence, emotions, instincts, body and psychomotor skills and capacities can grow but cause
harm
rather than benefit
the mankind, if spiritual bounties do not blossom! Hence The physical, emotional and intellectual training have to be coupled with practice of NAMASMARAN! If this is done, then; global, considerate, noble, broad hearted and benevolent attitude and perspective also evolve! (Additional beneficial measures are described in "Stress: Understanding and Management", “Conceptual Stress: Understanding and management", "SUPERLIVING" and other books by Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar available for free
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