HOW TO BE SPIRITUAL?

The ancient Indians were known to excel in every field, whether in math’s, Astronomy, Architecture,   Ayurveda or Arts, Science...This is the secret of learning through Gurukulam where students lives with teachers who set a high moral/ethical values themselves for students to follow. Let’s bring back the olden glorious Gurukulam back and restore the world to glorious position as it was once.

IT REMOVES DARKNESS

                        Guru - Kulam• Guru – One who removes darkness or ignorance. This is done by showing God to us. This can be done only by those who have already seen and showing the way which leads to God.• Kulam – The lineage of teachers.• Gurukulam – Live with a teacher who has come in a great lineage and who has seen God and stays in the path to God, shows the same path and helps student to see God.

TO AVOID LENIENCY

                        Origins• Earlier days, father was teaching to son at his own place, all that he knows.• As there was an attachment as father-son there was not strict discipline between the two.• Idea of a Guru teaching many boys under one roof came into existence to avoid the leniency shown by father to son when they were in same roof.

SHOWING THE RIGHT PATH

                        Mata-Pita-Guru-Deiva• A mother shows who is Father• A father shows who is Guru• A Guru shows who is God• So the father takes the son to a competent Guru and leaves him at Gurukulam under the care of Guru and his wife.• Guru and his wife will now become as father and mother for the students, besides being the teacher.

DEMOLITION OF EGO

                        Life in a Gurukulam• Gets up early in the morning. • Its located off from the town in calm and quite locality for easy concentration and not to get disturbed by any surroundings. • Begs for food in nearby locality and gives to Guru’s wife who will cook and serve like a loving mother. • This is a sathvic food (Bhagavad Gita mentions on quality of food and mind). • Idea of begging for food is to crush the student’s ego who then becomes fit to receive instructions.

COMPLETE BLOSSOMS IN LIFE

                        Student spends 12(from age 8 to 20) years in Gurukulam learning what is needed to run his family and society. • His individual contributions to begins when he leaves Gurukula and starts his married life with wife, getting children and being useful to community by practicing now what he learnt in Gurukulam.