LEARNING IS BLOSSOMING

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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 acuracy in perspective or vision, cognition i.e. perception,
affect i.e. feelings and conation i.e. actions or response.

In other words everything that leads to blossoming of life is learning!

In yet other words, learning is expected to lead to improvement in perspective or

vison, making it global, universal or objective, grasp of a situation and
improvement in decision making i.e. intellectual improvement, improvement in
emotoinal appreciation of e.g. poetry and emotional response e.g. expressoin of
consoling words and improvement in physical capacity and skills and their
expression e.g. identifying musical notes and their expression in singing or
playing an instrument.

Depending upon the kind of learning, there would be difference in the degrees to
which each of these may be influenced.

Thus physical learning such as sports, military, acrobatics, atheletics, martial

art, carpentery, music, involve an element of emotional and intellectual training;
but the emphasis is on physical training.

The learning such as that of lierature, acting, direction; involve marginal

physical and intellectual training but emphasis is on emotional refinement.

The learning of mathematics, languages, sciences etc involve neglible 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.

The physical, emotional and intellectual training if coupled with practices such
as NAMASMARAN, PRANAYAM (other meaures described in "Stress: Understanding and
Manaagement" and Cocenptual Stress: Understanding and management" and
"SUPERLIVING") then global perspective and considerate and noble attitude and
broad heartedness also evolve.

The further insight about learning can be found in the other books such by Dr.
Shriniwas Kashalikar.

DR. SHRINIWAS J. KASHALIKAR