Motivation:

REAL TIME REACTION

1. HARMONY
2. HIGHER EDUCATION
3. FAMILY
4. DIVERSITY
5. TRUTH
6. SEVEN DEADLY SINS
7. GOD
HARMONY AS THE HORIZON
OF HIGHER EDUCATION
by Dr. Paulachan Kochappily
 Canticle of Creation of St. Francis of Assissi
Be praised Good Lord for Brother Sun
who brings us each new day.
Be praised for Sister Moon: white
beauty bright and fair, with wandering
stars she moves through the night
Be praised my Lord for Brother Wind,
for air and clouds and the skies of every season.
Be praised for Sister Water: humble,
helpful, precious, pure; she cleanses
us in rivers and renews us in rain.
Be praised my Lord for Brother fire:
he purifies and enlightens us.
Be praised my Lord for Mother Earth:
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abundant source, all life sustaining;
she feeds us bread and fruit and gives us flowers.
Be praised my Lord for the gift of life;
for changing dusk and dawn; for touch
and scent and song.
Be praised my Lord for those who
pardon one another for love of thee,
and endure sickness and tribulation.
Blessed are they who shall endure it in
peace, for they shall be crowned by Thee.
Be praised Good Lord for sister Death
who welcomes us in loving embrace.
Be praised my Lord for all your
creation serving you joyfully.
Dr. Paulachan Kochappily
Indian Professor of Dharmaram
Vidya Kshetram

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 HARMONY AS THE HORIZON OF HIGHER EDUCATION

❧*Education become a business

❧*Institutions and individuals play the game of
money-spinning
CHALLENGE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
*give importance to HOLISTIC and INTEGRAL
FORMATION

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SEVEN POINT PROGRAMME

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 SEVEN POINT PROGRAMME
5. Truth is one, Learned Speak
1. Whole world is one family Differently
2. Unity in Diversity 6. “Whatever you wish that others
3. Truth, Goodness and would do to you, do also to them”
Beauty 7. Glory to God in the Highest, Peace
4. Speak Truth and Walk on Earth, and Hope to Human
Righteously Beings

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 Whole World is One Family

*Education aims to bring out • Challenge of the Higher

the best in a person
*Whole world is one family is
the GOAL of EDUCATION
*”Canticle of Creation” of St.
Francis of Assisi is the
representation of this ideal
Education
• Treat this world-family as the
temple of learning, loving, and
living our life with wider
horizons and greater passion

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 2. UNITY IN DIVERSITY

*Real : Diversity but Ideal : UNITY CHALLENGE of

*Recognizing, respecting and Higher Education
responding to diversity postulate Identity, Unity and
UNITY
Solidarity
*Unity in diversity is the SOUL of
UNIVERSITY

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 3. TRUTH, GOODNESS AND BEAUTY

❧ Purpose of education is to help the Challenge of the Higher

leaners see the truth, goodness and Education
beauty in life *Having these TRIADIC
values fill the ambiance of
❧ Education is fundamental to respect, education
protect, and promote life in its
wholeness, fullness and HOLINESS *Rediscover, revive the
HOLISTIC and HARMONIOUS
approach to education and
leadership

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 4. SPEAK TRUTH AND WALK RIGHTEOUSLY

❧ Education is Challenge:
formation; a character *Inculcate virtue of truth-telling
formation and righteous behavior
* 7 Deadly Sins should be part of
❧ Attract students to an educational enterprise
1.wealth without work 2. pleasure without conscience 3.
ethical and moral life knowledge without character
4. business without ethics 5.science without humanity
6.religion without sacrifice
7. politics without principles

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5. TRUTH IS ONE, LEARNED SPEAK DIFFERENTLY

* Truth sets us free Challenge:

* Truth is GOD
Enable and equip learners and
* HUMILITY is the
leaders not only to tolerate
ornament of scholars differences, but to appreciate and
celebrate them.

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6. “Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them”
❧ Responsible leadership is to follow
the GOLDEN RULE
❧ Education is to bring refinement
and purification in thought, word
and deed
MANTRA: compassion and mercy
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Challenge:
• Love their neighbor and to
love and pray for the
enemies too
• Education should have a
touch of JOY from the heart
of the givers and takers
7. Glory to GOD in the Highest, Peace on Earth, and Hope to human
beings

❧ Culture of education evolved in

and around the ancient religion,
monasteries and their worship
❧ All disciplines are part of the of
the integral whole
❧ Cannot ignore the foundation of
education- realization of the
wonder of life

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Challenge:

Return to its roots and enjoy the fruits

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 CONCLUSION

• Education has to discover and dedicate itself to triadic

relationship- God ,Earth and Human Beings
• Higher education should pitch itself in injecting hope to
humanity to overcome the imminent dangers and difficulties
one has to face
* Reclaim its holistic and integral programme
• Education has a challenging call to coexist, cooperate, and
celebrate with God, and with all people in the whole world-the
key the harmony of life

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 “
“If wealth is lost, nothing is
lost;
If health is lost, something
is lost;
If character is lost,
everything is lost”

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MAE KRISTINE MORAN

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