Consider this:
TEACHER is a term that we borrowed from the British. Let me explain the word TEACHER to you in this short thread.
You'll see how rich Sanatan Dharma and its mother tongue Sanskrit are, as well as why our educational system is so bad.
TEACHER is a term that we borrowed from the British. Let me explain the word TEACHER to you in this short thread.
You'll see how rich Sanatan Dharma and its mother tongue Sanskrit are, as well as why our educational system is so bad.
Sanskrit terminology for "teacher" is based on their particular abilities, and there are six phases or stages to a teacher's evolution.
1. ADHYAPAK is the name of the teacher who provides you with information.
2. UPADHYAYA is a person who imparts both knowledge and information.
1. ADHYAPAK is the name of the teacher who provides you with information.
2. UPADHYAYA is a person who imparts both knowledge and information.
3. ACHARYA is the name of the person who imparts skill.
4. A PANDIT is a person who has a thorough understanding of a subject.
5. DHRISHTA is a person who has a visionary perspective on a subject and teaches you how to think in that way.
4. A PANDIT is a person who has a thorough understanding of a subject.
5. DHRISHTA is a person who has a visionary perspective on a subject and teaches you how to think in that way.
6. A GURU is a person who can awaken your wisdom and guide you from darkness to light.
These are six distinct abilities of a TEACHER, to use the term in its broadest sense.
If you read the Gita, you will notice that the life journey is from Karm Yog to Gyan Yog.
These are six distinct abilities of a TEACHER, to use the term in its broadest sense.
If you read the Gita, you will notice that the life journey is from Karm Yog to Gyan Yog.
This signifies that a teacher's teaching path is from ADHYAPAK to GURU, and a student's journey is from ADHYAPAK to GURU.
This is Sanatan Education in its entirety, which we have lost in the quest for degrees.
This is Sanatan Education in its entirety, which we have lost in the quest for degrees.
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