Education

Education is that which tends towards the formation of character. To quote Tagore,

> “I believe that the object of education is the freedom of mind which can only be achieved through the path of freedom — though freedom has its risk and responsibility as life itself has.”

He throws more light on education when he observes:

> “The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.”

A school, however perfect, is nothing more than a road leading to education. Who is ignorant of the fact that Tagore himself was not a school product? Yet at the same time, Rabindranath’s knowledge was as vast as the Indian Ocean.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Rabindranath Tagore: the moon of Bengal’s Heart, Agni Press, 2011
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