1. Our Humble Salutations and Gratitude to Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Insight into
SRI SATHYA SAI EDUCARE
Concepts
Philosophy
Our Humble Salutations and Gratitude to Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
January 16, 2005

2. SAI EDUCARE - Philosophy
Educare is to understand that there is an inherent holistic inter-relationship among all human values, elements of creation, all domains of human capability and all aspects of Nature.
Educare is an opportunity of integrating Ancient Wisdom and Modern Technology.

3. SAI EDUCARE – Baba’s Message
As written at PRASANTHI NILAYAM - Today 22/8/2003 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A society without values will cease to be human. The more human values are cherished, the better will be the growth of society, the nation and the world. We cannot rest content with an education system which is confined to academic achievement. It has to simultaneously promote human virtues. The main problem of our education is to adapt the spiritual and cultural traditions we have inherited from the past, to the needs of daily life today.  - BABA
the official Website of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust

4. SAI EDUCARE Latin root for the word Education Education - for caring
- with care
in caring
EDUCATION WITH CARING FOR CARING

5. Sri Sathya Sai Baba said on Sept 25, 2000:
“Education has two aspects; the first is related to external and worldly education, which is nothing but acquiring bookish knowledge. In modern world, we find many well versed and highly qualified in this aspect. The second aspect known as Educare is related to human values. The word Educare means to bring out that is within.
Human Values are latent in every human being; one cannot acquire them from outside. They have to be elicited from within. Educare means to bring out human values. ‘To bring out’ means to translate them into action”

6. SAI EDUCARE To bring out from within To elicit
What is to be brought out?
Every form of knowledge and
capacity that is latent
The physical, mental, spiritual and
ethical potentials within
-The Divinity within

7. SAI EDUCARE Education = External-Physical-Worldly
- Essence of all Spiritual Knowledge
Recognizing the Divinity within oneself
and in the Creation
Understanding the relationship between
external & internal aspects of human life
Education = External-Physical-Worldly
Educare = Internal-Spiritual

8. SAI EDUCARE Physical aspect Spiritual aspect The world that we see:
Creation, Nature
Spiritual aspect
-Things that we can’t see but can feel:
Inherent Divinity
Inherent Love
Inherent Human Values

9. SAI EDUCARE Education - Outward focusing study
-Turning Inward
Education - Outward focusing study
- Information oriented
Educare - Turning Inward - (U-turn)
- Transformation oriented
Who are you and Who am I ?
A blend of physical and spiritual knowledge
is required today for self-transformation

10. EDUCATION SAI EDUCARE Binds us to Material World
Liberates us from Bondage
Sharpens our intellect
Awakens our intuition
Makes one a great person
Makes one a good person
Makes one Bhogi, even Rogi
Makes one a Yogi
Confers Shakti and Yukti
Promotes Bhakti and Mukti
Provides us the knowledge of mixing colors in Art
Provides us the perception to appreciate Beauty
Knowledge of Swar (musical notes) and Taal (rhythm)
Inner values that create Bhava -making music enchanting
Knowledge of physical world, nature and creation
Knowledge of inherent divinity, love and human values
Outward – information oriented
Inward – transformation oriented

11. Concept of : EDUCARE Practice of 5 Human Values Human Workshop
Divinity in form of 5 elements
- Balance within & outside
Practice of 5 Human Values
Human Workshop
- Control on 5 Senses
- 3HV
Transformation Process
- 5 D’s
- Practice tools
- Value Parenting
- Swami’s life and teachings
in the curriculum

12. SAI EDUCARE -Creation - God is the seed Rig-Veda
om atmava idameka avagra asit nanyatu kancan bhisatu sa iksatu lokan srjayitih!
Rig-Veda
In the beginning the attribute less Supreme Being (Brahman) was everywhere. Nothing else was there. That Supreme Being willed to create the worlds and the five elements.
“There was no one to know, who I am,
Until I created the world, At My pleasure, with one word,
Immediately mountains rose up, Oceans, seas, lands and water shades,
Sun, Moon and desert sands, Sprang out of nowhere, To prove My Existence.
Then came all forms of beings, Men, Beasts and Birds, Speaking, hearing, flying.
All powers were bestowed upon them, Under my orders.
The first place was granted, To mankind.
And my knowledge was placed, In man’s mind.”
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba

13. SAI EDUCARE -Creation - God is the seed
From the primordial sound of OM the five elements emerged in order.
Baba said on May 15, 2000: “The whole cosmos is made up of the five elements, Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Sound, touch, form, taste and smell represent their attributes. All this have emerged from Being-Awareness-Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda), the Primal Source.”

14. SAI EDUCARE 5 Elements -5 Senses
Earth - Smell, Taste, Form, Touch and Sound
Water - Taste, Form, Touch and Sound
Fire - Form, Touch and Sound
Air - Touch and Sound
Space - Sound
God - transcends all the attributes

15. SAI EDUCARE - Balance Balance in Human Life Balance in Nature
both are equally important
Balance the 5 elements through the practice of human values
When this balance is established, there will be global peace & happiness.

16. SAI EDUCARE - Love
Sai Baba said on May 20, 2000:
“Creation contains five elements However, man has a sixth element in him, which is Supreme Love”
Sai Baba also said on January 13, 1992:
“Life starts with Love. The sweetness of love coming out of life is the great and unique principle that is the source of everything. Love that is present in everyone is verily the Divine Energy inherent in all. The undercurrent that flows through Truth, Right Conduct, Peace and Non-Violence, is LOVE only”

17. SAI EDUCARE LOVE - Practice Human Values TRUTH PEACE
IN ACTION
RIGHT
CONDUCT
IN FEELINGS
IN THOUGHTS
TRUTH
PEACE
ADHERE
UNDERSTOOD
NON-
VIOLENCE
Love fills thought, word and action…
Constant-Integrated-Awareness

18. SAI EDUCARE – Human Workshop
Sense organs are superior to body
Mind is superior to sense organs
Intellect is superior to Mind
Atma is superior to Intellect
- Atma is the chaitanya (supreme ligh) or the 6th element present in creation

19. SAI EDUCARE Body Mind Intellect - Human Workshop - Conscious
- Sub-conscious
- Super-conscious - Conscience
Truth
Super
Conscious
mind
Love
Right Action
INTUITION
Love Energy
5 Senses
Conscious
mind
EMOTIONS
Sub-conscious
mind
Peace
Non-Violence
Human Being

20. Sri Sathya Sai Baba Says:
“The ability to synchronize your thought, word and deed should be developed when, with your mind you are thinking good thoughts, with your mouth you are speaking good words, and with your body you are doing good deeds. HEART, HEAD and HANDS have to function together, have to be integrated into our lives.”

21. SAI EDUCARE
- 3HV
Information received from external world get stored in mind (HEAD)- gives rise to Thoughts.
Thoughts should be routed through our conscience (HEART). The spiritual heart is the seat of values.
If the thought is good, the Heart will approve it; it can be acted upon by (HANDS).
The re-routing of thoughts through Heart is TRANSFORMATION.
The conscience acts as the guiding force in our life.

22. SAI EDUCARE - Purity of Mind Thoughts Feelings Actions Habit Character
Behaviour
Destiny
Satvik Food
The Gatekeeper: Discrimination
Follow the Conscience

23. SAI EDUCARE - Enlightenment Body Consciousness to Atmic Consciousness
Understanding the “unity of diversity”
Journey back to the source
Transformation (multiplicity to unity)
Sri Sathya Sai Baba Said:
“My life is my message” to
“Your life is my message” to
“You and I are one”.

24. SAI EDUCARE -Purity-Unity-Divinity
The combination of UNITY, PURITY and DIVINITY forms the core of Educare.
Inputs from senses to mind require to be controlled and pure. When mind becomes pure and filled with love, also achieves unity of thought, word and deed, then alone Divinity can be experienced. This is Purity, Unity and Divinity – it comes with hard practice (5Ds) and finally leads to “immortality”.

25. EDUCARE - 5 Ds - Process of Transformation
Devotion - desire-less love for God
Discipline - habit formation
Duty - with divine love
Discrimination – filter inputs - ceiling on desires
Determination - sense control

26. SAI EDUCARE - 5 Ds
Sri Sathya Sai Baba Says: “Dedicate yourself to every duty without ego, to take you to true devotion, and develop discipline within. Discriminate every work (is it good or bad, right or wrong), and in turn move with determination to experience Divinity”.

27. EDUCARE - Process of Transformation
Practice Tools:
Ceiling on Desires
Prayers / Group Singing
Community Service
Good Company
Reading Spiritual Literature
Meditation / Silent Sitting – Sohum
Speak Softly with Everyone/ Do not talk ill of Others
Follow Nine Point
Code of Conduct

28. EDUCARE Ceiling on Desires - Process of Transformation
On the consumption of the Five Resources:
Time
Knowledge
Energy
Money
Food
Ceiling on Desires restores balance of the five elements and Baba says: Man minus morality is Animal Man plus discipline is Human Man minus desire is Divine.

29. EDUCARE - Process of Transformation
Sri Sathya Sai Baba says:
“When transformation is gained, you will find that you have traveled only from yourself to yourself, with GOD all the while in you, around you, with you and besides you”.

30. SAI EDUCARE - EDUcarers Parents Teachers Youth Group effort
-Role models
-Swami’s life and message
-Value Parenting
-Reach the Community

31. PRACTICE Baba Says: First BE, then DO, then TELL
Sai Families and teachers should be visible in society by their actions and behaviour.
PRACTICE
Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice

32. Insight into SAI EDUCARE
Our gratitude to BHAGAWAN