" You can call yourself a student only when you know the significance of 
education. Education does not mean mere acquisition of bookish knowledge. There 
are many that are experts in bookish knowledge. Many have become educational 
wizards and scholars. What services do these pundits and scholars do to the 
world? Having been born and brought up in society, having acquired their 
knowledge from society what is it they have done for the society?

What is the use of their scholarship and education, if they do not show their 
gratitude to society?. Sri Aurobindo once told at the university in Calcutta, 
"Students! Why do you acquire this knowledge? This learning is not for your 
selfish ends. What is the use of your learning if you do not serve the 
community, wherein you have acquired your knowledge? If you do not repay your 
debts to society by using your talents, it is better you burn all the books 
that you read."

- From Bhagawan's 1999 Convocation Discourse.

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