Below is the Complete text of Bhagawan's Wonderful 1989 Convocation Discourse :
Humility is the hallmark of education. Give up ego and serve society with Self-confidence. Today, the education being pursued by you is only secular ,Mere secular education is not enough. It must be supplemented by spiritual education. Secular education is for making a living, whereas spiritual education is for reaching the goal of life. Therefore, it is the duty of students as well as educators to harmonise the secular education with spiritual education. Today, the world has recognised the importance of harmonious relationship between secular and spiritual education. Modern studies in institutions is referred to as education. But, spiritual education that has its effect on one's heart,is 'educare'. 'Educare' means bringing out the latent divinity in a human being and establish it as an ideal to the whole world. Modern education ends with mere bookish knowledge. This is confined to what is contained in the books. Educare, however, is not related to the books. It is related to teaching about the source of all knowledge, that is latent in the heart of a human being. Therefore, underlying such type of education is the prime necessity, today. A harmonious blend of secular and spiritual education is ideally suited to the present-day world. One is an inner awakening and the other is an external teaching. Secular teachings are related to the physical world. They are the negative aspect; whereas teachings related to the inner awakening are positive. Education without knowledge is useless and knowledge without education is foolishness.There is a vast difference between modern education and ancient wisdom. The time in which you are pursuing your education may be modern, but your behaviour should always be in accordance with the ancient wisdom. Only then will your education command respect. Modern science is, of course, great. But, your senses are at a low level. Along with science, the senses must also be raised to a higher level. Today, we are leading a high level life, keeping our senses at low level. This should not be what is meant by 'educare'. Educare is bringing out the latent divinity in a human being. Whatever words you speak, you must watch whether they are the result of your education or educare. Science starts with an enquiry. "What is this? What is this? On the other hand, spirituality begins its quest with the enquiry "What is that? What is that?" The enquiry "What is this?" indicates nearness, nearness to the senses. This is science. In contrast to this, the enquiry "What is that?" indicates distance, i.e., distance from senses. That is spirituality." "Self-confidence is helpful to secure advancement of the individual, but it is not enough to promote the welfare of the society or the world. Everyone should realise that he is born to discharge various obligations and not to enjoy rewards for unrendered services. Education is not solely for a living. Essentially it is a process of Self-realisation. Without understanding his own Self, how can one understand the world or achieve anything worthwhile? What is the value of scientific knowledge without wisdom?"
