Guruji, the motto at IIT Bombay is ‘Gyanam Paramam Dhyeyam.’ What knowledge should we aspire for?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: All types of knowledge are essential, so you should learn everything.
There is an old proverb in tamil that says, one should even learn how to steal and then forget it.
Usually kings or politicians are supposed to learn 64 disciplines and one among them is how to steal, so that they can understand the mentality of a thief and give him the right punishment with compassion. So don’t pick and choose while learning. You should learn from everybody.
Learn from the wicked, learn from the noble, learn from a child and learn from an elderly person.
There is another proverb in Sanskrit, it says ’Durjanam Prathamam Vande”, first thank the wicked for he has taught you a lesson at his own cost and then thank the noble man who walks a path and shows you the way to happiness.
There is an old proverb in tamil that says, one should even learn how to steal and then forget it.
Usually kings or politicians are supposed to learn 64 disciplines and one among them is how to steal, so that they can understand the mentality of a thief and give him the right punishment with compassion. So don’t pick and choose while learning. You should learn from everybody.
Learn from the wicked, learn from the noble, learn from a child and learn from an elderly person.
There is another proverb in Sanskrit, it says ’Durjanam Prathamam Vande”, first thank the wicked for he has taught you a lesson at his own cost and then thank the noble man who walks a path and shows you the way to happiness.