It is spiritual education which gives a person self-control and imparts values like tolerance, patience, sobriety, humility and respect for the elderly, says Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji
Discipline is vital to every living being and especially to social beings, because without it mankind will be ruined. To live a peaceful life in the society, it is a pre-requisite. However, it can neither be acquired from books, nor can it be learnt from anyone. It can only be inculcated if one includes it in their routine, right from the moment of waking up to the time of going off to sleep.
As per the dictionary discipline means ‘Training to act in accordance with rules; activity, exercise or a regimen that develops or improves a skill’. It directs us towards positive emotions, actions and thoughts. Hence, wherever we go, we need to carry discipline with us and inspire others to do the same if they are unaware of its value.We can lead a very systematic life if we learn to be disciplined in everything we do. We should go to bed and wake up at the right time every day. We should eat a balanced diet to stay healthy, and get the right amount of exercise to stay fit. We must inhale fresh air everyday to have a peaceful mind.
In the present milieu, indiscipline or lack of core human values is considered to be a major factor for the downfall of our civilisation. It is a known fact that no country can rise without a sense of discipline among its nationals. Indiscipline shows that there is a sense of frustration or absence of control in the society, which further leads to restlessness of mind and a tendency to disobey and overthrow the code of conduct. This roughness in behaviour and the spirit of revolt is not really a thirst for freedom but an attempt to earn recognition. All these are symptoms of a mind which is void of peace and contentment.
The need of the hour is to engage the youth in constructive activities and channelise its energies in a positive way for the benefit of the society. If parents cannot inspire their progeny by their love, sacrifice, character, good behaviour and a spirit of understanding, then youngsters, who have a superfluous physical energy become restless and tend to rebel against the system which the elders have set up. However, on one side we cannot hold only children responsible for this behaviour. If the parents are of high character and integrity, then there would be no reason why they would not be respected. But on the other side this does not mean that children are not at fault. It’s a known fact that many of them are misguided by their own troublesome friends whom they consider to be their leaders.
However, the most potent factor that is responsible for the restlessness and indiscipline among the children is the absence of moral and spiritual education in schools and colleges and lack of inspiration from their elders at home. It is spiritual education which gives a person self-control and values like tolerance, patience, sobriety, humility and respect for the elderly. It transforms him from a restless person to a person with contentment, dedication and spirit of sacrifice. Hence, it is important to impart moral values to our children during the formative years. Such habits were being cultivated since generations and were nurtured as culture and heritage, but somewhere it stopped percolating down due to massive western cultural invasion that happened during the last few years. What we see today is a reflection of the alien culture that we have been blindly following. It is not the value system that our forefathers had been meticulously fostering. So, let us go back to our roots, our immaculate foundation and revive our “original Indian cultural heritage” that got lost in the maze of so called modernisation. Only then would we be able to create a new path of change for the generations to follow.
