Thursday, February 18, 2010

A New Thought - An Old Teaching!

India, the country of abundance in all resources has held human-kind with its deep roots of knowledge and learning. In this post I would like to share with you all a learning I had from one of my sessions at college.
         Would you believe that a 2000 year old method of understanding can solve the any complex program of today’s world?
         Is it possible to understand anything or any situation by answering 3 questions?
Well, the ancient scholars had found a way of understanding which was practiced in the oldest and one of the first universities of the world - The Nalanda University!
The 3 questions are –
What is it?
What is it made up of?
How does it all work together?
Wondering how this can help a person understand better? Try answering the questions with the example of a pen; getting a hang of it.
A ‘Pen’ is a device that helps record (write) words on a smooth surface.
It is made up of a body with a cap, nib to write and an ink tube.
A ‘Pen’ is a device that helps write words on a smooth surface using ink flowing through a nib.

Still not sure about the method of understanding?
Try this mode of answering the 3 vital questions to understand anything and any situation.