Education is dominated by the rational-empirical approach that emphasizes the rational (calculation, explanation, logical analysis), and sensory (observation, measurement).
"Contemplation is a third way of knowing – a missing link – that complements and enhances the rational and sensory. The contemplative mind is opened and activated through a wide range of approaches – from pondering to poetry to meditation – that are designed to shift states of mind in order to cultivate such capacities as deepened awareness, concentration & insight. Historically, the contemplative has been used throughout the wisdom traditions as fundamental for developing interiority and understanding the most essential knowledge, yet it is almost entirely absent from contemporary education."
Hart T. From information to
transformation. Education for the evolution of consciousness. Peter Lang
Publishing, NY, 2009.
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