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have the intelligence to correct it. As long as they are working towards their wellbeing and not doing something negative against their own life, you must wait. For the entire time until the child becomes 21, you must feel like you are still pregnant. Just wait. When the child was inside, you did nothing, right? Just nourished yourself well and waited. Just like that – provide the atmosphere and wait. Parents encouraging the child to use their own intelligence to see what is best for them is always the best insurance for the child to grow up well. Education UAE: What advice do you have for teaching children to turn inward from a young age? What practices are age- appropriate to help maintain their presence from a young age? Sadhguru: Children are very close to a spiritual possibility if only they are not meddled with too much. So, create an atmosphere where this meddling could be minimized and a child is encouraged to grow into their intelligence rather than into your family or into your identity of your religion or whatever. The child will become naturally spiritual without even knowing the word spirituality. At Isha, we have well-structured children's programs but they are not meditative processes. They are towards health and wellbeing. A very simple form of Yoga could start at the age of seven. There is something called Nada Yoga, which is the mastery of sounds, which can lead to wellbeing and the proper development of body and mind. Once they start seeing the benefits and how it sets them apart in a group of people, naturally they will pursue higher forms of Yoga as they go. Education UAE: You mentioned that "An educator's role is not to create successful people, but to create valuable human beings." Can you elaborate on this and how educators can shift their focus accordingly? Sadhguru: We need to address the exploitative nature of today’s education that
“The understanding was that only those who have gone through this must be given the power of education.”
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