Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-MalaNOVEMBERNovember 1It is not man’s duty to develop all his faculties to perfection: his duty is todevelop all his God ward faculties to perfection and to suppress completelythose of contrary tendencies.YI, 24 June 1926November 2Man is neither mere intellect, nor the gross animal body, nor the heart or soulalone. A proper and the harmonious combination of all the three is required forthe making of the whole man and constitutes the true economics of education.H, 11 Sept. 1937November 3I hold that true education of the intellect can only come through a properexercise and training of the bodily organs, e.g., hands, feet, eyes, ears, nose,etc. In other words, an intelligent use of the bodily organs in a child providesthe best and quickest way of developing his intellect.H, 8 March 1937November 4But unless the development of the mind and body goes hand in hand with acorresponding awakening of the soul, the former alone would prove to be apoor lop-sided affair. By spiritual training I mean education of the heart. Aproper and all round development of the mind, therefore, can take place onlywhen it proceeds pari passu with the education of the physical and spiritualfaculties of the child. They constitute an indivisible whole.www.mkgandhi.org Page 83