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Reflections

Reflections on vital education

Dr. Monika Nanda

Abstract
The vital is a crucial aspect of the being and usually governs all our actions, which in turn
shape our character and thus, our destiny. Strengthening the vital should be an important
aspect of a child’s education. Being caught up in the development of the mental faculty, this
aspect of vital education has not traditionally been incorporated in children’s education.
This article tries to bring to the forefront some of the practical ways in which we can work
on the vital in children. It is an attempt to help parents and caregivers understand the vital
in a simpler way.

in a human being stems from his impulses,
feelings and emotions. Thus, educating the
vital is actually educating the emotions and
impulses in you.

How are the vital, physical and mental
parts interrelated?

A low vital energy can affect all the aspects
of our being, namely the physical and mental
What is the vital? and it impedes the influence of the psychic
being. This can be understood with the simple
“It [vital] means prana – it is the life-force and line diagram below:
desire-force in a man and the part of the being ↓ ↓
that responds to desire and is the instrument
of the life-forces (1).” Low vital energy
Laziness/inertia Negative thinking
The vital is the life-force, the energy behind Mental depression, tamas
the desires and will of an individual. The vital Low physical activity

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