Education, spiritism, learning und evolution

2. What is Education?What is Education?
• “The perfect state makes
possible moral autonomy and
perfection; education must aim
at the same end.”
Kant, Philosopher
• “All natural powers and faculties
should be developed in a way
that makes moral life possible
for man.”
Pestalozzi, Educator

3. • “Education enables to formation of
straight man; who are not willing to
practice anything that would go agsinst
the dignity and excelence of the
sensible creature.”
John Locke, Philosopher.
What is Education?What is Education?
“Education served to accelerate and
facilitate the process of becoming a
human being that was already
underway.”
Lessing, Educator

4. “(...) Education, rightly understood, is
the key of moral progress, when the
art of training the moral nature shall
be understood as is the art of
training the intellect, it will be
possible to straighten a crooked
nature as we straighten a crooked
sapling. But this art demands much
tact, much experience, and profound
observation...”...”
Allan Kardec

5. • "It is through Education, even
more than by Instruction that
Humanity will be transformed."
Allan Kardec, in Posthumous Works
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6. • The existence of God;The existence of God;
• The works of creation;The works of creation;
• Man in an universal context;Man in an universal context;
• The spiritual nature of Man;The spiritual nature of Man;
• The investigation of life afterThe investigation of life after
death;death;
• The revelation of the law ofThe revelation of the law of
reincarnation;reincarnation;
The structure of The Spirits' BookThe structure of The Spirits' Book
presents us:presents us:

7. • It studies the relationship betweenIt studies the relationship between
spirits and Manspirits and Man
• It explains the law of adoration;It explains the law of adoration;
• Future Joys and Sorrows;Future Joys and Sorrows;
• Jesus isJesus is the most perfect type that Godthe most perfect type that God
has offered to man as his guide andhas offered to man as his guide and
modelmodel;;
• The idea of an integral education.The idea of an integral education.

8. The Spirits' Book projectsThe Spirits' Book projects::
New knowledgeNew knowledge
A new conception ofA new conception of
the Man;the Man;
To draw Man nearer toTo draw Man nearer to
GodGod
A new conception ofA new conception of
the Universe;the Universe;

9. LEARNING
PRACTICE
Primitive Matter
of the Evolutional
Process
“Manufacture” of the
Evolutional Stage
(effective evolution)
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Representation of our Evolutional
Process

10. “Love one another and educate
yourselves” (Allan Kardec)
““...... Love God above all thingsLove God above all things
and your neighbor as yourselfand your neighbor as yourself...”...”
(Jesus Christ)(Jesus Christ)

11. This is the instrument which gives theThis is the instrument which gives the
individual the ability to construct itsindividual the ability to construct its
evolution and happiness...evolution and happiness...
““Morally-educated being"Morally-educated being"

12. • The intellectual knowledge alone isThe intellectual knowledge alone is
not enough for the spiritualnot enough for the spiritual
development of the individual.development of the individual.

13. EXPERIENCES
HABBITS
KNOWLEDGE
INTELECTUALIZATION
WITH
EDUCATION
WITHOUT
EDUCATION
LEARNING AND EVOLUTION
Wouldn’t this be the biggest problem in our present
society ???

14. To progress spiritually…To progress spiritually…
the
individual
…
must search for the knowledge ofmust search for the knowledge of
the “truth”the “truth”
hence,hence, the understanding of how thethe understanding of how the
Natural Laws that rule the UniverseNatural Laws that rule the Universe
workm including the Law of Love.workm including the Law of Love.
“...“...know the truth, and the truth will set youknow the truth, and the truth will set you
free.free...”;..”;
KnowledgeKnowledge
•DiscernimentDiscerniment
•Understanding ofUnderstanding of
the facts of life,the facts of life,
nature and thenature and the
relation of livingrelation of living
beingsbeings

15. The evolutionary process can not dispenseThe evolutionary process can not dispense
“education”; that is, the use of reasoning“education”; that is, the use of reasoning
within solid and defined ethical moral criteria,within solid and defined ethical moral criteria,
which could in summary be:which could in summary be:
““... Love and respect one another and the... Love and respect one another and the
nature...”;nature...”;

16. • There are two main steps which needThere are two main steps which need
to be worked on in terms of education:to be worked on in terms of education:
• 11stst
)) education given by theeducation given by the
family and the societyfamily and the society
• it must be focusing on theit must be focusing on the
formation of an individual whoformation of an individual who
is holistic, honest, ethical,is holistic, honest, ethical,
solidary...solidary...
• 22ndnd
)) the individual’s ‘self-the individual’s ‘self-
education’ processeducation’ process

17. • 11stst
step:step: education for the familyeducation for the family
((fundamental)fundamental)
- show limits- show limits
- practice ethics and moral factors (virtues)- practice ethics and moral factors (virtues)

18. • Formal education – should focus onFormal education – should focus on
the the formation of an integral, ethicalthe the formation of an integral, ethical
and solidarity individuals.and solidarity individuals.

19. BeBe
vigilantvigilant
ConnectConnect
with Godwith God

20. EXPERIENCES
PRACTICES
KNOWLEDGE
INTELECTUALIZATION
SELF EDUCATION AND EVOLUTION
INVIGILANCE AND
LACK OF PRAYER
STATIONARY
EVOLUTION
WITH VIGILANCE
AND PRAYER
ACCELERATED
EVOLUTION

21. • The worst ‘enemies’ to be fought for ourThe worst ‘enemies’ to be fought for our
own self-education process, which isown self-education process, which is
imperative for our evolution and happiness,imperative for our evolution and happiness,
are:are:
selfishnessselfishness vanity pridepride
lazynesslazyness
Lack of faithLack of faith
superstitionsuperstition prejudice;prejudice;

22. • We should aim to develop the followingWe should aim to develop the following
characteristics and attitudes:characteristics and attitudes:
– ForgivenessForgiveness
– ToleranceTolerance
– SolidartySolidarty
– HonestyHonesty
– EthicsEthics
– HopeHope
– CharityCharity
– Faith;Faith;

23. ““Those who are not educating themselvesThose who are not educating themselves
for goodness, searching for the truth orfor goodness, searching for the truth or
even contributing for others to have theeven contributing for others to have the
conditions to educt themselves, even byconditions to educt themselves, even by
setting up a good example to others; theysetting up a good example to others; they
haven’t completelly understood theirhaven’t completelly understood their
mission here on Earthmission here on Earth”.”.
• Research done by: Arlete Länzlinger- CEEAK-Winterthur-Switzerland 2006

24. • Sources:
• The Spirits' Book Question 917
• Posthomous Work, Allan Kardec
• Education in the The Spirits' Book (SPIRITIST VIEW ON EDUCATION –
Marcus Alberto De Mario )
• Lecture “Attitudes, Education and Evolution” from Carlos Augusto Parchen,
February 2002, www.parchen.hpg.com.br, www.cele.org.br
• Research by Arlete Länzlinger (dij.ceeak.ch)