Open AccessThe Study of Educational Strategies for Sustainable Development Based on Insights from the Bhagavad-Gita
Author(s) -
Bharati Chand
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scholarly research journal for interdisciplinary studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-4766
pISSN - 2278-8808
DOI - 10.21922/srjis.v5i43.11200
Subject(s) - hermeneutics , sustainable development , interpretation (philosophy) , epic , education for sustainable development , sociology , epistemology , social science , environmental ethics , philosophy , biology , literature , ecology , art , linguistics
This paper explores educational strategies for sustainable development by following insights from Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad-Gita is a part of Indian epic, the Mahabharata which is a well-known Indian spiritual and philosophical text and its teachings are universal, non-sectarian.It provides educational strategies for sustainable future which aspires to increase pro-environmental behaviour. In this article, the researcher employs hermeneutics, a qualitative methodology which is the interpretation of ancient or classical literature, the Bhagavad-Gita.The existing findings are interpreted by analysing the verse of Bhagavad Gita. At the end,it is concluded that timeless teaching of Bhagavad Gita has educational strategies to enhance the sustainable development .This article is expected to provide spiritual as well as philosophical approach to education for sustainable development based on spiritual insights from Bhagavad Gita.