Indian tradition is to acknowledge and respect every faith and recongnize value wherever it is found. Character is destiny. The future destiny of India depends on the integrity and spiritual strength of our people rather than material wealth. The greatest asset of India is the spirit of its people. Your children studying in Nirmala Convent High School administered by the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate has been founded by great 16th century mystic Blessed Brigida of Jesus , an eminent educationist of her times. Besides being an intellectual she was a God-intoxicated soul who laid great emphasis on the spiritual development of our students even as we strive to achieve academic excellence.Through moral science classes, discipline, counseling and overall character formation, Nirmala caters a holistic education of the whole person- physical, spiritual, psychological and intellectual to our students. We just don’t believe in the adage, ‘knowledge is power’, instead we believe that knowledge with wisdom is power. The School offers a benign ambience for experiencing in theory and practice the Sat-Chit-Anandam aspect of our inner being. A spiritually developed person alone can live in peace and harmony with oneself and with others. A person who is ‘saccidananda-conscious cannot be corrupt, dishonest and violent. He/ she is aware of the divinity indwells within oneself as well as in one’s fellow human beings. Hence he/she respects human dignity, defends life in everyone, lives in peace and wishes the happiness and welfare of all: Our national outlook has been one of tolerance, hospitality, compassion and kindness towards all. A spiritually oriented education should not only train the intellect but also bring ‘grace’ into the hearts of our people. Character is destiny. Character formation is central to our education system. Education and intolerance are antithetical in concepts. True education purges the emotions and tames the savage within. It helps replace hatred with love, suspicion with trust, greed with altruism, pride with humility.
Sr. Kiran George |