Ramon Gallegos and the holistic paradigm

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Ramon Gallegos and the holistic paradigm

By Miriam Carmina Salcido Rojas, Culiacán 2009

The holistic education of Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava is a comprehensive process to restructure education in all its aspects as a new paradigm provides us with a comprehensive framework based on the best of human knowledge, arts, sciences, traditions and spirituality, which gives result transdisciplinarity. It is considered the new educational paradigm for the twenty-

To develop an integrated concept of this new educational paradigm must assimilate each one of the foundations that support this new way of life, because not only be educated in classrooms but for the various areas of our life, education holistic academic includes but is not limited to an academic education, it is not just a cognitive process to learn new concepts or theories, it is not merely intellectual training as the curriculum is life. "holistic education is a process of becoming aware that the world is a unity, an interdependent whole, is based on a deep devotion to life and the potential inherent in human nature. "

In essence, the heart of spirituality is holistic education is a distinctive feature that differentiates it from other educational visions that deviate from the true foundation of the human spirit that can be characterized by kindness, solidarity, coexistence, tolerance, patience, dialogue , compassion, peace, itself, is universal love, which must be inherent to the behavior of planetary beings who walk in the evolution of this new century. "The holistic education is the recognition of universal love as fundamental educational reality. The heart of holistic education is a pedagogy of universal love whose goal is to humanize the human being through spiritual awareness." Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava.

In the process of assimilation of spirituality, is often confused with religion, so we make this distinction, religion is based on beliefs that at times has provoked great wars being committed, the spirituality is something based on experience Direct the transcendental, awakened the conscience of human beings through an internal order to recognize our true nature transcendent, transformative matures us, frees us from fear, dependency and ignorance of our spiritual nature which is defined as truth-consciousness-bliss and leads to fairness, brotherhood, compassion and harmony with other inhabitants of the planet. When we begin to inquire about our spirituality we question how we could evolve our consciousness, or that we should transcend precisely, we must transcend our ego, the social mask that binds us, we generate an attachment to the material, making us dependent on this We generate suffering, therefore, impedes our happiness.

We know that genuine spirituality is expressed through the perennial philosophy, the perennial philosophy, is the set of universal spiritual truths that are present in the heart of many traditions and religions beyond the forms, therefore, with the perennial philosophy ever collides with belief systems, the perennial philosophy has not churches, not even dogmas, myths, and rituals, "the knowledge of the spirit takes away the dogmas, fears, leaves us with what it is, leaves us in a creative vacuum , devoid of ego and full of truth. " Therefore, the perennial philosophy has never been a cause of discord or wars because it is rooted in truth Kosmic, such as we are universal beings, the entire universe is interconnected, among others.

At the beginning of this century has exploded the need to transcend the levels of consciousness to a second-tier thinking (yellow and turquoise meme) as not to develop a comprehensive vision of the universe continuity of the human species is in danger .

Spirituality is the basis for the evolution of consciousness, and thus able to travel in the deployment of Kosmos, consolidating the noosphere and attained enlightenment through a holistic and spiritual vision, to establish the time transmodern, as noted by Ken Wilber in his study of the evolutionary development of consciousness.

No doubt that this series of lectures on topics of holistic education has begun in me a process of self-knowledge, developing the principal of learning, "learning to be" allowed to emerge my values ​​or my virtues, hidden by ignorance, indifference and lack of compassion for my fellow man. Learning to be I will reveal my true nature, to reach my emotional well being, free bondage and reach full spiritual realization, therefore, be happy. "Wisdom, love and compassion are the three central components of all spiritual practice is we call the triple way of being, lead us to our spiritual home, which is in our own hearts. Educational practice must be an expression of the triple path. " Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava.

In holistic education using two concepts of integrity, first as a conception of the whole Kosmos that allows the formation of whole / parts that allow evolution and on the other hand, as a concept of subjectivity computer education, the world of sense and meaning, culture and mentality, refers to the world of life, values, ideals and motivations. The holistic view of education leads us to be learning through the educational integrity, where integrity is the achievement of unity through diversity, the real educational improvement depends on the level of integration of education and not quality of education. Education quality is a concept exported from the world of industry, factories and linear mechanical processes of production of objects, in fact if you refer to continuous improvement but only industrial production processes, administrative management, instrumental rationality, control, objective measurements, business organization, finance, accounting, ie a concept of the world's computer systems.

Thus the process of human development is the differentiation to integration and then to transcendence. If we do not differentiate properly fall into the merger (all the same) or fragmentation (everything is contradictory) so it is very important to differentiate between educational quality and integrity, not to be confused because that brings us to the current reductionism.

The essence of education is an intersubjective experience, an experience to build together through shared meaning through dialogue, dialogue as a holistic process of understanding and collective thinking where we share our interests.

Education begins by understanding the other, the interpretation of the intent of the other, the recognition of the validity of human subjectivity, is an encounter between human beings which aims to generate meaning essential for life. The educational relationship subject-subject means that the process has a sense of wholeness, networking, participation, humanity and focuses on the development, transformation, creativity, questions, insights, self-awareness, inner inquiry, the interpretation of the world , the meaning of existence, the spiritual transcendence and the search for belonging among others.

The subject-subject relationship is the heart of education is the foundation on which stands the whole educational task is a human encounter that requires a transdisciplinary framework that integrates the different fields of knowledge beyond the limits of science.

The holistic education of Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava is a teaching of universal love, is a process of forming whole human beings, nurturing the best of human spirit, transcending beyond the rational instrumental training that led to the moral collapse of society. Universal love is the holistic intelligence, consciousness to give direction and meaning to our actions that promote peace and harmony, supported in our understanding of life. The purpose and basis of true education is universal love, the meaning is an orientation to the fraternity and the welfare of humanity, based on the understanding and certainty. "Certainty is the inner light of the Self, the intelligence, insight Supreme Being, both come together in the way of universal love, the way of the perennial philosophy."

The intelligence and certainty are the inner light of compassion, it is the quality that allows educators to treat students as human beings, genuinely interested in them, listening, dialogue, respect their individuality, to investigate fundamental questions together life without imposing conclusions, allowing them to realize their inner journey. Holistic education is a continuous process of inquiry and lifelong learning about ourselves and our relationship with the Kosmos that fosters holistic awakening of intelligence, birth and development of their own certainty, to live consciously with joy. "Intelligence is the resource to know ourselves in depth in the context in which we Kosmic, the self is the foundation of wisdom, prudence and responsibility." Then, we can ensure that the holistic educator nurtures the best of student increases their cognitive abilities, their capacity for love, intelligence, certainty, peace of mind, equanimity, compassion, generosity, creativity, patience, and above all, happiness, among other qualities made up his mind. "Spiritual intelligence is a process of discernicimento and individual experience through which we identify with the universal values ​​and recognize that all life is sacred, that all human beings are spiritual brothers that love is the nature of the Kosmos, and that truth is ultimately a spiritual truth. "

Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava.

The central belief is that holistic educational reality principle is universal love, "education has as its purpose the evolution of consciousness to make possible the harmonious development of all human capabilities must be expressed in a life within the flame universal love, in building a harmonious world and individual fulfillment. " Conventional education does not give importance to the human capacity, so has led to the dehumanization of our society in general, programming the mind with a mechanistic view.

Dr. Ramon Gallegos said about the importance of global integrity, an interest in working to establish a global partnership for holistic education, to formalize and enhance further our international relations to support each other, to integrate more global human community where Japanese, Mexican, British, Australians, Canadians, Americans, everyone can build a better world inhabited by individuals who honor the life on earth, to base their relations on peace, solidarity and harmony. We need to strengthen our communication and integrity have not only local if not global integrity that can only redound to local development.

In addition, we clarified that holistic educators are working with a new sustainable society, learning communities, in points concerning a new heart education, we need to link the holistic education to building a society compatible with it, must be a society much more balanced in all respects, better than the industrial society and information society. "An inclusive society would be one that had the conditions, structures, institutions and other elements that make it possible for individuals, as an integral being, could reach the highest level of evolution of consciousness." A new sustainable economic model necessarily need a complete education, an education that a mind and heart, which is integral individuals, a truly holistic education. The economy, education and spirituality are not contradictory aspects, the human being needs of the three to live in this world.

"The purpose of learning communities is the evolution of consciousness through a comprehensive and permanent learning. Learning communities are the creator of a new space with a vision of full consciousness, sustainability, foresight, integrity and secular spirituality, a comprehensive and deep, and postindustrial transmodern for the XXI century ". Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava.

"The holistic education and learning communities have profound implications for human evolution, not merely reproduce the current planetary culture, but rather to the emergence of a culture of peace, a new stage of development of human consciousness." Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava.En essence, we see that the implementation and development of a learning community, provides the fundamentals of holistic education giving coverage to the 30 quadrants of the educational model multi-multidimensionality of this emerging paradigm.

CONCLUSIONS

After reading the books of Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava came to the conclusion on the fundamentals of holistic education cited in the educational work of Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava, has led me the certainty that it is possible to establish a new paradigm in education system in the local and global society of our time, through the exercise of our spirituality through a comprehensive practice that allows the significance of our being, starting with the self-attachment to reduce, eliminate barriers and suffering that has generated ignorance and indifference of the true situation that exists around us, disguised by the instrumental rationality of traditional education that provides the mechanistic paradigm.

The beginning of the process of evolution of consciousness is marked by learning to be, teaching exercises and readings have carried me on a journey to my inner letting my values ​​arise through the development of a greater intelligence to transit the triple path of spirituality (wisdom, love and compassion), achieving a certain level of significance in the holographic structure of my Kosmos.

This assurance gives me direct experience has given me to perform better in my teaching duties, living with my students and treating them as different human beings, varying forms of assessment through diversification of educational techniques and respecting their learning styles .

The improvement in my relationships, has paid off because I put so much emphasis on developing my ability to dialogue, I learned to listen, be fair, patient and tolerant, yet I have a long way to go, but it was a good beginning, I began to experience myself to know my true nature, touching the subjective educational all my personal and community level.

This series of books have been the bibliographic database that give sustenance to graduate I am studying with a group of professors from the institution where I work, they have allowed me to be part of a learning community development, have been far-reaching series of experiences we lived together, some successful, others less so, every one of them have learned to reinforce our values ​​as members of a community, finding meaning in my duties, we have learned from the mistakes increase our spirituality recognizing our universal nature of happiness above all, be certain that only depends on ourselves, and that comes from our heart.

It is serving the purpose of holistic education to transform and transcend the personal and group awareness to generate planetary citizens conform holistic sustainable society of the XXI century, which is developing the foundation of lifelong learning for life and throughout life, with a commitment to permeate other beings in our environment, educating them with the flame of universal love and compassionate action to obtain the certainty that our universe is interrelated and interdependent.

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Gallegos Nava, Ramon (2003) Pedagogy of Universal Love, International Foundation for Holistic Education, 1 st. Edition, Guadalajara.

Gallegos Nava, Ramon (2001) The Education of the Heart, International Foundation for Holistic Education, 1 st. Edition, Guadalajara.

Gallegos Nava, Ramon (2003) Learning to Be, International Foundation for Holistic Education, 1 st. Edition, Guadalajara.

Gallegos Nava, Ramon (2003) Learning Communities, International Foundation for Holistic Education, 1 st. Edition, Guadalajara.

Gallegos Nava, Ramon (2007) Spiritual Intelligence, International Foundation for Holistic Education, 1 st. Edition, Guadalajara.

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