62 Ethics in Higher Education: Values-driven Leaders for the Future
worship. At the initial stage of the evolution of education
there was no watertight compartmentalization of one
discipline from the other; instead, they were considered to
be parts of the integral whole. Therefore, there was unity
and diversity. Thank God, an obligatory inter-dependence
and inter-subjectivity of the reality is being reinvented and
revived through the introduction of an interdisciplinary
curriculum for university studies. Experiential learning
and teaching is gaining momentum, especially education
through service learning, which should be promoted by all
means possible. These witness to the significance of the
text and context in real education; there is a rediscovery of
the source – experience – in the learning-teaching process.
We are living in a world that cannot ignore or neglect the
foundation of education - the realization of the wonder of
life. Wonder takes us to the realm of work and work to the
realm of awe and worship, which breaks the ground for
wisdom. Hence, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram has this
motto in Sanskrit, ishabhakti param jnanam (devotion to
the Lord is the supreme wisdom).3.3 Conclusion
In my opinion, higher education has to discover and dedicate itself to
a triadic relationship, namely with God, earth, and human beings. In
other words, education is to develop a threefold relationship: oneness
with the Other, rootedness with nature, and relatedness with neighbour.
We are what our relations are. We cannot survive without land and other
people, though some may be silent about God. In a world torn apart by
war and terror, we long to see peace on earth. Our war on terror may
not bring about peace. Instead, we need to wage war on error. No doubt,