EXPLORING THE RELEVANCE OF SRI AUROBINDOS INTEGRAL EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES

In todays educational landscape, educators grapple with the challenge of nurturing students for holistic development and lifelong learning amidst a rapidly evolving world. The Integral Education Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo provides significant insights in line with contemporary teaching methods. Sri Aurobindos philosophy, which emphasises the harmonious development of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual elements, promotes education to help people realise their full potential in order to promote planetary change, social harmony, and personal fulfilment. The current movement towards student-centred learning approaches is in line with core ideas including experiential learning, holistic growth, individualised teaching, multidisciplinary integration, ethical cultivation, and spiritual improvement. This qualitative study examines how Integral Education might be used in contemporary educational settings by examining primary and secondary sources. Results highlight Integral Educations connection with modern educational techniques and clarify its guiding principles.The study also highlights the advantages, difficulties, and real-world applications of incorporating integral education into a range of educational contexts. The implementation of Integral Education presents a number of problems, including resource allocation, curriculum revision, assessment techniques, teacher preparation, cultural sensitivity, socio-political context, and opposition to change, despite its promise of holistic growth and well-being. To overcome these obstacles, careful preparation, teamwork, and on-going assistance are needed. To sum up, Sri Aurobindos Integral Education Philosophy is a revolutionary approach to learning that gives insightful guidance for developing well-rounded people who can successfully navigate a complex and interrelated world in a variety of educational settings.