Facilitating A Dialogue of Civilizations
IKS is truly reflective of our realization that as peoples, societies, cultures and civilizations are coming closer, there is an increasing need for a dialogue of civilizations. The dominant trend to include the ‘other’ in academic discourse has been to ‘study the other’ using the reference point of self. The need for the day however is to widen the scope of our learning opportunities by incorporating in our curricular offerings contributions of diverse cultures and civilizations.
The Indian knowledge system is a vastly complex, incredibly diverse, living and growing system. IKS finds its roots in one such Indian knowledge system, namely of Integral Yoga. The Integral Yoga framework is only seen as our starting point for the development of IKS as an academic space.
A truly integral view of reality rises above all scientific and spiritual approaches and is capable of holding them all up in a comprehensive, higher order vision. In the true spirit of Integrality we are open to and respectful of the large diversity of psycho-socio-spiritual philosophies and approaches.
We welcome and invite prospective students to suggest their unique ideas and areas of interest for designing their individualized curricula. We strongly believe that excluding other systems of thought in any way would be against the very spirit of Integrality.
The spirit of dialogue of civilizations is also reflected in the collaborative nature of course development within IKS. Some of these courses are developed and offered in partnership with Sri Aurobindo Center for Advanced Research (SACAR), a research and teaching institute based in Pondicherry, India. This emerging partnership between ILPS and SACAR is another way to bring the East and West together. The instructors for all IKS courses come from diverse academic, cultural, spiritual, philosophical and national backgrounds.
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