A successful life requires a vision, learning how to achieve that vision and then exerting effort towards the goal. The Integral Excellence Foundation course helps one to develop that vision, provides an overview of the key aspects of life. A car reaches its destination efficiently when all four wheels and all systems operate smoothly. Similarly, when the key aspects of life are well understood, developed and integrated, one attains the ultimate goal in the life.
This is an online 10 session course. Each session is 60 min. It is conducted in the evenings from 7-8.30 pm. The cost is Rs. 300 (Needy students may apply for scholarship).
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Introduction to Integral Excellence and course content
Overview and objectives of course. Having a clear vision in life, what is Excellence, what is integral excellence and why it is important.
Studies/Career and Wealth generation
Basics on developing a plan during university to maximize learning and preparing for life after studies. Ways to your improve your grades in studies. What is industry looking for in a graduating student. What is takes to be successful in having a successful career. Career and Wealth generation.
Personal Character & Qualities
Integrity, Ethics, Values, and qualities
Health and Fitness
How health and fitness helps improve studies and grades, reduces stress and increases mood and increases energy, Types of exercises. Types of Diet (Macro/micro nutrients). Rest, hygiene, Basic medical checkups
Household activities
Importance of household activities; Basic understanding of cleaning and organization skills. How to get efficient to allow time for other important activities in life
People Skills
Importance of interpersonal skills, communication skills and team work. Good association versus bad association
Volunteering /Social service
Importance of interpersonal skills, communication skills and team work. Good association versus bad association
Spirituality
Deeper aspects of religion – Spirituality and Mysticism.
Why is it important and how it is it related to purpose of life. Commonality of religions at deeper spiritual and mystic level. Basic exposure to teachings of saints/mystics from different traditions – Vedanta/Bhakti (Hinduism), Sufism (Islam), Christian Mystics (Christianity), Buddhism etc. Basic practices – prayer, meditation, study, reflection, good association, service.
Foundation Course – Eligibility
1. Students who are strongly motivated in Integral Excellence
2. Strong academic background or willing to put in effort to excel in studies
3. Special extracurricular talents and/or interest in – Classical music/dance, arts, sports etc
4. Spiritual inclination – willing to learn deeper aspects (Spirituality/Mysticism) of their religion –like Vedanta/Bhakti/Meditation (Hinduism); Sufism (Islam); Christian Mysticism (Christianity), Buddhism etc
5. Students from Chemical, Petroleum, Mechanical, Metallurgy, Instrumentation, Civil, Electrical, Computer science, Chemistry