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Sustainable development and judicious consumption are the prime needs of our times. They alone can lead to peace. But this requires a particular mindset which education alone can cultivate. This chapter deals with these issues along with equality and justice. The importance of individual, social and cosmic transformation is highlighted as a prerequisite to peace and prosperity.
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Aum dyauḥśāntirantarikṣa śāntiḥ pṛthivi śāntirāpaḥśāntirauṣadhayaḥśāntiḥ vanaspatayaḥśāntirvisvedevāḥśāntirbrahma śāntiḥ sarva śāntiḥśāntirevaśāntiḥ sā māśāntiredhi (Yajurveda Samhitā, Vājasaneyi, Madhyandina Śukla, 36.17).
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Murty, S. (1986). The quest for peace. New Delhi: Ajanta Books International.
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Bhatt, S.R. (2018). Education for Peace, Sustainable Development and Judicious Consumption. In: Philosophical Foundations of Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0442-2_14
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