Are we entering into an age of Eklavya?
Yes
But who was Eklavya.
Eklavya
In the age of Mahabharata, son of a tribal king, he had tremendous
quest for learning. But guru Dron refused to teach him as he was bonded to
teach only Kaurav’s and Pandva's sons. But Eklavya had a burning desire to
learn archery.
Barking Dog Silenced
Guru Dron along with his disciples was moving in a Forest.
Suddenly they heard their dog barking in a terrified manner, which suddenly
became silent. To their shock when they found that dog was silenced by the
arrows piercing his mouth without a drop of blood , further shocked
guru Dron ,that even Arjun could not have done this .He felt that
someone is around who is more perfect than Arjun.
Dakshina from Eklavya
Guru Dron ran to search the man who silenced their dog and
was further shocked to see a young tribal boy practicing archery in front a
statue of Dron. Boy touched his feet and told that “though you refused to
teach me , I am learning from your statue, which I respect as a guru”. Afraid that
Eklavya may beat Arjuna some day, he asked for Dakshina (Dakshina is a form of
thanks from the students to the guru, and not Fees) from Eklavya, in the form of
his thumb, and the story says Eklavya gave it happily, but became a motivating
example for those who have a burning desire to learn and are not able to get admission
to learn directly from a great teacher.
Your Guru on You Tube
But if you have not been able to get admission in an institute of
great learning, but have burning desire of learning, do not worry, Guru Dron is
available on YouTube and they do not ask for a Dakshina also.
Salman Khan of Khan Academy showed the way by his videos on you
tube on Mathematics and now the great teachers of the world including from Harvard
and MIT are there to teach you on all subjects but only if you have quest for learning.
Age of Eklavya
If you have Eklavya in you, Guru Dron is on YouTube.
Do not forget to thank You tube and your great teachers there.
Yes in this Age of Eklavya Knowledge will be available to all, but
to get it you have to be Eklavya.
