Don Henley: Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat

उपनिषद्  and being a child.



उपनिषद् (pronounced as upanishad) means "Sit near"

Ever wondered why a child learns faster than an adult?
It's because a child practices उपनिषद् (upanishad), the ability to sit down near to the teacher and be in a RECEPTIVE  mode.



As we grow older we lose the RECEPTIVE ability and become REACTIVE.

We react by over analyzing too fast too soon  and in that process we do not allow information to settle in our brain.

Many assume over analyzing or being reactive instead of receptive is a sign of intelligence but honestly over analysis/reactiveness is sign of inability to focus or at times even a form of anxiety.



All of us adults have been children before.

Try to go back in time to remember how we learnt in school.

When we were in school if the teacher said A is for Apple we accepted it.

We permitted the information to enter our brain.

We built our understanding, we accepted information and as we learnt more we processed it.



This is very important when we are learning anything new as adults.

Learning a new language is like learning to swim.

If you do not allow the information to reach your brain you would drown.

While learning swimming we do not over analyze, we listen attentively so that we do not drown.



The same format should be applied when learning a new language as adults.

At the beginning stages be in receptive mode, उपनिषद् (sit near) and let brain store information.