Modern education system too much materialistic: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said that modern education system is "too much materialistic".
"Modern education is too much materialistic. When the British had introduced it in the country, Indian scholars and religious leaders should have participated in it. That means (it would have been) modern education plus our own thousands years of wisdom," he said.
In the present education system, the knowledge about mind and emotions should have been included, the Dalai Lama said while speaking at a function in Dibrugarh University.
"One of my commitments this year is to try to revive Indian thought and knowledge about the inner world. Out of 200 countries, India alone can combine modern education with ancient wisdom, how to tackle emotions and how to bring peace of mind," said the Nobel Peace prize winner.

He said that in order to create peace in the world, people must have inner peace within themselves.
"Peace must come through inner peace that we develop within ourselves. The basis of inner peace is love and compassion and not anger, not jealousy, not fear" the Dalai Lama said.