Earth as a Classroom

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School	Cosmos, All of creation
Objective/ Purpose	Spiritual development or character building aspect in particular
Teachers	Spirits of Truth, Christ, angels, prophets, apostles, saints, avatars, gurus, spiritual masters, and adepts,
Students	Angels, humans, nature spirits, animals, plants, elementals – all at varying levels
Classrooms	Universes, planes, dimensions, globes – Earth and other planets
Physical Facilities	Physical forms, bodies, money, treasures, wealth, land, sea, buildings, houses, climate, heat, fire, etc.
Subjects	Character development, righteousness in the physical planes, development of the emotions in the astral planes, development of the mind in the mental planes and higher spiritual development in the higher planes
Teaching aids	Experiences, simulated conditions, circumstances and situations
Terms, periods	1 incarnation, 1 age (2,100 years), 1 maha-yuga (4,320,000 years), 1 root race (10,000,000 years), 1 round (7 root races), 1 globe (7 rounds), 1 manvantara (period of creation)
Entrance	Incarnation or physical birth
Exit	Transition to the Spirit World or physical death