43 The Earth as a classroom

* School	Cosmos, Multiverse, planes, dimensions, globes, All of creation
* Objective/ Purpose	Spiritual development or character building aspect in particular
* Teachers	Spirits of Truth, angels, Christs, prophets, apostles, saints, avatars, Buddhas, gurus, spiritual masters, and adepts
* Students	Angels, humans, nature spirits, animals, plants, elementals – all at varying levels
* Classrooms	Earth and other planets, moons and satellites
* Physical Facilities	Physical forms, flesh bodies, money, treasures, wealth, land, sea, buildings, houses, climate, heat, fire and all such others
* Subjects	Character development, righteousness in the physical planes, development and disciplining of the emotions in the astral planes, development of the mind in the mental planes and higher spiritual development in even higher planes
* Teaching aids	Experiences, law of karma, simulated conditions, circumstances and situations
* Terms, periods	1 incarnation, 1 age (2,100 years), 1 maha-yuga (4,320,000 years), 1 yuga (26,000 years) 1 root race (10,000,000 years), 1 round (7 root races), 1 manvantara (period of creation)
* Entrance	Incarnation or physical birth
* Exit	Transition to the Spirit World or physical death