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Lecture 1
Holistic Development and

Role of Education
Full Lecture with Home Work
Key Points
FAQ List
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Content of this Session इस सत्र की विषय-िस्तु
Basic human aspiration मानव की मल
ू चाहना
Fulfilment of basic human aspiration मानव की मूल चाहना की पूर्ति
Holistic development
समग्र ववकास
The role of education in holistic development
समग्र ववकास में शिक्षा की भूशमका
It will also give an idea about:
– The content of this workshop/course
– The process of this workshop/course इस सत्र से इन तीन के बारे एक अनुमान बन
– The expected achievement from right पायेगा:
understanding – शिववर/कोसि की ववषय-वस्तु
– शिववर/कोसि की प्रक्रिया
– समझ से अपेक्षक्षत उपलब्धि
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Process
Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true or false)
Verify it on Your Own Right – on the basis of your Natural Acceptance
It is a process of Dialogue
A dialogue between me and you, to start with
It soon becomes a dialogue within your own self
between what you are and what you really want to be
(your natural acceptance)
The purpose of this workshop is to initiate this internal dialogue
izLrko gS ¼ekuas ugha½
tk¡pas & Lo;a ds vf/kdkj ijA
viuh lgt LohÑfr ds vk/kkj ijA
;g laokn dh izfØ;k gSA
;g laokn vkids vkSj esjs chp 'kq: gksrk gS] fQj vki eas pyus yxrk gSA
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Desire pkguk
Do we want to be happy?
D;k ge lq[kh gksuk pkgrs gSa\
Do we want to be prosperous?
D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs gSa\
Do we want the continuity of happiness and

prosperity?
D;k ge lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk pkgrs gSa\
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Desire, What We Want to Be State of Being, What We Are
Do we want to be happy? Are we happy?

D;k ge lq[kh gksuk pkgrs gSa\ D;k ge lq[kh gSa\
Do we want to be prosperous? Are we prosperous?

D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs gSa\ D;k ge le`) gSa\
Do we want the continuity of happiness and Is there continuity of our happiness and
prosperity? prosperity?
D;k ge lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk pkgrs gSa\ D;k gekjs lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk gS\
Why this gap?

- between our desire and our state of being
- between what we really want to be and what we are
What are we doing to fill this gap? Is it getting filled up or getting wider?
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Desire pkguk Effort djuk
Do we want to be happy? Is our effort (gekjk iz;kl):
D;k ge lq[kh gksuk pkgrs gSa\ – To understand the true meaning of
happiness and prosperity and ensure it?
Do we want to be prosperous? lq[k] le`f) dks Bhd&Bhd le>us ds vFkZ esa gS or ;k
D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs gSa\ – Just for accumulation of physical facility?
dsoy lqfo/kk&laxzg ds vFkZ esa\
Do we want the continuity of happiness and
prosperity?
D;k ge lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk pkgrs gSa\
Have we assumed that happiness and prosperity will be ensured

when we have enough physical facility?
What effort are we making, other than accumulation of physical facility?
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Physical Facility is Necessary…
When an animal has lack of physical facility it becomes uncomfortable, when it gets physical
facility it becomes comfortable
Eg. When a cow gets a stomach-full of grass, it becomes comfortable, sits and chews the cud
i’kq dks lqfo/kk dk vHkko gksrk gS] rks og ijs’kku gksrk gS] lqfo/kk fey tk, rks og vkjke esa vk tkrk gS] tSls isV Hkj ?kkl fey tk, rks xk; vkjke ls
tqxkyh djrh gSA
When a human being has lack of physical facility, he becomes uncomfortable and unhappy
But once he gets the physical facility, he forgets about it and starts thinking about hundred other
things
euq”; dks lqfo/kk dk vHkko gksrk gS] rks og ijs’kku o nq%[kh gksrk gS]
ijarq lqfo/kk fey tk, rks mlds ckjs rks Hkwy gh tkrk gS] mlds vykok lkS vkSj phtsa lkspus yxrk gSA
(Check for yourself if you feel happy every day that you are getting enough to eat?)
vki gh vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa] D;k vki bl ckr ij jkst [kq’k gksrs gSa fd vkidks isV Hkj Hkkstu fey jgk gS\
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Physical Facility is Necessary… but it is not Adequate
When a human being has lack of physical facility, s(he) becomes uncomfortable and unhappy
But once s(he) gets the physical facility, s(he) forgets about it and starts thinking about hundred
other things
euq”; dks lqfo/kk dk vHkko gksrk gS] rks og ijs’kku o nq%[kh gksrk gS]
ijarq lqfo/kk fey tk, rks mlds ckjs rks Hkwy gh tkrk gS] mlds vykok lkS vkSj phtsa lkspus yxrk gSA
Lets see if we know how many pairs of clothes we have

If there were a shortage of clothes it would be a problem for us, but now that we have clothes,
we may not even know how many we have… (and yet we may keep collecting more and
more…)
When we don’t know how many clothes we really need, we can be in this situation
We have a problem when we don’t have clarity about our needs!
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Something more is required (over and above physical facility)
Physical facility is necessary for human being
but
something more is also required
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To find out what else is required (over and above physical facility)
Check: Is the unhappiness in our families
 More due to lack of physical facility or
 More due to lack of fulfillment in relationship?
vkids ifjokj esa tks nq%[k gS] og lqfo/kk ds vHkko esa T;knk gS ;k laca/k dk fuokZg u gksus ds dkj.k T;knk gS\
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To find out what else is required (over and above physical facility)
How much time and effort are we investing:
 For physical facility
 For fulfillment in relationship
vki lqfo/kk tqVkus ds fy, fdruk le; o iz;kl yxk jgs gSa vkSj laca/k dk fuokZg ds fy, fdruk le; o iz;kl yxk jgs gSa\
The unhappiness is more due to lack of fulfillment in relationship

Most of the time and effort is spent for physical facility
nq%[k laca/k dk fuokZg u gksus ds dkj.k T;knk gS( ijUrq] le; o iz;kl lqfo/kk ds fy, T;knk yxk;k tk jgk gS
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For Human Being, Relationship is also Necessary
For human being physical facility is necessary but relationship is also necessary
ekuo ds fy, lqfo/kk Hkh vko’;d gS] ijarq laca/k Hkh vko’;d gSA
On examining carefully, we find that this is a fundamental difference between animals and
human being
/;ku ls ns[ksa rks ekuo o i’kq ds chp ;g ,d ewyHkwr varj gSA
Physical facility is necessary for animals and necessary for human being also
lqfo/kk i’kq ds fy, vko’;d gS] euq”; ds fy, Hkh vko’;d gSA
However, ijarq]
For animals physical facility is necessary as well as largely adequate
i’kq ds fy, lqfo/kk vko’;d Hkh gS vkSj iw.kZ Hkh gS]
For human being physical facility is necessary but not adequate
euq”; ds fy, Hkh lqfo/kk vko’;d gS ij iw.kZ ugha gSA
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In Addition to Physical Facility, Relationship is Necessary for Human Being
For human beings physical facility is necessary but relationship is also necessary
ekuo ds fy, lqfo/kk Hkh vko’;d gS] ijarq laca/k Hkh vko’;d gSA
For animals:
necessary & largely
adequate
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY i’kq ds fy,
vko’;d
laca/k lqfo/kk ,oa iw.kZ
with human being With nature For human beings:

necessary but not
adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko’;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha
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Although we have Recognised the need for Relationship…
We do get into arguments, opposition and fights… even in the family, with close friends, with
colleagues at work… in the marketplace…
Every time we have a fight, we want to resolve it…

We say sorry, patch up and promise not to fight in future but…
Even though we don’t want to, a fight does take place once again
(we want the other to improve… and the other wants us to improve…)
Is this happening?
Are incidences of reaction… not speaking to the other… arguments… debates… divorce…
increasing or decreasing?
Explore your close relationships – in the family, with friends, in the workplace, in the society
In spite of our acceptance for relationship, why is it happening?

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State of Relationship (in the Society)
Out of the three types of fear, which is predominant for us?
 Fear of natural calamities
 Fear of wild animals
 Fear of the inhuman behavior of human beings
Is this on the increase or decrease?

vki ds fy,] bu rhuksa esa ls dkSu lk Hk; izeq[k gS\
 fgald i'kqvksa dk Hk;
 izkd`frd vkink dk Hk;
 ekuo ds vekuoh; O;ogkj dk Hk;
;g Hk; c< jgk gS ;k ?kV jgk gS\
In spite of our acceptance for relationship,
why do we have such a state of affairs in the society?
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Let’s check our Perspective about Relationship
Let us find out if
1. We want to live in relationship (harmony) with others or
2. We want to live in opposition with others or
3. We believe living has to be necessarily in opposition with others, i.e. There is 'struggle for
survival' , ‘survival of the fittest’ and check if we feel happy living this way?
vki gh vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa]

1- vkidh pkguk laca/kiwoZd thus dh gS ;k
2- vkidh pkguk fojks/kiwoZd thus dh gS ;k
3- vkius eku j[kk gS fd thuk rks fojks/kiwoZd gh laHko gSA ‘struggle for survival’, ‘survival of the fittest’ vkSj D;k vki
oSlk thrs gq, lq[kh gksrs gSa\
What is our present perspective? Which view do we promote?

(at home, in the family… in schools and colleges… and in the society)
Is it the naturally acceptable view?
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Right Understanding is also Essential for Human Being
For fulfilment in relationship, it is necessary to have right understanding about relationship
i.e. Right understanding is also necessary for human being
With right understanding:

 We have clarity about relationship with human being; we are able to fulfil relationship
 We also have clarity about how much physical facility we need
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RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self
For animals:
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary & largely
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
with human For human beings:
being with rest of nature necessary but not
adequate
These are two different types of needs

Let us explore if one type of need can be fulfilled by another
e.g. can the need of relationship be fulfilled by physical facility?
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Ex: Sitting in a hot room… we are uncomfortable and unhappy
Q: Does an AC help us resolve our discomfort & unhappiness?
? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self
? 1
RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
AIR CONDITIONER
with human
being
 An AC does help resolve the physical discomfort
 However, it is not clear that the AC provides any relief from unhappiness
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Ex: Sitting in an AC room… with someone we are opposed to…
Q: Is the feeling of opposition naturally acceptable? Or do we want to get rid of the feeling of opposition, to
resolve the relationship?
(le>)
in the self
? 1
OPPOSITION
IN AIR CONDITIONER
RELATIONSHIP
 We can see that an AC has no impact in resolving relationship

 Physical facility does not have any lasting impact in relationship. E.g. A gift can at most distract attention
for some time – it is not a solution
 Right understanding about relationship and right feeling in oneself is required for resolving the
relationship
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Ex: Sitting alone in an AC room… thinking about one we oppose...
Q: Does the AC help us resolve the contradiction in our thoughts?
? CONTRADICTION
IN
THOUGHTS
? 1
RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
AIR CONDITIONER
with human
beings
 We can see that an AC has no impact in resolving contradiction in thoughts
 Right understanding is required to resolve contradiction in thoughts
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RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self
For animals:
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
adequate
Are all 3 required? Is something redundant? Is anything more required?
Are we working on all 3?
If all 3 are required, what would be the priority*?
*Working on the high priority facilitates the realisation of the lower priority
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Priority: Right Understanding, Relationship & Physical Facility
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self
2 3 For animals:
Feeling
(laca/k) adequate
- Trust
- Respect
(lqfo/kk)
-… with human For human beings:
adequate
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Priority: Right Understanding, Relationship & Physical Facility
(le>)
in the self
2 3 For animals:
Feeling
(laca/k) adequate
- Trust
- Respect
(lqfo/kk)
-… with human For human beings:
adequate
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f))
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Priority: Physical Facility
(le>)
in the self
? RELATIONSHIP 1 For animals:

PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary & largely
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
adequate
UNHAPPINESS DEPRIVATION
Making others Unhappy Exploiting and
Depriving others
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Human Consciousness
If we are living for all three (right understanding, relationship and physical facility) then we are
living with human consciousness
vxj gekjk thuk rhuksa le>] laca/k vkSj lqfo/kk ds fy, gS rks ge ekuo psruk esa th jgs gSaA
Human being can be fulfilled (be happy and prosperous) on the basis of these three
bu rhuksa ds vk/kkj ij lq[kh] le`) gksdj ekuo r`Ir gks ikrk gSA
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Human Consciousness
Human
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING Consciousness
(le>)
ekuo psruk
in the self If we are living with
all three
(right understanding,
relationship and
2 3
RELATIONSHIP physical facility, in
Feeling (laca/k) PHYSICAL FACILITY that priority order)
- Trust (lqfo/kk) then we are living
- Respect
with human with human
-…
with rest of nature consciousness
being
Human being can
be fulfilled
(be happy and
prosperous)
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY on the basis of
(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f)) these three
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Animal Consciousness
If our living is only for physical facility, then we are living with animal consciousness, because
animals live only for physical facility and are fulfilled by that, not human being
vxj gekjk thuk flQZ lqfo/kk ds fy, gS rks ge tho psruk esa gh th jgs gS D;ksafd i’kq dk thuk Hkh lqfo/kk ds fy, gS vkSj i’kq gh blls
r`Ir gks ikrk gS] ekuo ughaA
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Reflect If our living is only for
Is the unhappiness in our family more due tophysical
lack offacility, then we
fulfillment of
relationship ? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING are living with animal
or (le>) consciousness; because
animals live only for
more due to lack of physical facility
in the self physical facility and are
fulfilled by that
Human being can not be

? RELATIONSHIP 1 fulfilled on the basis of
PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k) physical facility alone
(lqfo/kk)
with human
being with rest of nature
Animal
Consciousness
tho psruk
Depriving others
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If our living is only for
physical facility, then we
? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING are living with animal
(le>) consciousness
in the self Animals live only for

physical facility and can be
fulfilled by that
? RELATIONSHIP 1 Human being can not be

PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k) fulfilled on the basis of
(lqfo/kk) physical facility alone
with human
Animal
Consciousness
tho psruk
Depriving others
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Animals living with they are in harmony this is fine
animal consciousness
Human being living with they are in harmony this is fine

human consciousness
Human being living with they are in disharmony this is the

animal consciousness problem
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Since we generally don’t have clarity about our physical needs…
In the society, we can observe two categories of human beings
blhfy, vHkh nks rjg ds euq”; fn[kkbZ nsrs gSa&
1. Lacking physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk foghu nq[kh nfjnz )
2. Having physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk laiUu nq[kh nfjnz )
While we want to be – tcfd ge gksuk pkgrs gSa&

3. Having physical facility, happy prosperous (lqfo/kk laiUu lq[kh le`))
Find out
 Where are we now – at 1, 2 or 3 and
 Where do we want to be?
vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa&
 vHkh ge dgka gS\& 1] 2 ;k 3 esa vkSj
 dgka gksuk pkgrs gSa\
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But Resources are Not the Problem!
…by the time you finish reading this book
(approx. 6 hrs) 400 people would have died of
hunger or diseases caused by hunger…
Contrary to popular opinion, malnutrition and

starvation are not the result of over-population,
of poor climate or lack of cultivatable land…
The other half is dying because the first half is

not rightly utilizing the resources...
Hunger is not a scourge but a scandal
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Resources are already in Plenty!
Of the 4.2 billion tons of food produced, more than 1 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every
year, UN-backed report finds (11 May 2011)
About a third of all the food produced for human consumption each year – or roughly 1.3 billion tons – is
lost or wasted, according to a new study commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)
Global Food Production is 6 times requirement

Global Food Wastage is 1/3rd of production
Wastage is enough to feed 1300 crore people/year
Have we understood right utilisation?
Is it a question of production?
Is it a question of distribution?
Is it a question of relationship?
Is it a question of right understanding?
It is a question of education
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38344&Cr=fao&Cr1
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Even Small Individual Choices Add Up. E.g. Choice of Food
20% of all life produced on land every year is harvested for human purposes
14-16 kg grain & 21,000 litres of water  1 kg meat

The world's cattle alone (not including other livestock) annually consume food grains enough for 8.7 billion
people
Land use – 3¼ acres/person on meat diet vs 0.2 acres/person on veg diet

20% Amazon rain forest (the size of California) destroyed since 1970
80% of this land is used for cattle raising
By feeding grain to livestock, we lose 90% of the protein, 96% of the calories, 99% of its carbohydrates,
and 100% of the fiber. Animal-based diets are high in saturated fat, excessive protein and cholesterol,
leading to heart disease and stroke (nearly 50% of all deaths in the US)
Video (1 min)
http://www.planetaryrenewal.org/ipr/vegetarian.html
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Transformation (ladze.k) = Holistic Development (fodkl)
Is development just in increasing physical
facility or development is ensuring of all 3?
Is this transformation desirable?
Are we making effort for it?
Do we need to make effort for it?
We will explore into the effort

required for transformation,
for holistic development
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Role of Education-Sanskar: To Enable Transformation
Holistic development is transformation to Human Consciousness
The role of education-sanskar is to enable this transformation by way of ensuring the

development of the competence to live with human consciousness and definite human
conduct
For this, it has to ensure

1. Right understanding in every child
2. The capacity to live in relationship with the other human being
3. The capacity to identify the need of physical facility,
the skills and practice for sustainable production of more than what is required – leading to
the feeling of prosperity
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Required for Transformation Present State?
1. Right understanding in every child Missing
2. The capacity to live in relationship with
the other human being Missing
3. The capacity to identify the need of

physical facility,
the skills and practice for sustainable Identification of need of physical facility is
production of more than what is required missing.
right utilisation of physical facility The willingness to produce by way of labour
is also missing
leading to the feeling of prosperity
The right utilization is also largely missing
The core feeling generated is
to accumulate more & more,
to consume more & more,
(rather than to produce what is required
and utilize it rightly…)
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Problems = Indication of Lack of Effort for Holistic Development
Most of the problems we see around us are really only the symptoms of human beings not living
with human consciousness
The basic effort is required to ensure human consciousness

(through human education)
Human Education
Human Consciousness
Human Values
Human Conduct
Human Character
Human Society
Ultimately it will result in a human tradition,

in which the human goal is fulfilled for all,
generation after generation
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Outcome of Human Education-Sanskar
Understanding of
Harmony
Harmony in Human Being
Harmony in Family
Harmony in Society
Harmony in Nature/Existence
VALUES
Guided Skills guided by values
Living in Harmony
As an Individual
In the Family
In the Society
In Nature/Existence
SKILLS

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Human Being Living with Human Consciousness
Understanding
Understanding
Understanding Harmony
Harmony:
Education –
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING - Harmony in Human Being
(le>) - Harmony in Family
- Harmony in Society
in the self - Harmony in
Nature/Existence
Living inin Harmony

Sanskar – Living
2 RELATIONSHIP 3 Living Harmony

(laca/k) PHYSICAL FACILITY at all levels of being:
(lqfo/kk) - Individual
with human - Family
being with rest of nature - Society
- Nature/Existence

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Societal implications of living with Human Consciousness
Human
RIGHT UNDERSTANDING Consciousness
1 ekuo psruk
in the Self
– Understanding Harmony
in Human Being, Family,
Society, Nature/Existence
2 JUSTICE in 3 PARTICIPATION in
RELATIONSHIP LARGER ORDER
with Human with Nature
Being - From Family
- from Family to Order to World
World Family Family Order

UNDIVIDED SOCIETY UNIVERSAL HUMAN ORDER
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Workshop/Course Content Process
Proposals Self-exploration, self-verification
(about harmony at various levels
for your self-exploration)
Desired Achievement
- Harmony in Human Being
Individual Transformation
- Harmony in Family
– Right Understanding
- Harmony in Society (Understanding Harmony)
- Harmony in Nature/Existence – Happiness & Prosperity
(Living in Harmony)
Societal Transformation
– Humane Society
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Assignment Today
•Your experience through the day (describe free form)………………………………………..…….
•5 key points that struck you (or takeaways) from the talks today
(starting with what you felt was most important for you) in order of priority)
S.No Take-aways
1
2
…
•5 key problems today you are able to notice (starting with what you feel is most important)
in order of severity, impact)
S.No Problem Due to lack of skills or Increasing or Root cause Solution according to
values? decreasing? according to you? you?
1
2
…
• Mention any five things that give you happiness in continuity

………………..
……………….
• Mention any five things that make you feel unhappy
………………….
…………………
• Based on the discussion today, what role do you see for yourself in the education system?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Process
Verify it on Your Own Right – on the basis of our Natural Acceptance

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Self Reflection
Self Reflection
Can you see that you have the faculty of natural acceptance?
- It is innate, a part and parcel of our being
- It is invariant, uncorrupted by pre-conditioning
- It is definite
Find out how you feel when your desire is in accordance with your natural acceptance – happy or
unhappy?
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Key Points
Holistic Development and the Role of Education
Right Understanding, Relationship and Physical Facility
Process

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Basic Human Aspirations
Happiness
Prosperity
Continuity of Happiness and Prosperity
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To Fulfill Basic Human Aspirations…
(le>)
in the self
2 3
RELATIONSHIP
Feeling (laca/k) PHYSICAL FACILITY
- Trust
- Respect
(lqfo/kk)
-… with human

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When the focus is on Physical Facility…
(le>)
in the self
? RELATIONSHIP 1
PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k)
(lqfo/kk)
with human
Depriving others
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Human Consciousness
Human
Consciousness
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING ekuo psruk
(le>)
If we are living with
in the self all three
(right understanding,
relationship and
2 3 physical facility, in
RELATIONSHIP that priority order)
Feeling (laca/k) PHYSICAL FACILITY then we are living
- Trust
- Respect
(lqfo/kk) with human
-… with human consciousness
Human being can
be fulfilled
(be happy and
prosperous)
on the basis of
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY these three
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If our living is only for
physical facility, then we
? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING are living with animal
(le>) consciousness
in the self Animals live primarily for

physical facility and may be
fulfilled by that
? RELATIONSHIP 1 Human being can not be

PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k) fulfilled on the basis of
(lqfo/kk) physical facility alone
with human
Animal
Consciousness
tho psruk
Depriving others
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Human Education-Sanskar
Understanding
Understanding
Harmony:
Education –
Nature/Existence
Living inin Harmony

Sanskar – Living

with human - Family
- Nature/Existence
Basic Human
Aspirations
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Required for Transformation Present State?
1. Right understanding in every child Missing
2. The capacity to live in relationship with
the other human being Missing
3. The capacity to identify the need of

physical facility,
the skills and practice for sustainable Identification of need of physical facility is
production of more than what is required missing.
right utilisation of physical facility The willingness to produce by way of labour
is also missing
leading to the feeling of prosperity
The right utilization is also largely missing
The core feeling generated is
to accumulate more & more,
to consume more & more,
(rather than to produce what is required
and utilize it rightly…)
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Holistic Development and the Role of
Education
• Human aspirations
• Fulfilment of human aspirations through
RU, Rel and PF with the correct priority
• Meaning of Holistic Development –
Transformation from Animal
Consciousness to Human Consciousness
• Role of Education in transformation /
holistic development
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FAQs for Lecture 4
Holistic Development and the Role of Education
Question(s) 1: Human Aspirations Response
How can anyone be happy CONTINUOUSLY? Desirability
Feasibility
Can you show me anyone who is always Effort required
happy?
Aren’t happiness and unhappiness both a part

of life?
Are we not talking about something that is not

at all possible?
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Question(s) 2 : Human Aspirations Response
If we all become happy, development will stop,
isn’t it?
Look around – there is so much of poverty,

joblessness, etc. By speaking about such an
idealistic state, will we not mislead the next
generation away from development; from
making progress?
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Question(s) 3 : Need for Physical Facility Response
I think physical facility is most basic and
important human need. Even Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs puts physical needs at the
base. How can you say that RU is the first
priority?
How does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs fit into

this?
In the theory of Maslow's need of hierarchy -

Physical facility is the most basic requirement
and you are saying that it is the third priority?
How is it so?
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Focus on Physical Facility Focus on Happiness and Prosperity
#1 Right understanding in the self
#2 Right feeling in the self, relationship with

human being
#3 Physical facility with rest of nature
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Needs: Animal Consciousness Needs: Human Consciousness
#1 Right understanding
in the self
#2 Right feeling in the self,

relationship with human being
#3 Physical facility
with rest of nature
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Question(s) 4 : Need for Physical facility Response
For a person dying of hunger, what is the first
priority?
Can anyone work for right understanding when

he has no physical facility? Then how can RU
be first priority?
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Resources are already in Plenty!
Of the 4.2 billion tons of food produced, more than 1 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every
year, UN-backed report finds (11 May 2011)
About a third of all the food produced for human consumption each year – or roughly 1.3 billion tons – is
lost or wasted, according to a new study commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)
Global Food Production is 6 times requirement

Global Food Wastage is 1/3rd of production
Wastage is enough to feed 1300 crore people/year
Have we understood right utilisation?
Is it a question of production?
Is it a question of distribution?
Is it a question of relationship?
Is it a question of right understanding?
It is a question of education
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38344&Cr=fao&Cr1
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But Resources are Not the Problem!
…by the time you finish reading this book (approx. 6 hrs) 400
people would have died of hunger or diseases caused by
hunger…
Contrary to popular opinion, malnutrition and starvation are not

the result of over-population, of poor climate or lack of
cultivatable land…
The other half is dying because the first half is not rightly
utilizing the resources...
Hunger is not a scourge but a scandal
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Question(s) 5 : Other Needs Response
Where do we place health here in the priority Health of Self
as human consciousness?
Health of Relationship (Mutual Fulfilment)
Health of the Body… Rest of the Physical

World (Mutual Enrichment)
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Question(s) 6 : Comparing with Animals Response
Animals also need relationship. How can we
say that animals need only physical facilities?
Why are we demeaning animals?
Animals have higher level of right

understanding, that’s why they are in harmony.
Isn’t it?
Why do we need to at all compare human

beings with animals?
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Animals living with they are in harmony this is fine
animal consciousness
Human being living with they are in harmony this is fine

human consciousness
Human being living with they are in disharmony this is the

animal consciousness problem
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Question(s) 7: Relationship Response
There is competition, ‘struggle for survival’, Nature – underlying design = ?
‘survival of the fittest’ all around. Don’t you Struggle or mutual fulfilment?
agree that this is true?
Our way of looking at things
In science, we have studied the theory of our feeling (which may include
evolution (Darwin’s theory) – struggle for opposition)
survival and survival of the fittest. What is the sanskar (which may be biased)
use of talking about harmony and or
cooperation?
our naturally acceptable feeling
our natural acceptance (for
relationship, harmony, co-existence)
Our thoughts, actions depend on our

perspective (our own creation)
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There is competition, ‘struggle for survival’, Examine yourself in this example.
‘survival of the fittest’ all around. Don’t you There are two people in a room.
agree that this is true? Both are hungry.
The available food is sufficient for just one
In science, we have studied the theory of person.
evolution (Darwin’s theory) – struggle for
survival and survival of the fittest. What is the
use of talking about harmony and Who will get the food – the stronger person or
cooperation? the weaker person?
Going by this theory, the stronger person will

take the food.
But what if the strong one is the mother?
Wherever there is a feeling of relationship…

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Question(s) 8 : Relationship Response
I feel the expectations in relationship are a 2 aspects in relationship
major cause of unhappiness. So, if we do 1. Feeling in me – for all
away with these expectations, then we will Trust? – I can be comfortable, fearless
automatically become happy – and that is my
right understanding. Do you agree? (but I will evaluate the comp.)
 happiness
I do not feel the need to be in relationship with or
everyone that I come across. Why do I need to Mistrust? – I will be uncomfortable,
be related to others whom I do not feel fearful  unhappiness
connected with?
2. Fulfilment of those feelings
a) Expect the fulfilment by the other – depending
on, considering their competence
b) From our side, we make effort to fulfil those
feelings for those in the vicinity (start from close
family and slowly expand… ultimately to all? –
depends on our competence…)
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Options in relationship
I continue to work for relationship without
expecting immediate change in the other
I continue to work for relationship and

expecting immediate change in the other
be indifferent
Live with opposition
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Question(s) 9 : Role of Education Response
What does definite conduct mean? Will human Definite conduct at the level of expression,
beings not become robots like that? follow the norms of the society, programmed
by others?
Or
Follow your own natural acceptance?

- Feeling of relationship (trust, respect…)
- Interacting with others with these feelings
(understanding, feeling is definite,
expression will have lot of creativity)
Will be able to appreciate different cultures,
different expressions…
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Question(s) 10: Societal Implications Response
Undivided society sounds like a utopian 1. What is desirable (what is our natural
society. It is an ideal state which can never be acceptance) love… undivided society
realized, so why to talk about it? 2. How do we go about it? Make effort
towards what is desirable and feasible
(start with understanding (developing a
holistic world view)…. then feeling….
thought… action)
3. Also can check where we will end up /
reach with any other option e.g. every
nation trying to dominate other nations is
the present direction 50% resources
preparing for war… what is the result?
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UHV-II: Universal Human
Values – Understanding
harmony and Ethical Human
Conduct
Module 1 – Introduction to Value Education (6 lectures and 3 tutorial/
practice sessions)
Module 1 – Introduction to Value Education (6 lectures and 3 tutorial/ practice sessions)
Lecture 1: Right Understanding, Relationship and Physical Facility (Holistic Development and the Role of
Education)
Lecture 2: Understanding Value Education
Tutorial 1: Practice Session PS1 Sharing about Oneself
Lecture 3: Self-exploration as the Process for Value Education
Lecture 4: Continuous Happiness and Prosperity – the Basic Human Aspirations
Tutorial 2: Practice Session PS2 Exploring Human Consciousness
Lecture 5: Happiness and Prosperity – Current Scenario
Lecture 6: Method to Fulfil the Basic Human Aspirations
Tutorial 3: Practice Session PS3 Exploring Natural Acceptance
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Lecture 1
Understanding Value Education
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Value
Value of a unit is its participation in the larger order
e.g. The value of a piece of chalk is its participation in the classroom
What is valuable
The chalk writes on the blackboard in the classroom?
or
The chalk scratches the blackboard in the classroom?
What is valuable = value
The context is always the larger order

Value of a unit is definite
The value of a unit is also referred to as its role

Thus, the role of chalk is to write on the blackboard
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Human Value
Value / role of a human being is its participation in the larger order
E.g. My participation in the family defines my value in the family
What is valuable for you?
feeling of respect or feeling of disrespect?
I feel happy when I have a feeling of respect
The other feels happy when I express respect to him/her
Living in accordance with human values leads to mutual happiness*

 My happiness
 Happiness of the other human being
*i.e. in the case of human-human interaction

In the case of human-rest of nature interaction, living in accordance with human values leads to
mutual prosperity
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Understanding Human Values
In nature, every unit participates with every other unit in a mutually fulfilling manner
E.g. air nurtures plants and plants enrich air
Except for human being (who does not understand human values)
For a human being to live with human values,

s(he) has to understand human values
E.g. for a human being to live with a feeling of respect s(he) has to understand the feeling
of respect
To live with happiness, human beings have to understand human values

They have to understand their participation
They have to understand their role
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Human Values, Role of Human Being in the Larger Order
Individual
I have a role within myself
(eg. ensuring happiness in the self and
health in the body)
Family
I have a role in my family
(eg. ensuring feeling of relationship and
prosperity)
Society
I have a role in the society
(eg. to participate in social systems for
ensuring justice, peace and harmony)
Nature/Existence
I have a role in nature/existence
(eg. mutual fulfilment with rest of nature)
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Deciding Our Values
Do you want to be able to decide on your own right?
or
Do you want somebody else to decide for you?
(this somebody may be a group of people, it may be the society or the education system, etc.)
If you are not able to decide on your own right then:

1. Someone else is deciding what is valuable and what is not valuable for you
2. Unconsciously you keep accepting those things as values
3. You get busy with how to implement them, how to realize them, materialize them
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Values Decided by the Other
Eg. In a professional college, many first-year students start to use foul language within a very
short time
They are made to assume that this sort of language is one of the indicators of their freedom, of
their own progress to adulthood… and they may adopt it as a new value
Similarly, with sleeping late and getting up late… and so many things
Did they decide it for themselves?

Did it just happen “unconsciously”, without being aware of it?
Is it worth for them? Is it fulfilling for them?
Is it fulfilling for others (like their family members)?
So, if we are unable to decide on our own right, we are programmed by the other; our values are
decided by someone else…
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Deciding Human Values on Our Own Right
Would we decide on the basis of whatever we like, whatever we believe?
If we decide in this manner, human values will be different for different people
Or is there some definite, existential basis, something we can understand, something we can be
assured about, something that ensures mutual fulfilment in living?
If this is the case, then there is a possibility that human values are universal, they are the same
for all of us
Value education is about exploring into this possibility
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Should Education help You to Develop Holistically?
Understanding What to do, Values Value Education
Learning How to do, Skills Skill Development
Doing Skills guided by Values Practice
The problems around you are more due to lack of skills?

or more due to lack of values?
Are both, values and skills, required?

Both are required; Values and skills are complementary to each other
If both are required, then what is the priority?

Values (what to do) first, then skills (how to do), but both are required
What is the state in present-day education?

Education has become skill-biased
(there is a need to make appropriate changes)
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Guidelines for Value Education
- Universal
The content needs to be universal – applicable to all human beings and be true at all times, all
places
It should not depend on sect, creed, nationality, race, gender, etc.
- Rational
It must be amenable to logical reasoning
It should not be based on blind beliefs
- Verifiable
The student should be able to verify the values on one’s own right
Should not be asked to believe just because it is stated in the course
- Leading to Harmony
Values have to enable us to live in peace and harmony within our own self as well as with
others (human being and rest of nature)
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Guideline 1. Universal
It is universally applicable to all human beings and be true at all times and all places
It is about the basic principles of human existence which are universal. And if it is universal then it is not
dependent on any sect, caste, creed, nationality, gender etc.
Eg. Living with a feeling of relationship is naturally acceptable to all human beings – it is universal
Q: What do you think Value Education has to be universal or sectarian? It has to be dependent on time,
space and individual or independent of time, space and individual (i.e. apply equally to all of them)?
If it is universal then it is secular and it is more than that. When you say secular, it is a negation. Universal
is more than secular. One of the interpretations of secularism is that we not talk about religion or sex.
What has happened in the name of secularism is that we have stopped talking about human beings.
So, secularism is basically a negation, not an assertion. When you say universal, it is an assertion.
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Guideline 2. Rational
It is a set of proposals about reality, not a set of negations
It is amenable to reasoning
It is not based on whims, fancies, dogmas or blind beliefs

It is not a set of sermons
It is not a set of do’s and don’t
It is not antirational
It is not illogical
it can be communicated clearly

It can be questioned
it can be verified
It can be understood
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Guideline 3. Verifiable
We want to verify these values ourselves, i.e. we don’t want to assume something just because
something is stated, rather, each one of us will want to verify these to find out whether they are
true for us
It has to be naturally acceptable, and

experientially verifiable in terms of mutual fulfilment in my behaviour and work
 Behaviour with human beings leads to mutual happiness
 Work with rest of nature leads to mutual prosperity
If it is naturally acceptable, it leads to commitment to live in that manner without being forced in
any way or conditioned by another person
Every individual needs to be able to verify these values oneself
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Guideline 4. Leading to Harmony
Finally, value education must be able to enable us to be in harmony within and live in harmony
with others in the complete expanse of our being, of our living
As an individual, it needs to take care of all the dimensions of our individual existence – thought,
behaviour, work and the realization
Also it must cover all levels starting from individual to family to society and to nature/existence
Hence, when we live on the basis of these values, we start understanding that it will lead to
harmony in us and harmony in our interactions with other humans and the rest of nature. That
is, it leads to human conduct
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Content of Value Education
Holistic, All Encompassing
Covers all levels of living:

1. Individual (human being)
2. Family
3. Society
4. Nature/Existence
Eg. As a Family, Society – we want Fearlessness / Trust

NOT fear (due to mistrust / opposition)
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Four Dimensions of a Human Being
1. Understanding
Proposal 2. Thought
3. Behaviour 4. Work/Participation in
the larger order
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1. Individual (human being) Covers all dimensions of being, as an
Individual:
1. Understanding/Realization
2. Thought
3. Behaviour
4. Work/Participation in larger order
Eg. In Thought – we want to have clarity (a
state of resolution, solution)
2. Family NOT confusion (a state of problem)
3. Society
4. Nature/Existence

NOT fear (mistrust / opposition)
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Process of Value Education
Universal
places
Rational
It must be amenable to logical reasoning… should be able to question
Verifiable
Leading to Harmony
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The purpose of this course is to initiate this internal dialogue,

to help you to be self-referential, self-confident
Is this process naturally acceptable to you?

Is the purpose of this course valuable for you?
More 101
In this course, we will explore…
What is my
role (value) in
the family? What is my
role (value) in
the society?
What is my Who am I?
role (value) What is my
with my Body? purpose? What
is my role (value)
with myself? What is my role
(value) in
Nature/existence?
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Sum Up
Need for Value Education
To live with fulfilment, happiness, continuous happiness…
it is essential to understand what is valuable for human being (human values)
To understand human values, we need value education
Basic Guidelines for Value Education

All encompassing
Holistic

Self exploration, becoming Self-referential
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Human Aspiration – As an Individual and Where are we today?
A. Living (Surviving)?
Physical facility
B. Living with fulfilment?

Physical facility
Getting feelings from other
C. Living with continuous fulfilment?

(called by different names such as bliss, peace, satisfaction, happiness, fulfilment, salvation,
contentment, enlightenment, liberation, independence, self-actualisation, ecstasy, divinity,…)
Having right understanding – in the Self (harmony in the Self,
happiness)
Having right feeling – in the Self (living with fulfilment in relationship with human being,
mutual happiness)
Physical facility – with rest of nature (living with mutual enrichment with rest of nature,
mutual prosperity)
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Human Aspiration – As a Society and Where are we today?
A. Families living together, in a relationship of mutual fulfillment
(common goal)
Society
B. Individuals living together, but not in relationship of mutual fulfillment

(differing goals)
Crowd
C. Individuals living separately, in opposition / struggle

(conflicting goals)
Battlefield
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Key Points
To live with fulfilment, happiness, continuous happiness…
it is essential to understand what is valuable for human being (human values)
To understand human values, we need value education
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- Universal
places
- Rational
It must be amenable to logical reasoning
- Verifiable
- Leading to Harmony
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1. Individual (human being)
Covers all dimensions of being, as an Individual:
1. Understanding/Realization
2. Thought
3. Behaviour
4. Work/Participation in larger order
Eg. In Thought – we want to have clarity (a state of resolution, solution)
NOT confusion (a state of problem)
2. Family
3. Society
4. Nature/Existence

NOT fear (mistrust / opposition)
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The purpose of this course is to initiate/strengthen this internal dialogue,

to help you to be self-referential, self-confident
Is this process naturally acceptable to you?

Is the purpose of this course valuable for you?
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FAQs for Lecture 1
Question(s) 1: Need for Value Education Response
Response
• There is a need for value education, but can Is it desirable?
we deliver it in today’s corrupt environment? If yes, then we have to work for it, however
unfavourable the environment may be; at
• There is no space in the curriculum. Already whatever level there is a possibility (at least at
the students are overburdened. So how do the individual level… at the level of family to
we justify this course? start with)
[What else?]
• What is the different between Value
education and a course in moral science?
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Check: What is generally done in the name of Value Education?
(definite, universal, invariant…) (proposals,
Humane World-vision self-exploration,
knowing,
Self-discipline)
Natural Acceptance
Thinking Morals
(ideas, morals…) Beliefs
Doing Discipline, Instructions

(behaviour, work) (externally enforced
fear, incentive…)
Conduct is Conduct is Human Conduct

Indefinite Indefinite (Definite)
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• Why do we need to teach human values to Responsibility of 1-parents, 2-teachers, 3-policy
students in school / college? Isn’t it the job of makers
parents to inculcate values in their kids at It is essential, desirable but it is not happening so,
home? where do we start?
Start with the parents…
• We have introduced UHV in higher
education. But should not the UVH start But it should certainly be done in school…
early from childhood. Isn’t it too late to start
teaching value education from college? Even in industry / MNCs preference is given to
people who can relate to others, can work with
others, are suitable for teamwork… cooperation…
• Due to cut-throat competition and lack of develop a conducive environment (expertise is
human consciousness in society, the focus of easier to get)
the students is on developing skill for a good They anyway want to lead a meaningful life – they
pay package and not on values. How to are not just resources for the job
bring their attention to values? (after some time, they may accumulate some
money, but they feel their life is not v meaningful)
Understanding the purpose and giving a direction
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• Why do we need to teach human values to The parents think that they are paying for
students in school / college? Isn’t it the job of education and hence it is the job of teachers.
parents to inculcate values in their kids at Teachers think that our task is to cover the
home? syllabus and conduct exams, these things are
the responsibility of parents. But ultimately the
• We have introduced UHV in higher need is not met. And if it is not met in the
education. But should not the UVH start family, it is our responsibility as teachers.
early from childhood. Isn’t it too late to start
teaching value education from college? Response on next slide
• Due to cut-throat competition and lack of Every student ultimately desires for a happy
human consciousness in society, the focus of and prosperous life. We need to clarify this to
the students is on developing skill for a good the student through a process of dialogue.
pay package and not on values. How to We are not stopping the students from going
bring their attention to values? for a higher package. We are only saying that
it is not the complete program for life.
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If we can start even now, Where to start from?
Where to start from: teachers or parents or policy makers?
At what level to start in education: primary or secondary or higher?
Its good to start value education right from elementary stage – children start learning values right
from childhood in their homes from their parents…
So, its better to start from their parents.
But when you go to educate the parents, ultimately you have to work with grown ups.
Teachers
Society… policy makers
So, why not start with higher education!

Through higher education, you are directly able to address the future teachers, parents and
policy makers.
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Question(s) 3: Teaching of Human Values Response
• Values can only be caught and not taught.
Kindly comment.
• How to make value education part of life

rather than just being taught as a subject in
formal education?
• Implementation of human values in society

holds the key. It is not just sufficient to teach
the students for few semesters in colleges.
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• Values can only be caught and not taught. Response on next slide
Kindly comment.
• How to make value education part of life Through self-exploration.

rather than just being taught as a subject in The content doesn’t have to be delivered as a
formal education? prescription or a moral thing, rather as an
essential requirement for continuity of
happiness in life.
• Implementation of human values in society Agreed. But one needs to be clear what is
holds the key. It is not just sufficient to teach there to be implemented.
the students for few semesters in colleges. Unless there is content to explore, what will
They may become misfits in society like this. one explore? Hence the classroom input is
necessary.
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Can Values be Taught?
One of the misconceptions has been that
“values cannot be taught, they are caught”
Of course, values are inspired and reinforced in institutions by people who are living models of
human values
From the experiments in the last 15 years in mainstream education, it is clear that:
Human values can be taught! √

 Youth, regardless of their background, find it interesting when it is shared as a proposal
(rather than a set of instructions or do’s and don’ts).
 They are able to explore into the proposals, discover the values intrinsic in them
 Self-exploration is an effective means of self-evolution. There is significant perceptional transformation in
those exploring seriously.
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• Shouldn’t the course on UHV be taught When a child is self-exploring, it is essential to
through practical exercises or short stories or give them proposals about basic, underlying
case studies of great people, in place of principles
classroom teaching? By classroom teaching, Help them to explore within, find out for
students will only mug up the content and themselves
reproduce in the examination. This will not Answer their questions, clarify
bring any transformation in their life. Provide a conducive environment
We do have practice sessions
Live examples
With that it is certainly a good idea to

introduce stories… particularly when the child
is imitating (as in primary education)
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• Shouldn’t the course on UHV be taught • There are two parts to this process:
through practical exercises or short stories or One, to grasp the proposal which states the
case studies of great people, in place of basic principle about life.
classroom teaching? By classroom teaching, Secondly, to verify and validate in one’s living.
students will only mug up the content and
reproduce in the examination. This will not And both are necessary.
bring any transformation in their life. So, we need to enable our teaching
methodology to include both, and not leave
the second part.
Practical exercises are already included.
We can of course include short stories or case
studies of great people too. But we have to
ensure that the content is grasped clearly.
There is always a probability that the stories or
memoirs of great men give some otherwise
conclusions too.
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• Students already are not interested in That’s why we need to include such subjects
studies. Many of them are sent forcibly for which can help them relate better to
studies. And now we are adding one more education. Students lose interest in studies
course. Is it justifiable? when they are not able to relate the studies to
their life and happiness.
• Are young students mature enough to sit Yes. Students are very much in a position to
through lectures like this and grasp these explore if the content is proposed through a
values? process of dialogue.
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• There is a vast generation gap between the The generation gap may be there in terms of
teachers and students. How to teach this living, but there is no gap in Natural
course creatively given this generation gap? Acceptance. We have to help the students
reflect on their natural acceptance.
• Today people only look for skills and not Even in industries today, they are giving higher
human values. Students have a feeling that if priority to teamwork. Further, we need to make
they care about such courses, they will be it clear to the students that their basic
lagging professionally behind. Is it really aspiration is continuity of happiness and
possible to teach values in such a scenario? prosperity and not just the physical facility.
• How to manage the contradiction between To begin with they may feel that there is
focus on marks (for admission/placement) contradiction but, when they start working on
and importance of human values for life? human values, it is found that they become
sincere towards their academics
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Question(s) 7: Basic Guidelines and Content of Value Education Response
• What do we mean by universal here? Does it It includes the essence of all that has been
include all that has been said across the said across the world for a happy and
world? prosperous life, a happy and prosperous
society.
Universal means applicable to every human
being in all time and all place.
• We are saying that we do not have to Essentially, we do need to verify what is the
assume anything as true or false, rather relationship of any activity (reality) with me, my
verify on one’s own right. Now how do we life and happiness.
verify on our own right whether the earth Having verified this, then in the process of of
revolves around the sun or the sun around fulfillment of this relationship, we can get the
the earth? necessary information through observation or
from others, (e.g. about earth, sun and their
rotation).
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Additional Question Response
What is the difference between value and There are four aspects:
meaning 1-words  2-meaning  3-seeing the reality
 4-seeing the reality in completeness
Meaning – description of certain aspect of a

reality…
Value – the role of a reality at different levels
Value is relative to the context, the larger order

Value of human being as an individual
Value of human being in family
Value of human being in society, etc.
Value of human being in its completeness
Value is one of the aspects of the reality, so a

meaning may indicate one of these value
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All participants requested to respond to the
poll
So far only 50% have responded
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2. Rational – the content must be amenable to logical reasoning
Should not be based on blind beliefs
3. Verifiable – the student should be able to verify the values on his/her own right (on the basis of their natural acceptance and
experiential validation)
4. Leading to Harmony – the values have to enable us to live in peace and harmony within our own self as well as with others
(human being and rest of nature)
Should not lead to contradiction, differentiation, sectarianism, struggle, chaos, etc.
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for Value Education
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Process
The purpose of this workshop is to initiate/strengthen this internal dialogue

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What is this Workshop / Course ;g f'kfOkj D;k gS
1. It is a process of dialogue – between me and you, to begin with
;g laokn dh izfØ;k gSA ;g laokn vkids vkSj esjs chp 'kq: gksrk gSA
2. It soon becomes a dialogue within your own Self…
“kh?kz gh ;g laokn vkids Lo;a eas pyus yxrk gSA
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The Dialogue Within
What I Really Want to Be

Always
My Natural Acceptance
Relationship
My Intention
These are in These are in
Dialogue
Contradiction Harmony
Unhappiness Happiness
What I am
My Desire, Thought, Sometimes Sometimes
Expectation… Opposition Relationship
My Competence
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Points for Self-observation
We have the innate potential to recognise what is right
We are endowed with natural acceptance

- It is innate, a part and parcel of our being
- It is invariant, uncorrupted by pre-conditioning
- It is definite
As we refer to our natural acceptance, we become self-referential

(self-organised, autonomous, swatantra)
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Process of Self-exploration, Self-investigation
1. It is a process of dialogue – between me and you, to begin with. It soon becomes a dialogue
within your own self
2. It is a process of dialogue between what I am (tSlk eSa g¡w) and my Natural Acceptance or
what I really want to be (tSlk gksuk eq>s lgt Lohdk;Z gS = LoRo)
3. It is a process of Self-exploration, Self-investigation  Self-evolution
4. It is a process of knowing oneself and through the self, knowing Nature and the entire
existence
5. It is a process of recognizing one's relationship with every unit in nature/existence; and
fulfilling that relationship
6. It is a process of knowing Human Conduct (ekuoh; vkpj.k) and living according to it
7. It is a process of living in harmony within, living in harmony with others…living in harmony
with entire existence
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v/;;u izfdz;k
1- ;g ,d Lkaokn dh izfdz;k gSA
2- ;g Lo;a ¼tSlk eSa gw¡½ dh vius LoRo ¼tSlk gksuk eq>s lgt Lohdk;Z gS½ ls laokn dh izfdz;k gSA
3- ;g Lo;a esa] Lo;a ds vf/kdkj ij tk¡pus dh izfdz;k gSA
4- ;g Lo;a dks ,oa Lo;a ds ek/;e ls laiw.kZ vfLrRo dks le>us dh izfdz;k gSA
5- ;g vfLRkRo dh gj bdkbZ ds lkFk vius laca/k dks igpkuus ,oa rnuqlkj thus dh izfdz;k gSA
6- ;g ekuoh; vkpj.k dks le>us ,oa rnuqlkj thus dh izfdz;k gSA
7- ;g Lo;a esa Lora=rk ,oa lexz vfLrRo ds lkFk LojkT;iwoZd thus dh izfdz;k gSA
LoRo Lrra=rk LojkT;

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Scope of this Workshop / Course: Self-evolution, Self-extension
Knowing your Natural Acceptance
What you really want to be
Natural Acceptance Swatva LoRo
Living in accordance with your Natural Acceptance

Living in harmony within
Self-organized Swatantrata Lora=rk
Living in harmony with others… with the entire existence

Self-extension Swrajya LojkT;
Harmony Everywhere = Universal Order

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शिविर का आिय
viuh lgt Lohd`fr dks ns[kuk@le>uk
tSlk gksuk eq>s lgt Lohdk;Z gS
LoRo
lgt Lohd`fr ds vk/kkj ij Hkko] fopkj

Lo;a esa O;oLFkkiwoZd thuk
Lora=rk
nwljksa ds lkFk laca/k@O;oLFkkiwoZd thuk & laiw.kZ vfLrRo ds lkFk

LojkT;
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Self-exploration, Self-investigation
1. Content of Self Exploration:
a. Desire (pkguk) - Aim, Objective, Purpose Happiness, Prosperity
What do I want to achieve? Continuity
b. Program (djuk) – Process of achieving the desire, action
How do I achieve it ?
2. Process of Self Exploration

a. Whatever is stated is a Proposal
Do not assume it to be true/ false
Verify it on your own right
b. Self-verification
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Content of Self-exploration
Desire-
1. Happiness
2. Prosperity
3. The continuity of Happiness and Prosperity
Let us find out:

1. Do we desire for Happiness?
2. Do we desire for Prosperity?
3. Do we desire for the continuity of both (happiness & prosperity)?
4. If continuity of happiness and prosperity is ensured then what else would you desire?
Our desires are not unlimited or indefinite

Our basic aspiration is for happiness, prosperity and its continuity
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Process of Self-verification
Whatever is stated is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true/ false)
Proposal
1 Verify 2 Experiential Validation
on the basis
Of Live according to it
your 2a 2b
Natural
Acceptance Behaviour with Work with
Human Beings Rest of Nature
Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity
Which process is Naturally Acceptable to you?
A process of self-exploration, self-verification on your own right, leading to understanding in yourself

RIGHT or
UNDERSTANDING
A process of do’s & don’ts, in which you assume what is said, without verification
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Sum Up- Self-exploration
Content of self-exploration = Basic human desire
= Happiness, prosperity  continuity
Process of self-exploration
= Self-investigation, self-verification
It is a process of
living in harmony within,
living in harmony with others…
and ultimately,
living in harmony with the entire existence
The Purpose of this workshop/course is to initiate/strengthen self-exploration in you

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Key Points
Self-exploration as the Process for Value Education
Process
The purpose of this workshop is to initiate/strengthen this internal dialogue

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The Dialogue Within

Always
Relationship
My Intention
Dialogue
What I am
My Competence
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Self-exploration, Self-investigation
1. Content of Self Exploration:
a. Desire (pkguk) - Aim, Objective, Purpose Happiness, Prosperity
What do I want to achieve? Continuity
b. Program (djuk) – Process of achieving the desire, action
How do I achieve it ?
2. Process of Self Exploration

a. Whatever is stated is a Proposal
Do not assume it to be true/ false
b. Self-verification
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Process of Self-verification
Whatever is stated is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true/ false)
Proposal
1 Verify 2 Experiential Validation
on the basis
Of Live according to it
your 2a 2b
Natural
Acceptance Behaviour with Work with
Human Beings Rest of Nature
Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity
Which process is Naturally Acceptable to you?
A process of self-exploration, self-verification on your own right, leading to understanding in yourself

RIGHT or
UNDERSTANDING
A process of do’s & don’ts, in which you assume what is said, without verification
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FAQs for Lecture 2
Self-exploration as the Process for Value Education
Question(s) 1: Natural Acceptance Response
What is natural acceptance? Natural acceptance is what I accept innately. For
example, ask yourself: what is naturally acceptable,
the feeling of relationship or opposition? Now see
from where you get the answer.
In the previous example, just find out if the

How can we say that NA is invariant with time? response changes with time or remains the same.
What would be your answer in your childhood, as
an adult, as an old person?
How can everyone’s Natural Acceptance be same? We need to distinguish between natural
e.g - One likes waking up early in the morning while acceptance and liking. Liking can vary from person
the other likes to wake up late. Additionally, doesn’t to person, but not the natural acceptance. A person
Natural Acceptance change with time and who wakes up late or early, both naturally accept to
situation? e.g. - when I was a kid, I used to like be healthy. Whether you like to play with toys or
playing with toys but now I like to visit places visit the world, you naturally accept to be happy.
around the world.
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Natural Acceptance Example
Namaste Namaste Feeling of relationship, respect…
With bowed with bare
Head and feet
Bare feet
Naturally acceptable
innate, invariant, universal… Leads to harmony
uncorrupted by preconditioning… Happiness in Self
Namaste Namaste Feeling of opposition, disrespect… Disharmony in Self

With bowed with bare
Head and feet
Bare feet Not naturally acceptable Unhappiness in Self
Expression Feeling
Creativity, Variation May be definite (if based on NA)
or indefinite (if based on assumption)
Can not check this part Can check only this part with your natural acceptance
with your natural acceptance
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Natural Acceptance Examples
Rice from Rice Food Nurturing the Body Feeling Harmony in the Body
A specific of Self
Restaurant Regulation
Rice from Rice Food Tasty to Self ? ?

A specific (and not sure if
Restaurant nurturing)
When it comes to the details of how to Natural Acceptance has to do with what is my relationship to the
fulfill this relationship, this role, we have reality of concern.
to get the necessary details through
observation, analysis or through some e.g. my body- do I want to nurture or harm my body.
other source- human beings or written It has to do with my purpose, my role in different levels of human
documents, these details may have existence.
varieties, different possibilities, This role, this purpose in relationship is definite.
Therefore, there is variety, different Hence, Natural Acceptance is definite,
possibilities , when it comes to how this e.g. Natural acceptance for nurturing of the body
role can be fulfilled, e.g. details of how
to ensure nurturing of the body
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Natural Acceptance Examples
Exam Self-empl Live by it Understand all Harmony in the Self
that is taught…
Job Exam Cheating Remember for exam ?
When it comes to the details of how to Natural Acceptance has to do with what is my relationship to the
fulfill this relationship, this role, we have reality of concern.
to get the necessary details through
observation, analysis or through some e.g. my body- do I want to nurture or harm my body.
other source- human beings or written It has to do with my purpose, my role in different levels of human
documents, these details may have existence.
varieties, different possibilities, This role, this purpose in relationship is definite.
Therefore, there is variety, different Hence, Natural Acceptance is definite,
possibilities , when it comes to how this e.g. Natural acceptance for nurturing of the body
role can be fulfilled, e.g. details of how
to ensure nurturing of the body
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Is Natural Acceptance universal for all human Yes. But you can keep it open and verify. We
being across people of all countries, religion, have interacted with thousands of people from
caste, creed, gender, age, rich-poor, etc.? all sorts of background, and found it to be the
same for all.
What we accept is something quite subjective, As mentioned earlier, we need to distinguish

different things appeal to different people – between natural acceptance and acceptance
How can we say that natural acceptance is or liking or appeal etc. You will see that
same for everybody? Actually what is this Natural Acceptance is
natural acceptance? - Innate to me
- Invariant with time and place i.e. Universal
Liking or appeal has to do with details of how
to fulfill relationship, which may have variety,
Is Natural Acceptance the same as inner Yes. We may relate it to conscience, inner
conscience? voice, pure observer…
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Natural acceptance is innate, invariant and
What is difference between natural acceptance,
universal.
acceptance, and forced acceptance?
Acceptance is what I assume to hold good in given
situation.
Forced acceptance is what I do not accept, but in
given situation, I am forced to compromise, abide
by it.
We have to follow social norms and live as per Social norms and family traditions are basically the
family traditions to be accepted in the society, or details worked out at some particular time and
even in the family. This has been working for a long situation about how to fulfill the purpose, the goal
time. Do we need to verify these norms and set by the society.
traditions also? Therefore, we need to verify, from time to time-
1. Whether the goals set are correct- through
natural acceptance
2. Whether these norms and traditions are able to
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Question(s) 4: Right Understanding Response
What is right understanding? How to know If I understand rightly, it will be:
whether my understanding is right or wrong? a. Satisfying to me,
b. Invariant with time and place
Is it same as natural acceptance? c. Universal for all human beings
d. Leading to harmony in my living, in behaviour
with human beings, and work with the rest of
nature
e. I will naturally accept to continue with it.
Everyone is right according to his or her own One may assume oneself to be right. But we need
understanding. Kindly comment. to verify our assumptions on the basis of above
criteria to see if it is part of (or based on) right
understanding.
On a lighter note- is this statement absolute!.
There is nothing absolute in this world. So,
As far as the purpose, goal is concerned, they are
how can we talk about such things with such definite and universal. Details of their fulfillment may
absoluteness? have variety, as mentioned above, e.g. Nurturing of the
body
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Differentiate between
Understanding something and thinking about it
(thought)
Feeling
(Definite, objective…)
Expression (thought, expectation, beh, wk)

(Variety, subjective…)
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Question(s) 5: Self-exploration Response
How is it possible to understand everything by As you gradually observe, you will see that the
the self and through the self? Just being aware essence of the whole existence, the co-
of “what I am” and “what I really want to be” existence (relationship, harmony and co-
itself is so difficult. existence), is reflected in me. And I can
observe it.
Presently, being aware of “what I am” and

“what I really want to be” may appear difficult.
But as you go on exploring, the clarity that you
get in the process (leading towards a
harmonious self), becomes self-motivating for
you.
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What is the need for self-exploration? The The existence is vast, but the content to
existence is so vast and I am a tiny unit of this explore is very simple. You need not verify
existence. Is it not unwise to also even think of about every incident taking place in this
exploring everything on my own right? existence, rather only the essence of this
existence- i.e. relationship, harmony and co-
existence (material and consciousness units in
space).
Secondly, unless you verify on your own right,
how do you make to a program to live with it in
a mutually fulfilling manner, be it the other
human being or any other unit of nature?
What is wrong in assuming something written What is written in the books is likely to be true. But
in the books as true? Why to verify everything? how do I understand the true meaning of the words
in the books unless I observe the reality indicated
by myself? To be certain, I need to explore myself
and understand. This is what any authentic book
will expect us to do. 157
In each and every Self, there is naturally
- the need to know (to understand the entire
existential reality)
- Potential to know (to explore, pay attention,
see, understand) the essence
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What if in my experiential validation, the You can see for yourself that your happiness is
proposal is ensuring happiness with one ensured the moment you have the natural
person but not with the other? How do I feeling, e.g. feeling of respect; when you
validate it? express this feeling and the other person
receives this natural feeling of respect, he is in
a state of harmony and happiness within.
However, there may be some problem in your
expression or in the reception of the other
person, that has to be rectified, and that takes
time.
What is meant by mutual prosperity with the Mutual prosperity means that when I am
rest of nature? interacting with the nature, I get the feeling of
prosperity within me, and the nature gets
enriched, preserved in the process.
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Question(s) 8: Swatantrata Response
Isn’t swatantrata (self-organised) and freedom Swatantrata is being self-organized. At every level,
the same? (please give examples of understanding and living in harmony is the self-
swatantrata at each level of being – individual, organized state.
family, society and nature)
Generally speaking, freedom is to be able to make
a selection without any external pressure.
Freedom may or may not be leading to a self-
organized state as one may try to be free of
external pressure but succumb to internal pressure,
of sensations or pre-conditionings.
There are two kinds of freedom: freedom ‘from’ and

freedom ‘to’.
Many times when we talk of freedom, we are
talking of ‘freedom from’ some external pressure.
When we have to decide the program with ‘freedom
to’ do something, we need right understanding to
make a definite program for happiness.
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Lecture 4
Continuous Happiness and
Prosperity – the Basic Human
Aspirations
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Desire-
1. Happiness
2. Prosperity
Let us find out:


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Happiness- Ensured through this Internal dialogue

Always
Relationship
My Intention
Dialogue
What I am
My Competence
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Happiness = Harmony Unhappiness = Disharmony
To have clarity, solution leading to harmony To have confusion, problem leading to
within contradiction within
To be in harmony with family members To be in conflict with family members
To be in harmony with the society To be in opposition with society
To be in harmony in nature/existence To struggle for survival in nature/existence
= Happiness = Unhappiness
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Happiness Unhappiness
The state or situation, in which I live, The state or situation, in which I live,
if there is harmony / synergy in it, if there is disharmony / contradiction in it,
then it is Naturally Acceptable to me to be in then it is not Naturally Acceptable to me to be

that state / situation in that state / situation
(and I want to continue to be in that state / situation) T(and I want to get out from that state / situation)o be
To be in a state / situation which is Naturally forced to be in a state / situation which is not
Acceptable is Happiness Naturally Acceptable is Unhappiness
To be in a state of Harmony / Synergy is To be forced to be in a state of Disharmony /

Happiness Contradiction is Unhappiness
Happiness = To be in Harmony Unhappiness = Disharmony
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Happiness Continuity of Happiness
The state or situation, in which I live, State / Situation in which I live
or expanse of my being:
if there is harmony / synergy in it, 1. As an Individual Human Being
2. As a member of a Family
then it is Naturally Acceptable to me to be in 3. As a member of Society
that state / situation 4. As an unit in Nature/Existence
(and I want to continue to be in that state / situation)
To be in a state / situation which is Naturally
Acceptable is Happiness Continuity of Happiness
= Harmony at all levels of being i.e.
To be in a state of Harmony / Synergy is 1. Harmony in the Human Being
Happiness 2. Harmony in the Family
3. Harmony in the Society
Happiness = To be in Harmony 4. Harmony in Nature/Existence
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Our Program
To facilitate understanding of the harmony at all levels of being
1. Harmony in the Human Being
2. Harmony in the Family Proposals
4. Harmony in Nature/Existence
To understand & to live in harmony at all levels of being

1. In the Human Being 1a) Verify the proposals
on the basis of your
2. In the Family
NATURAL ACCEPTANCE
3. In the Society
4. In Nature/Existence 2b) Experiential validation
by LIVING ACCORDINGLY
Right Understanding
Right Feeling
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Prosperity (le`f))
Prosperity – The feeling of having / producing more than required Physical Facility
le`f) & vko”;d lqfo/kk ls vf/kd dh miyfC/k@ mRiknu dk Hkko
A prosperous person thinks of right utilisation, nurturing the other

“ deprived “ “ “ accumulation, exploiting “ “
le`) O;fDr lnqi;ksx dk] nwljs dk iks"k.k djus dk lksprk gS

nfjnz “ laxzg “ “ “ “kks"k.k “ “ “ “
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Key Points
Continuous Happiness and Prosperity – the Basic Human Aspirations
Desire-
1. Happiness
2. Prosperity
Let us find out:


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Happiness Unhappiness
The state or situation, in which I live, The state or situation, in which I live,
if there is harmony / synergy in it, if there is disharmony / contradiction in it,
then it is Naturally Acceptable to me to be in then it is not Naturally Acceptable to me to be

that state / situation in that state / situation
(and I want to continue to be in that state / situation) T(and I want to get out from that state / situation)o be
To be in a state / situation which is Naturally forced to be in a state / situation which is not
Acceptable is Happiness Naturally Acceptable is Unhappiness
To be in a state of Harmony / Synergy is To be forced to be in a state of Disharmony /

Happiness Contradiction is Unhappiness
Happiness = To be in Harmony Unhappiness = Disharmony
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Our Program
To understand & to live in harmony at all levels of being

2. In the Family
NATURAL ACCEPTANCE
3. In the Society
Right Understanding
Right Feeling
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Prosperity (le`f))
Prosperity – The feeling of having / producing more than required Physical Facility
le`f) & vko”;d lqfo/kk ls vf/kd dh miyfC/k@ mRiknu dk Hkko
A prosperous person thinks of right utilisation, nurturing the other

“ deprived “ “ “ accumulation, exploiting “ “
le`) O;fDr lnqi;ksx dk] nwljs dk iks"k.k djus dk lksprk gS

nfjnz “ laxzg “ “ “ “kks"k.k “ “ “ “
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Physical Facility
Identification
Availability / Production
Consuming (what is required… right utilization)
Sharing (in family… society… for the wellbeing of all)
Storage of remaining (for right utilization in future)
What is naturally acceptable?

Renunciation
Right Utilisation
Indulgence
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FAQs for Lecture 3
Continuous Happiness and Prosperity – the Basic Human Aspirations
Question(s) 1: Happiness Response
• How can meaning of happiness be We have defined happiness as “to be in
universal? harmony”, and unhappiness as “to be forced
to be in a state of contradiction”. Does this
Or how can happiness be the same for
defination of happiness and unhappiness hold
everyone?
good for you? If yes, then happiness means
same for all of us.
• Everyone in this world is working for one’s Yes, everyone is working for one’s own
own happiness. So is it not right to say that happiness; but, unfortunately, they are not
everyone is selfish in this world? working for continuous happiness which is
their basic desire. If only they work for it, they
will realise the importance of relationship,
harmony and co-existence which is the
foundation for ensuring continuity of happiness
for one and for all. In this case, स्वार्ि, परार्ि,
परमार्ि- all three are fulfilled togrther.
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Why is it important to understand the aspirations?
1. We will make effort in the intended direction (however far the destination may be)
2. We will know when we get there
3. Without clarity:
 we may get busy with “how to” and
waver from the intended aspiration
 We may over-evaluate “our part” of the whole,

get so involved in it that
the overall target may be compromised
with due apologies to our good doctors
Whatever we feel, think, do, get done… should it not result in desired results?
So, we have to be clear about these desired results
Without that clarity, our efforts may be directionless!
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• What is happiness? Is it a mental state, Happiness is to be in a state of harmony.
sense of freedom, self-satisfaction in life, Certainly, it is state of the self, the
bliss, harmony in mind, etc.? consciousness. When we are in a state of
continuous happiness, it includes peace,
satisfaction and bliss in the self.
• What is the sign to recognize that one is

When we are happy, we are in a state of
happy?
harmony within and this reflects in terms of the
harmony with world outside. So, these are the
two main indicators that one is happy. On the
other hand, if we are unhappy, we are in a
state of contradiction within and this reflects in
terms of the contradiction with world outside.
Check for yourself, when does a mother
shouts at or beat the child, when she is in
harmony within or contradiction within?
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• Don’t you think that issues like happiness in • There are two things to be considered- 1. is
continuity are merely imaginary or it desirable? and 2. is it feasible? We all
impractical. We have been talking about desire for happiness in continuity, definitely.
such issues for ages, and it is impossible to As regard feasibility, we have people who
define it and ensure it. realised this relationship, harmony and co-
existence, and the state of bliss emerging
out of it. We can also verify this by
understanding relationship and harmony and
living in it; any small effort in this direction
makes us happy to that extent and it shows
the possibility that if we can understand
these in their completeness and live with
these in continuity, we too can ensure the
continuity of happiness, that state of bliss in
ourselves.
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• We are talking about ‘want’ of happiness. But • We are talking about ensuring the continuity
traditionally, we have been saying that this of happiness, which is ensured by
‘want’ is the basic reason for unhappiness. understanding of harmony and my living
Kindly comment. with feeling of harmony within. This is
something which has to be ensured within
and not to be obtained from outside. When
we try to get it from outside, that creats the
problem. So, what is being said is that if you
try to get continuity of happiness from
outside, you are bound to fail, be in trouble.
• This is all good to talk about happiness, • Extinguish the fire in the society! But, how do
prosperity etc. But if your house catches fire, you do it, that is the question. We are
what will you do? Talk about happiness or essentially trying yo work for a real answer
put out the fire? The society is burning today. to it. Only when we have a system which
What should I do first? ensure wellbeing of all- by ensuring
continuity of happiness for one and for all,
there will be harmony and peace in the
society. 182
Question(s) 3: Prosperity Response
• Food is physio-chemical in nature, and it
• Why are we calling food also as a physical
facilitates to nurture our body, therefore we
facility? It is the basic need of a human
are calling it as physical facility. In fact, real
being.
purpose of physical facility is to serve our
basic needs. Over indulgence will not come
under right utilisation.
• If I feel happy by accumulating and indulging • You can go for it, but, be clear that it will
in physical facilities, why should I not go for never lead to continuity of happiness and
it? prosperity
• Looking at the rate of inflation in the country • We have to distinguish between the physical
and the unforeseen situations (like this covid needs and the need of the self. Physical
situation), how can I ever make out the need needs, which relates to the needs of the
for physical facilities I will require? body, can certainly be identified. We are
already producing more (6 times) than what
is required for all the people on earth.
Inflation is a man made phenomenon 183
• When we say prosperity is the feeling of • My physical needs I can identify, and that
having more than required, how do I decide much I have to produce anyway. However, I
how much more? have to produce more to share with others-
my relatives, my friends and people who
need in the society. Of course, while
producing more, we have to make sure that
this production is through a cyclic and
mutually enriching process with the rest of
nature
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Physical Facility
Right understanding and right feeling (feeling of relationship)
Identification (as a family, with right understanding of natural laws)
Availability / Production (capacity to produce in the family + availability in nature)
Consuming (what is required… right utilization)
Sharing (in family… society… for the wellbeing of all)
Storage of remaining (for right utilization in future)
What is naturally acceptable?

Renunciation
Right Utilisation
Indulgence
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1. Relate to them
2. Help them see the wider possibilities with human existence
3. Then they will be able to decide… we can also help them to make appropriate choice for
participation in the larger society
Presently
We do not relate to them
They don’t see the relevance of many of te hings we are asking of them
We try to dominate
They react… <<see recording>>
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• The right understanding is not going to be • With right understanding, I can identify my
ensured in a day or two. When I go to work need for physical facility. Most of the times
for it, I am not able to work for physical we find that we already have more than what
facilities. Now I have to fulfil all my is required. So we can feel prosperous. In
relationships too and I require more facilities case we have less, we can work better with
for it. So, how do I make the right program to right understanding to produce more. As far
ensure enough physical facilities? as relationship is concerned, the major issue
there is that of feelings and that can be
ensured through right understanding
• If prosperity is a feeling, can’t I simply have it • Not by minimising my needs, but, by rightly
without working much for physical facilities identifying my physical needs. If i do that, i
by minimising my needs? find that it is very less and it is possible to
produce more than that. As we mentioned,
we are already producing more than what is
required for all people. by minimising my
needs?
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• You are talking about prosperity. The saints • What has been said time and again is that
in our country talked about renunciation and rightly identify the physical needs, do not
they were happy. Can’t that also be the way over-indulge. When we look at it from the
to live? perspective of people who are over-
indulging, it seems to be renunciation.
Further, it has always been professed that
we produce more than what is required but,
consume only as much as is required, the
rest we share with others for relationship and
for societal well-being.
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• How can the feeling of prosperity ever be • When I can identify my need of physical
continuous as it is dependent on the facility, with right understanding, I can also
availability of physical facilities which are see that there is enough provision for it in
temporary? the nature and human being has enough
potential to produce more than what is
required. This clarity gives rise to feeling of
prosperity in continuity.
• At a young age, such issues are quite

motivating. But as we grow up, we start • Such issues are important in all age; when
going with the masses. Isn’t it true? we are young, we are enthusiastic about
taking up these issues. However, if we are
not clear and successful , then as we grow
old, we loose that enthusiasm in general not
only on such issues.
• I understand the need for physical facilities. • Help them to explore and find out for
But my family doesn’t. Hence, I need to keep themselves their need for physical facility. In
earning more and more. What to do? the mean time, may be you have to earn
more. 189
• Such discussions on prosperity have been • It can be resolved if
there for ages, still people are accumulating 1. we have right understanding and feelings at
and exploiting. Can it ever be resolved? the individual level (mainstream education)
2. identification of physical needs and
production at the family level,
3. a system in the society which supports and
promotes this.
• It is easy to see the limit of need for physical
• If we can see and do it at the level of
facility. But very difficult to see in monetary
physical facility, that is important. Money is
terms. Don’t you think so?
just a means for exchange of physical
facility, though it seems to have occupied a
supreme position
• You are talking about producing physical • First we have feel the need for producing,
facilities. But with all the education I had, then we have to develop the mindset for
now I cannot do physical labour. What labour followed by practice. This may take
should I do? some time, but, that is fine
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• Is it necessary that I have to produce to be • Some one has to produce the physical
prosperous? If I am in teaching profession, facility that I need, either I do it or my family
can I have this feeling? members, my friends do it or somebody in
the society does it. If there is a feeling of
relationship and we have divided different
responsibilities in the society, on the basis of
relationship, then it is fine. But, the crisis
today is that the very basis of relationship is
missing.
<<example of village as a family… some 36
types of work for producing what is required…
notion of sharing/distribution (not of exchange)…
exchange between villages (village haat)…
notion of contributing to society… 
PRINCIPLES
1. Human purpose (common?)
• 2. Relationship?
3. Then we can decide on type of economy of
take-take… give-take… give-give…>> 191
Lecture 5
Happiness and Prosperity
– Current Scenario
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Continuous Happiness – Basic Aspiration of every Human Being
Every human being aspires for continuous happiness
The program for it depends on whatever s/he has understood or assumed about it
e.g. big house, lots of money… tasty food, loud music, fast car… attention, name, fame…
Keeps shifting from one program to another when the program is not successful
e.g. not getting attention of spouse… shift to watching TV… add tasty food… smoking, drinking...
Indulgence… renunciation…
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Some Prevailing Notions related to Happiness
 I will be bored of happiness if I am always happy

 I will grow only if I am unhappy. If I become happy, my growth will stop
 I need to be unhappy to recognize that I am happy
 We think of others only when we are unhappy. Thus it is important/useful to be unhappy so that
one can help others
 Happiness and unhappiness go together, they cannot be separated
 Yes, I want happiness. But my desiring does not guarantee it. So, why to talk of desire?
 My happiness depends on the others. What can I do about it
 We do not want happiness for ourselves – but we want to make others happy (while we stay
unhappy)
 Happiness is a small thing. We have higher aspirations – like contentment, peace, bliss etc.
 Do not bother me with happiness. I have to live and deal with things in my real life.
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Some Prevailing Notions of Happiness – Excitement not Happiness
Owning / accumulating physical facility
Physical facility is required, but it alone does not suffice for human being
Dependence on physical facility, can’t be continuous
Pleasure (from favourable sensation)

Sound, Touch, Form, Taste, Smell – Through the Body
Tasty-Necessary  Tasty-Unnecessary  Tasteless-Unnecessary  Intolerable
Dependence on sensation, can’t be continuous
Attention, appreciation… (favourable feelings) from others

Dependence on the other, can’t be continuous
Sometimes “happiness”, excitement…

Sometimes “unhappiness”, depression…
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Some Prevailing Notions about Escaping from Unhappiness, Depression
Over eating
Over sleeping
…
Gutka (Doma)
Alcohol
Drugs
…
Violence
…
Suicide
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Excitement and Escape – Not Happiness
Temporary
Consciousness
Excitement
Animal
Temporary
Escape from
Unhappiness
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Continuous
Consciousness
Happiness
Human
Transformation / Development
Temporary
Consciousness
Excitement
Animal
Temporary
Escape from
Unhappiness
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Continuous
Consciousness
happiness
Human
Realised
(Dorji)
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Transformation / Development -----------------------------------------
Temporary
excitement
Recovering
Addict
Temporary
escape from
unhappiness
Addict
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Sources of Happiness
1. Right Understanding
Harmony at all levels of being
Human Being, Family, Society, Nature/Existence
– in Self (I) Definite completion point, Continuity is possible,
Self-organization (Swatantrata)
2. Right Feeling Trust, Respect, Affection, Care, Guidance,
Reverence, Glory, Gratitude, Love
– From Other Temporary, Dependence on Other,
No completion point, Continuity not possible
3. Sensation, PF Sound, Touch, Form, Taste, Smell
– Through Body Temporary, Dependence on Body & Other,
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Some Prevailing Notions related to Prosperity
 Accumulation of Wealth = Prosperity?
 The richer you are, the more prosperous you are, i.e. the more you have accumulated, the
more prosperous you are.
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Key Points
Happiness and Prosperity – Current Scenario
Sources of Happiness
1. Right Understanding
Harmony at all levels of being
Human Being, Family, Society, Nature/Existence
2. Right Feeling Trust, Respect, Affection, Care, Guidance,
Reverence, Glory, Gratitude, Love
– From Other Temporary, Dependence on Other,
3. Sensation, PF Sound, Touch, Form, Taste, Smell
– Through Body Temporary, Dependence on Body & Other,
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Continuous
Consciousness
happiness
Human
Realised
(Dorji)
Temporary
excitement
Recovering
Addict
Temporary
escape from
unhappiness
Addict
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FAQs for Lecture 5
Happiness and Prosperity – Current Scenario
Prevailing Notions related to Happiness 1 Response
Is there any difference between excitement Happiness = harmony
and happiness? Does not depend on the outside
Can be continued
Excitement may or may not be harmony

Depends on the outside
May not have provision of continuity
Excitement is momentary, you can not have the

continuity of it. If you look at yourself when you are
excited, you will find that you in in a excited
condition, not in harmony within.
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I am happy when I get favorable sensation It is fine if satisfied with temporary happiness
(tasty food, nice music…). Isn’t that fine?
I feel happy getting the attention and love from No problem if dependence on other is OK for you
my mother and also some friends. What’s the and temporary happiness is what you are looking
for
problem if I live like that?
1. If feeling in other is definite, it is possible to
keep getting it from other, but if it is not
definite…
2. Feeling within (state of independence,
swatantrata) or getting from other (state of
dependence), begging for feeling?
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Are all sensation bad then? What is the role of Sensation from the body is a useful source of
sensation then? information
– about the state of body,
– about the pf,
– about what the other is communicating
Then I can put the sensation to right use. E.g.
– Deciding what to do about health of the body
– Deciding about state of a physical facility,
environment & what to do with it
– Evaluating the state of the other, deciding how
to respond
Sensation as a source of continuous
happiness is the problem
Is there any role of feeling from other?
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• I will be bored of happiness if I am always If it is excitement, you are likely to get bored
happy sooner or later
Check if you really get bored with harmony
(like health in the body)
• Happiness and unhappiness go together, Yes, if excitement is assumed to be

they cannot be separated happiness, then the momentary happiness
and unhappiness do go together
• I need to be unhappy to recognize that I am Check if you really desire for even a moment
happy of unhappiness to recognize happiness
(like disrespect from time to time to recognize
respect)
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• I will grow only if I am unhappy. If I become We have assumed all growth is to happen in
happy, my growth will stop the physical world
At the core, holistic development has to do
with development of the consciousness –
development of right understanding and right
feeling
True if happiness is assumed to be on account

• My happiness depends on the others of right feeling from other. Check if it is
happiness or temporary excitement
• Happiness is a small thing. I have higher True, particularly if happiness is assumed to

aspirations – like contentment, peace, bliss be same as sensory pleasure
etc. We are referring to continuous happiness
which includes happiness, peace, satisfaction
and bliss, etc.
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Prevailing Notions related to Prosperity 1 Response
• Accumulation of Wealth = Prosperity? Covered in previous lecture
• The richer you are, the more prosperous you

are, i.e. the more you have accumulated, the
more prosperous you are.
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Prevailing Notions related to Prosperity 2 Response
• I personally do not want so many physical Covered in previous lecture
facilities. But I want to make my family
secure for the future, hence I have to keep
working for more and more physical facilities.
• There is no prosperity without wealth.
• What you are saying makes sense. But I will
work for it once I get to some good position
in the society, have a good amount of money
• People will pay attention to my words only if I
prove myself to be successful by the
prevailing standards in the society. Hence I
have to accumulate wealth first.
• This is all ‘lecture’. Ultimately what matters in
the society today is money. There is no
status in society without money.
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Lecture 6
Method to Fulfill the Basic
Human Aspirations
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Understanding
Understanding
Harmony:
Education –
Nature/Existence
Living inin Harmony

Sanskar – Living

with human - Family
- Nature/Existence

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Our Program
To understand harmony and to live in harmony at all levels of being

2. In the Family
NATURAL ACCEPTANCE
3. In the Society
Right Understanding
Right Feeling
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Continuous
Consciousness
happiness
Human
Realised
(Dorji)
Temporary
excitement
Recovering
Addict
Temporary
escape from
unhappiness
Addict
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Key Points
Method to Fulfill the Basic Human Aspirations
Understanding
Understanding
Harmony:
Education –
Nature/Existence
Living inin Harmony

Sanskar – Living

with human - Family
- Nature/Existence

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Our Program
To understand harmony and to live in harmony at all levels of being

2. In the Family
NATURAL ACCEPTANCE
3. In the Society
Right Understanding
Right Feeling
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Continuous
Consciousness
happiness
Human
Realised
(Dorji)
Temporary
excitement
Recovering
Addict
Temporary
escape from
unhappiness
Addict
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FAQs for Lecture 6
Method to Fulfill the Basic Human Aspirations
Question(s) 1: Four Levels Response
• If ensuring harmony at one level disturbs the • As it appears today, to manage things at one
harmony at some other level, how can I level makes it difficult at another level, as
make the program for continuity of mentioned in the examples quoted.
happiness? However, we are not talking about managing
e.g. taking care of my baby and doing justice things, we are talking about ensuring
with my job harmony. If i am trying to understand
e.g. when I invest myself for right harmony and live in harmony at one level, it
understanding, the family members feel angry will certainly help in understanding and living
on me, and there is disharmony in the family. in harmony at other levels, atleast it will not
contradict. For example, if I am working for
harmony at the individual level, as a human
being, I will ensure right understanding and
right feeling in the self. This will certainly
facilitate my being in harmony at the family
level because I can now ensure mutual
fulfillment in my behaviour with right feelings.
Similarly, I can better participate in ensuring
harmony at the level of society and nature. 228
Balance between profession and 3 generations living together
persona/family life
Compromise
People are migrating for work Getting uprooted migrating from village to city
(present day education is inadvertently setting to big city to US Canada etc.
up a world view… this type of mindset that
village… working with land etc. is not OK, a Empty houses, empty villages, fallow land… a
curse… disturbed society (crowd)
Compromised social base / family/social

security… losing out on family… community…
culture… for some type of work
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• Few people in the history have said that the • There have been two experiments tried out
biggest hurdle in the development of society in the history-
is family. They propounded the concept of One says that family is a hurdle in the
commune. Where do we place the commune development of the society, therefore, get rid
here? of the family,
the other says that family is a hurdle in the
development of the individual, therefore, get
rid of the family,
What we are saying is that if harmony in the
family is understood properly and ensured,
then family will provide the appropriate
environment including education- sanskar for
the development of the individual; and it will
also work as the basic building block for
development of the society.
In fact, what they visualised as commune was
essentially a version of harmonious family of
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• If there is disharmony in the society, I will • If there is harmony in the society, then
also be in disharmony as I am part of society. certainly it will provide appropriate
Then how can I ensure happiness in environment including education- sanskar for
continuity? Similar with nature. my development. However, even if this is not
there, it is possible for me to work for self-
development through sef-exploration and if I
ensure this, then I can be in a state of
harmony within and happiness within in
continuity. In fact, i will even became a help
in the process of development of harmony in
the society. But, this is going to be a much
more difficult task for me than in case there
is harmony in the society.
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• How do I demarcate between family and • The range of family is from family (blood-
society? e.g. my in-laws, extended family relation) to world family. What matters really
members, neighbors, friends, etc. is my feeling of relationship (and my
competence for its fulfillment), how extended
it is i.e. how many people I feel related to;
that will define the size of the family. Atleast
we should be able to have this feeling of
relationship for the members of the family
(blood-relation) with three generations.
• I have a pet, and I treat it like a family • It is fine to do it with animals too, but we
member. Is it fine to do it as it is not a human must be able to do this human being as well.
being? It should not happen that we are not able to
do it for human beings in the family and we
are using the pet as a substitute.
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• Where do I put my organization or place of • If I have the feeling of relationship and
work here? In family or society? competence for its fulfillment with all the
members of the organisation, I will take it as
a family. Otherwise I have to place it in the
society, if there is a common goal; if there is
a no common goal, it will be more like a
crowd than society.
• Why have we put nature and existence • When it comes to fulfillment, we have to
together at the fourth level? work with nature only. At the level of
existence, we only have to understand the
existence as co-existence, we do not have to
do anything for it, it is ever-present anyway.
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• How can I be in harmony with the entire • We have to understand that there is
nature/existence? I don’t even know so harmony at the level of nature and existence
many things in the nature/existence. and we have to have that feeling of harmony
for every unit in nature. That is what is
important. When it comes to fulfillment, we
will get the necessary information about the
concerned unit as and when required.
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Universal Human Values Handout 1
Introduction to Value Education

All human beings aspire for a happy, fulfilling life. For a human being, there are two important
questions pertaining to this:
 What is my aspiration? (What to do?)
 How to fulfil my aspiration? (How to do?)
The purpose of education is to facilitate the development of clarity on the aspiration and adequate
competence to actualize it.
For this, it is essential to understand what a happy, fulfilling and successful life is – what is really
valuable for human being; what is our purpose as a human being? Understanding human aspiration, or
what is really valuable for human being, is the value domain. The subject which enables us to understand
this domain is called ‘Value Education’ (VE). It enables us to understand our aspirations and visualise
our goals for a fulfilling life and indicates the direction for their fulfillment. In relation to these issues,
it also helps to remove our confusions and contradictions. In that sense, VE addresses the issues related
to ‘what to do?’.
It is also necessary to learn the skills to actualise our aspirations. This is the skill domain. The subject
which enables us to learn the skills is called ‘Skill Development’ (SD). It enables us to learn the science,
technology, management and other skills for fulfilling our aspiration. In that sense, SD addresses the
issues related to ‘how to do?’.
Values and skills go hand in hand. Both values and skills are required. There is an essential
complementarity between the two. The priority is values, then skills; i.e. first understanding ‘what to
do’ and then developing the skills for ‘how to do’. And of course, checking if this results into a fulfilling
life!
The present education system has largely become skill-biased. For developing skills, the prime
emphasis is on science and technology, without a base of values. Skills can only help to provide the
means to achieve what is considered valuable. It is not within the scope of science and technology to
provide a way to decide what really is valuable. The consequence of skill-biased education is clearly
visible in the form of serious crises at the individual, societal and environmental level. Thus, there is a
strong need to rectify this situation. Value education is a crucial missing link in the present education
system.
But more importantly, the prime need of value education is to understand human aspirations, to discover
what is truly valuable in life; and work out the program for its fulfillment.

For any input to qualify for Value Education, the following guidelines for the content of the course are
important:
Universal: It has to be universally applicable to all human beings for all time and all places. This implies
that values should not change according to sect, creed, nationality, gender, etc.
Rational: It has to appeal to reasoning; and not be based on dogmas or blind beliefs. It has to be open
to address the related questions. It cannot be a set of sermons or do’s and don’ts.
Natural and Verifiable: It has to be 'naturally acceptable' to the human being and there needs to be every
provision in nature for its fulfillment. It needs to be experientially verifiable, and not based on dogmas,
beliefs or assumptions. It is not merely an intellectual exercise or information transfer.
All Encompassing: It needs to cover all dimensions (thought, behaviour, work and understanding) and
levels (individual, family, society and nature/existence) of human life.
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Leading to Harmony: It ultimately needs to promote harmony within the individual, among human
beings and with the entire nature.

The value of an entity is its participation in the larger order of which it is a part. The context is
always the larger order. Value has to do with the participation of a unit in the larger order. E.g. a piece
of chalk is a unit. The classroom is the larger order for this unit. The value of chalk is that it can be used
to write on the blackboard for the desired functioning of the classroom.
The value or role of a human being is its participation in the larger order. E.g. my role in living with the
other human being is to ensure the feeling of respect in the relationship. Interestingly, I feel happy in
fulfilling my role; and it is fulfilling for the other as well!
This value is worth understanding, worth thinking about, worth living. The value of human being is to
ensure mutual fulfilment in the larger order1, i.e. in the entire nature/existence, but starting from within
themselves, then extending in their family and in the society.
Hence, to understand human values, we need to study the human reality along with all that is there in
the entire nature/existence which constitutes the larger order. We need to explore and understand things
as they are; so that we are able to recognise and fulfil our participation with them.
That means the content or scope of study has to be all encompassing, i.e.
 It has to cover all dimensions of human being – thought, behaviour, work and realisation.
 It has to cover all levels of human living – individual, family, society, nature and existence.
Accordingly, the content of Value Education has to be to understand human being, human aspirations,
happiness; understand the goal of human life comprehensively; understand the other entities in nature,
the innate inter-connectedness, the harmony in the nature/existence and finally the role of human being
in this nature/existence.
Continuous Happiness and Prosperity as Basic Human Aspirations

Whatever we think, whatever we do is with some end state in mind. That end state is our basic aspiration.
When you ask yourself:

 Do I want to be happy?
 Do I want to be prosperous?
 Do I want the continuity of happiness and prosperity?
The answers are in affirmative yes. We have a natural acceptance for continuity of happiness and
prosperity. These are our basic aspirations.
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The word ‘order’ is used interchangeably with the word ‘harmony’, throughout
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Basic Requirements for Fulfilment of Human Aspirations

When we try to find out if we have fulfilled our basic aspiration, it is not always so affirmative. There
is quite a gap between our basic aspiration and our state of being.
When we reflect on all the effort we are making, we can easily see that we are generally working for
accumulation of physical facility!
The basic problem is that we have assumed that ‘happiness and prosperity will automatically come
when we have enough physical facility’.
This is something we need to explore in our own life. Where are we putting in our effort?
If continuity of happiness and prosperity is not achieved by just accumulating physical facility then
what else is essential to do? Let’s try to find out by asking this question to ourselves:
Is the unhappiness in my family
 More due to lack of physical facility or
 More due to lack of fulfilment in relationship?
When you explore into it, you will find that the major reason for the unhappiness in the family is the
lack of fulfilment in relationship and not just the lack of physical facility.
Now to look at the investment of your effort, find out:

 How much time and effort you are investing for physical facility, and
 How much time and effort you are investing for fulfilment in relationship?
Generally, most of the time and effort is being invested for physical facility, assuming that everything
is going to be fine when there is enough physical facility, and there will be no unhappiness in the family.
The problems are more due to lack of fulfilment in relationship, and we are investing major part of our
time and effort for physical facility.
With this discussion, the conclusion that we want to draw out of this is a very simple one:
For human being physical facility is necessary, but relationship is also necessary.
In fact, by seeing this, we can understand the difference between animals and human beings. Physical
facility is necessary for animals as well as for human beings. For animals, it is necessary as well as
adequate. But when it comes to human beings, that is not the case – physical facility is a necessity, but
physical facility alone is not going to suffice for the fulfilment of human being.
When a human being has lack of physical facility, (s)he becomes uncomfortable and unhappy. Once
(s)he gets the physical facility, (s)he forgets about it and starts thinking about many other things.
So, we can conclude that physical facility is necessary for animals; it is necessary for human beings
also. However:
 For animals, physical facility is necessary as well as adequate.
 For human beings, physical facility is necessary, but physical facility alone is not adequate.
While we do have a natural acceptance to live in relationship, are we actually able to ensure living in
relationship? Have we understood this or just assumed it? To explore this further, find out if:
1. You want to live in relationship (harmony) with others or
2. You want to live in opposition with others or
3. You believe, living has to be necessarily in opposition with others, i.e. there is 'struggle for
survival', ‘survival of the fittest’ and if you feel happy living this way?
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A little introspection will show that out of these three, what is naturally acceptable is the first one. You
certainly do not want to live in opposition with others. But you may be conditioned to think in a manner
as mentioned in the third option. If we adopt the third option, it has significant negative implications in
our life, in the family and in the society. We can see this all around today.
In relationship, what is generally happening today is something like this:

Every time when there is fight, we want to resolve it. We start the next day with the thought that
we don’t want to fight today; but a fight takes place again (sometimes by the end of the same
day).
Does this happen with you, with your brother, sister, father, mother, spouse, children, with your friends,
co-workers, etc.? Getting irritated, angry, not speaking for days, dragging each other to court, divorces,
etc. are indicators of the situation in relationship.
For ensuring fulfilment in relationship, it is necessary to have right understanding about relationship.
From the preceding discussion, it may be concluded that for fulfilment of human being– physical
facility, relationship and right understanding – all three are necessary.
We can see that physical facility, relationship and right understanding are three distinct realities. All
three are required for fulfilment of human being. One cannot be substituted for the other.
If we investigate into the priority among these, we can see that right understanding is the first priority,
fulfilment in relationship with human being is the second priority and ensuring physical facility with
rest of nature is the third priority.

Human being wants to live with continuous happiness and prosperity and this is possible by ensuring
right understanding, fulfilment in relationship and physical facility in the correct priority. This is living
with ‘human consciousness’.
On the other hand, if one is living for physical facility alone, and not ensuring right understanding and
right feeling in relationship, s(he) feels unhappy and makes others unhappy too. This is one outcome.
The other outcome is that if the right understanding is missing, one is not able to identify the need for
physical facility. Now, if we are not able to identify our need for physical facility then regardless of
how much physical facility we accumulate, we never feel that we have enough. We keep wanting more.
This feeling of not having enough is the feeling of deprivation. As a result, one is deprived, exploiting
and depriving others.
While physical facility alone may suffice for animals, it is not adequate for human being to be fulfilled.
Under this condition, one is living with ‘animal consciousness’.
There are generally two kinds of people today:

1. Those lacking physical facility, unhappy and deprived
2. Those having physical facility, and yet unhappy and deprived
Try to find out where you are – at 1 or at 2?
Whereas we really want to be is in the following state, i.e.

3. Having physical facility, happy and prosperous.
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It is easy to see that we naturally want to be in the state 3, of having more than required physical facility,
happy and prosperous. However, today we seem to be at 1 or 2 and our effort is generally for 2. You
can see that what is called development today largely takes us from ‘1’ to ‘2’.
Now, if we are able to ensure all three, i.e. right understanding, relationship and physical facility, in that
order of priority, let us see the outcome (refer to fig. 3-5).
 Through right feeling in relationship, based on right understanding, we can ensure mutual
happiness – happiness for ourselves as well as happiness for others.
 With right understanding, we can identify the need for physical facility. We can also learn how
to produce using a mutually enriching production process. Once we are able to ensure the
availability of more than required physical facility, we have a feeling of prosperity; isn’t it?
Development of Human Consciousness

We can clearly envisage holistic development as the transformation of consciousness –to human
consciousness. Of course, it will necessitate working on all three – right understanding, fulfilment in
relationship as well as physical facility; and in that order of priority.
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Role of Education-Sanskar
(Enabling the Transformation to Human Consciousness)
The role of education is essentially to facilitate holistic development, i.e. the individual transformation
to human consciousness as well as the societal transformation to a humane society.
For this, the education-sanskar has to ensure:
1. Right understanding in every child,
2. The capacity to live in relationship with other human beings, and
3. The capacity to identify the need for physical facility, the skills and practice for sustainable
production of more than what is required, leading to the feeling of prosperity.
Education is developing the right understanding (holistic perspective).
Sanskar is the commitment, preparation and practice of living with right understanding. The
preparation includes learning appropriate skills and technology.
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Key Takeaways
The prime need of value education is to understand human aspirations, to discover what is truly valuable
(human value) in life. Value of any entity is its participation in the larger order of which it is a part. The
value of human being is its participation towards mutual fulfillment (harmony) starting from within
themselves, then extending in their family, in the society and in nature. The content of value education
has to be universal, rational, natural, verifiable and leading to harmony. The process of value education
has to be a process of self-exploration, rather than being prescriptive.
The basic aspiration of a human being is continuity of happiness and prosperity. To fulfil this, three
things are required in order of priority: right understanding, relationship and physical facility, and one
cannot be substituted for the other.
Human consciousness is living with continuous happiness and prosperity by ensuring right
understanding, fulfilment in relationship and physical facility in the correct priority. Holistic
development is the transformation from animal consciousness to human consciousness. Education-
sanskar has the most significant role to play in this transformation.
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Process of Value Education – Self-exploration

Human Values can be understood by an appropriate process of self-discovery, because they are
potentially there in each and every human being. There is already a natural acceptance for values in a
human being. It is only that we have to discover them or become aware of them. Thus, the process for
Value Education has to be that of self-exploration, and not of giving sermons or telling dos & don'ts.
Whatever is found as truth or reality may be stated as a proposal and every student is to be encouraged
to verify it on his/her own right.
You can check if you want to be able to decide on your own right or you want somebody else to decide
for you? This somebody may be a group of people; it may be the society or the education system, etc.
If you are not able to decide on your own right then:
 Someone else is programming you (deciding what is valuable and what is not valuable for you)
 Unconsciously you keep accepting those things as values
 You get busy with how to implement them, how to realise them and materialise them
This process of Self-exploration has to be in the form of a dialogue – a dialogue between the teacher
and student to begin with; and finally, within the student – between ‘what I am’ and ‘what I really want
to be’, which is the innate natural acceptance.
What is Self-exploration?
It is a process of seeing the reality on our own right, by our own investigation, observation and analysis.
Through this process, we are trying to understand the reality that exists and our participation with it;
this participation is what we are calling values.
The first step is to verify the given proposal on your own right, by referring it to your ‘natural
acceptance’. If the proposal is naturally acceptable to you, it is right for you. If it is not naturally
acceptable to you, it is not right for you.
Further, self-exploration is a process of dialogue. To begin with, it is initiated as a dialogue between us

and you. This course systematically presents a series of proposals for your exploration. As you explore,
you try to verify the proposals and start asking these questions to yourself. Then, it turns into a dialogue
within your own Self.
The Dialogue Within

It is a dialogue between “what I am” and “what is naturally acceptable to me”.
“What I am” has to do with my desires, my thoughts, my expectations; all that is going on in my
imagination. It includes the way I feel, the way I think, how I make decisions, what I expect from others
and all that. It is my current competence on the basis of which I live.
“What is naturally acceptable to me” is what I really want to be, that is my natural acceptance. It is my
intention. It is a basic reference which is a part and parcel of every human being. We may or may not
be referring to it at present, but it is always there.
When we are in harmony within, we are in state of happiness. When we are in a state of contradiction
within, we are in the state of unhappiness.
Therefore:
Happiness is to be in a state of harmony.
Unhappiness is to be forced to be in a state of contradiction.
We don't want to be in contradiction, so whenever there is contradiction, we want to run away from it;
but if we cannot run away, and if we are forced to be in that state, we call it unhappiness.
It is possible for each one of us to do this self-exploration. The dialogue within constitutes the major
part of it. Through this, we:
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1. Discover our natural acceptance

2. Become aware of “what I am”
3. Can make effort to ensure harmony and happiness within by ensuring that “what I am” is in
line with my natural acceptance.
The Content for Self-exploration

The content for self-exploration has two sub-parts:
a) Desire: What is our basic aspiration?
b) Program: What is the way to fulfil this basic aspiration?
If we are able to get the answer to these two things, practically all our questions are answered
The Process of Self-exploration

Whatever is stated here is a proposal; do not assume it to be true or false, right or wrong. Verify it –
verify it on your own right, on the basis of your natural acceptance. This is the first part of the process.
The second part of self-exploration is experiential validation. It means trying to live according to the
proposal. In living, there are two parts – one is the behaviour with other human beings and the second
is work with rest of nature. When we are behaving with human being on the basis of this proposal, we
want to verify whether it leads to mutual happiness or not. If it leads to mutual happiness, it is a right
proposal; if it does not lead to mutual happiness, it is not a right proposal. Similarly, when we are
working with rest of nature on the basis of this proposal, we want to verify whether it leads to mutual
prosperity or not. If it leads to mutual prosperity, it is a right proposal; if it does not lead to mutual
prosperity, it is not a right proposal.
Understanding Natural Acceptance – the basis for Right Understanding

(Distinguishing between acceptance and natural acceptance)
Natural acceptance has to do with something fundamental, something related to our purpose, something
related to our basic desires. When we ask a question related to these, we get a definite answer from our
natural acceptance. For example,
 Is happiness naturally acceptable or is unhappiness naturally acceptable?
 Is it naturally acceptable to live in relationship or in opposition?
 What is naturally acceptable – to nurture your Body or to exploit it?
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For all these questions, we get a definite answer when we refer to our natural acceptance.
On the other hand, we have an acceptance for our likes and dislikes, assumptions, pre-conditionings,
beliefs, world-view, perspective, etc. but these may or may not be naturally acceptable to us.
Of course, all acceptances are not wrong. Passing them through our natural acceptance will validate
them and contribute to our self-confidence.
Some of the characteristics of natural acceptance are:

 It does not change with time
 It does not change with place
 It does not change with the individual
 It is uncorrupted by likes and dislikes or assumptions or beliefs
 It is innate, a part and parcel of our being; we don’t need to create it
 It is definite
As we refer to our natural acceptance, we become self-referential.
To conclude, the complete process of self-exploration yields right understanding as the tangible
outcome.
Right understanding obtained through self-exploration can be recognised as follows:

a. It is assuring
b. It is satisfying
c. It is universal
i. Time: It holds good for all time – past, present and future
ii. Space: It is the same at all places or locations
iii. Individual: It is the same for every human being
In case the outcome of self-exploration does not fulfil any of the above three criteria, it means that it is
not the right understanding. It could be a pre-conditioning or we have made a mistake in looking into
our natural acceptance and so, we need to continue exploring.
Self-exploration ultimately results in right understanding of the entire existence, i.e. “realisation of co-
existence”, “understanding of harmony” and “contemplation of relationship”.
Key Takeaways
Self-exploration is a process of seeing the reality on our own right, by our own investigation,
observation and analysis. It is a process of dialogue between “what I am” and “what is naturally
acceptable to me”. It includes verifying the proposals on the basis of natural acceptance (which is not
the same as acceptance) and validating experientially in living.
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Exploring the Meaning of Happiness and Prosperity

As stated earlier, the proposal for happiness is:
“The state or situation, in which I live, if there is harmony / synergy in it, it is Naturally Acceptable to
me to be in that state / situation”.
“To be in a state / situation which is Naturally Acceptable is Happiness”.
i.e. “To be in a state of Harmony / Synergy is Happiness”.
i.e. Happiness = Harmony.
Some exploration will show that when we are in a state of harmony within, we feel happy because that
state is naturally acceptable to us. When we are in a situation with the outside world in which there is
harmony, we feel happy as the feeling of being in that situation is naturally acceptable to us. This state
or situation of being in line with natural acceptance is happiness. Similarly,
“The state or situation, in which I live, if there is disharmony / contradiction in it, it is not Naturally
Acceptable to me to be in that state / situation”.
“To be forced to be in a state / situation which is not Naturally Acceptable is Unhappiness”.
i.e. “To be forced to be in a state of Disharmony / Contradiction is Unhappiness”.
i.e. Unhappiness = Disharmony.
Is Happiness the same as Excitement?

The question is whether the feeling that we get is happiness or something else.
 What we get from the favourable sensation = happiness?
 Is the favourable feeling we get from the other = happiness?
What we get in both cases is a sort of momentary happiness. This is what is called as excitement.
There is confusion between excitement and happiness (a harmonious state within). Excitement is short
lived, not sustainable, while a harmonious state within is something which can be continuous and
sustainable.
Exploring the Meaning of Prosperity

Prosperity is the feeling of having more than required physical facility.
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There are two basic requirements:

1. Right assessment of the need for physical facility, along with its required quantity.
2. Ensuring the availability/production of more than required physical facility.
We can have a feeling of prosperity only if we are able to do the right assessment of our physical needs.
The right assessment of physical needs, along with their required quantity, will come through right
understanding. Without that right assessment, the feeling of prosperity cannot be assured, regardless of
the availability or accumulation of physical facility that we may have been able to do.
Just assessing the need is not enough. We need to ensure the availability or production of more than the
required quantity. This requires skills, technology and production. With both of these, right assessment
and availability, we have more than required physical facility. Over and above that, it is a matter of
feeling that we have more than enough.
When you have a feeling of prosperity, you will naturally think of nurturing and enriching others. On
the other hand, if we feel deprived then we think of exploiting and depriving others.
Prevailing Notions of Prosperity

By and large, there is confusion between accumulation of physical facility and the feeling of prosperity.
It is generally assumed that the richer you are, the more prosperous you are, i.e. the more you have
accumulated, the more prosperous you are. With this sort of assumption, we pursue prosperity with an
obsession for profit, for accumulation. That is happening all around. The major focus in the society
today is on accumulation of physical facility. In particular, there is a major focus on accumulating
money.
Today, most of the wealth (money) in the world is owned by a very tiny percentage of people. Many
such people are seen exploiting others, and exploiting the Earth, in an effort to accumulate even more.
Without clarity about how much is required, the effort is for an unlimited quantity of physical facility,
and by almost any means. First the efforts may be by legal means, and then slip to even illegal means.
This is all because the quantity required is undefined and there is a feeling of deprivation!
Program for Continuity of Happiness

The expanse of our living is at the following four levels:
1. As an Individual human being
2. As a member of a family
3. As a member of society
4. As a unit in nature/existence
We are living with all this expanse of our being, at these four levels; of course, we may or may not be
aware of it.
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Therefore, the programme for ensuring the continuity of happiness is:
To understand the harmony at all levels of being:

and 1. At the level of the individual human being
To live in harmony 2. At the level of family
3. At the level of society and
4. At the level of nature/existence
Key Takeaways
Happiness is to be in a state of harmony. The expanse of our living is at four levels (individual human
being, family, society and nature/existence), and thus the program for continuity of happiness is to be
in harmony at all these levels. Prosperity is the feeling of having more than required physical facility.
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Understanding Harmony in the Human Being
Now we will start exploring the four levels of living of a human being, starting from the level of
individual.
Understanding the Human Being

(As Co-existence of Self and Body)
We are human beings; and we need to first understand ourselves.
So, what is a human being? The proposal is that human being is co-existence of the Self and the Body.
Self is what we term as ‘I’ and Body is what we see with our eyes.
To understand the two realities, we can start by looking at the needs, activities and response of the Self
and the Body.
The Needs of the Self and the Body

The need of the Self is happiness (e.g. feeling of respect leading to happiness) while the need of the
Body is physical facility (e.g. food). All the needs related to the Self are continuous in time while all
the needs related to the Body are required for a limited time. This is one way we can differentiate
between the need of the Self and the need of the Body.
The other way to see the difference between the two is in terms of quantity and quality. The need for
food is quantitative in nature. We can identify the quantity of the food needed to nurture our body. Same
is the case with the need of clothes, shelter, etc. On the other hand, the feeling of respect, trust, etc. is
not quantitative. We don’t say, ‘today I got half kg of respect’ or ‘two metres of trust’. These feelings
are qualitative in nature.
Now, let us see how these two different types of needs are fulfilled. The need for food is fulfilled by
something physical. But when it comes to the need for respect, it is fulfilled by the feeling of respect.
All the needs related to the Body are fulfilled by some physio-chemical things. All the needs related to
the Self are in terms of feeling, and they are fulfilled by right understanding and right feeling.
The Activities of the Self and the Body

The Self has the activity of desire, thought and expectation which are continuous. On the other hand,
any activity of the Body, like eating, walking, etc. is temporary in time.
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The Response of the Self and the Body

The response of the Body is based on recognizing and fulfilling whereas the response of the Self is
based on knowing, assuming, recognizing and fulfilling. The recognition and fulfilment of the Body is
definite, while that of Self is determined by the activity of assuming. As assumption changes, the
recognition and fulfilment by the Self also changes. The conduct of the human being basically depends
upon the response of the Self, as all decisions are made by the Self. Only with the assumptions set right,
i.e. assuming based on knowing (which is definite), can recognising and fulfilling be set right; and only
then, the conduct can become definite.
All the problems of a human being are due to assumptions without knowing, and the solution lies in
ensuring the activity of knowing. And this is possible only through education-sanskar.
The Self as the Consciousness Entity, the Body as the Material Entity
The Self and the Body are two different types of reality. The Self is the domain of consciousness, which
is characterised by the activity of knowing, assuming, recognising and fulfilling. The Body is the
domain of material and it only has the activity of recognising and fulfilling.
Happiness is the need of the consciousness and it is fulfilled by right understanding and right feeling,
which are activities of the consciousness itself. The Body is a material unit, its needs are material in
nature and they are fulfilled by physio-chemical things.
To understand the human being, both the domain of consciousness as well as the domain of material
needs to be understood. For human being to be fulfilled, both domains need to be fulfilled separately.
Key Takeaways
Human being is co-existence of the Self (Consciousness) and the Body (Material). This can be seen on
the basis of exploring into the need, fulfilment of need, activity and response of the Self and the Body.
In particular, the response of the body is definite while the response of the self depends on assuming.
With assuming based on knowing, the conduct of a human being gets definite, otherwise it is indefinite.
Gross Misunderstanding – Assuming Human Being to be only the Body

The gross misunderstanding is assuming the human being to be the Body; and therefore, trying to fulfil
all the needs through physical facility.
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It is needless to say that due to over-use of physical facility, there are widespread repercussions at every
level of human existence. On the one hand, there is exploitation of natural resources for more and more
physical facility. On the other hand, human beings are exploited in the process and also, they are made
to compete for the limited physical facility.
The Way Ahead

The only way to come out of this misunderstanding is to understand the human being as it is. The Self
has to be understood as a conscious entity and Body as a material entity. Their needs are different,
activities are different, response is different and basically, they are two different entities co-existing as
a human being.
Key Takeaways
The needs of the Self and the Body are of two different types, so they have to be fulfilled separately. A
gross misunderstanding is to assume the two to be the same, and this leads to the feeling of deprivation
and exploitation.
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Understanding Harmony in the Self

Now we will explore into the activities of the Self and see how harmony can be ensured among all the
activities of the Self, resulting into a state of continuous happiness.
Activities of the Self

The activities of the Self can be seen in terms of desire, thought and expectation.
Desire is the name given to the activity of imaging. You are making an image in the Self. Desire is in
the form of an image which you have created within. Thought is the power for the activity of analysing
based on comparing various possibilities to fulfil your desire. Expectation is the power for the activity
of selecting based on tasting.
Activities of the Self are Continuous

These powers of desire, thought and expectation are inexhaustible, and the activities are continuous.
The activities of imaging, analyzing-comparing and selecting-tasting are always going on, whether we
are aware of them or not.
These Activities Together Constitute Imagination

These activities are together called imagination. We may not immediately be able to observe our desire,
thought and expectation distinctly, but it may be easier to see that something is going on within. One
imagination or the other is going on in us all the time.
Happiness and unhappiness depend on the state of imagination. If your imagination is in harmony with
your natural acceptance, you are in a state of happiness. When it is in contradiction with your natural
acceptance, you are in a state of unhappiness.
Imagination is expressed to the world outside, in terms of behaviour with human being and work with
the rest of nature.
We have also referred to imagination as “what I am” and the natural acceptance as “what I really want
to be”.
State of Imagination
Once you start looking at your imagination, you will be able to find out the state of your imagination.
Your imagination could be well organised, in harmony or it could be a random mixture of harmony and
contradiction.
Possible Sources of Imagination

There are three possible sources of motivation for imagination: 1. Preconditioning, 2. Sensation and 3.
Natural Acceptance
A dominant source of imagination is preconditioning. Preconditioning means the beliefs, notions,

norms, ideas, views, dictums, goals, etc. prevailing in the family, in the society which we have assumed
without knowing. They may influence our imagination.
Another major source of our desire, our imagination is the sensation. Sensation is the information we
get from the Body through the five sense organs – of sound, touch, sight, taste and smell.
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The third source of imagination is our natural acceptance. It can also be referred to as the inner voice
or conscience. Self-verification on the basis of our natural acceptance can be the third possible source.
It may or may not be the predominant source of motivation currently, but it can be the real source for
deciding our desire, our imagination.
Consequences of Imagination from the three Sources

– Self-organisation or Enslavement?
If your imagination is motivated by preconditioning or sensation, you may or may not be in harmony
with the natural acceptance. Therefore, you may be in a state of happiness within or unhappiness within.
Your happiness is dependent or enslaved by your preconditioning and sensation.
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And then there is a large possibility that there is contradiction in your desires, leading to contradiction
in your thoughts and then expectations. In such a state of contradiction within, your imagination is
enough to keep you unhappy all the time.
There is a possibility that a large share of your imagination is enslaved by preconditionings and
sensations, while a very small share is guided by your natural acceptance. One thing to note here is that
sensation is not an enslavement in itself. Through sensation only, the Self is able to take proper care of
the Body. But problem arises when you try to associate happiness with favourable sensations. Similarly,
there could be some preconditioning which may also be right. But unless you verify it, and validate in
your living, it is just like an enslavement. And this leads to unhappiness.
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If your imagination is guided by your natural acceptance, you are sure to be in harmony and happiness
within. You are self-organized.
The Way Ahead

– Ensuring Harmony in the Self by way of Self-exploration
To achieve this harmony in the Self, we need to start self-exploration. In the process, we need to:
 Know our natural acceptance
 Be aware of our imagination
 Find out the source of imagination
 Work out a way to sort out our imagination till it is fully in line with our natural acceptance
When the imagination is in harmony with the natural acceptance, there is harmony in the Self. This
harmony is happiness.
Key Takeaways
The activities of desire, thought and expectation are together called imagination. Imagination is
continuously going on in the Self. The sources of imagination can be sensation, pre-conditioning or
natural acceptance. There is harmony in the Self when the imagination is in line with one’s natural
acceptance. Harmony in the Self is in continuity when all the activities of the Self are awakened.
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Understanding Harmony of the Self with the Body
In this lecture, we will discuss the harmony of the Self with the Body, and try to understand self-
regulation and health.
The Body as a Self-organised System

The Body is a wonderful self-organised system. It has so many parts. Each part co-exists in harmony
with every other part. The eyes are well connected to the brain; the mouth, the stomach and the whole
digestive system is synchronized and so it is for every organ, every cell of the Body – and you have to
do nothing to make these connections or to synchronize the various parts or to deal with every cell.
Harmony of the Self with the Body: Self-regulation and Health

As we discussed in lecture 9, the Body is an instrument of the Self. The responsibility of the Self towards
the Body is in terms of nurturing, protecting and rightly utilizing the Body. Nurturing the Body is by
providing appropriate air, water, food, sunlight, etc. Protection is to ensure the continuity of the body
which includes safeguarding from unfavorable conditions. Right utilization would mean using the Body
for the purpose of the Self. This feeling of responsibility towards the Body is called as the feeling of
self-regulation, and a natural outcome of it is health.
Feeling of self-regulation = the feeling of responsibility in the self towards the Body – for nurturing,
protection and right utilization of the Body.
Indicators of a healthy body:

 The Body is healthy if it is able to perform as per the instructions of the Self.
 Different parts of the Body are in harmony amongst each other, they are in order.
The feeling of self-regulation in the Self is primary. Health in the Body is a natural consequence.
When the Self has the feeling of self-regulation and there is health in the Body, there is harmony of the
Self with the Body.
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Appraisal of the Current Status

Over the last 100 years or so, there have been significant improvements in terms of longer life-spans,
in dealing with communicable diseases and trauma, but yet, ensuring health remains a question mark 1.
The problem is in the wrong assumptions, one of which is that human being is the Body. With this
assumption, happiness is sought through favorable sensation through the Body. Further, the assumption
that we will get happiness from sensation through the consumption of physical facility has led to a high
demand for it. Most of the present-day disorders are psycho-somatic in nature. ‘Psycho’ has to do with
the Self and ‘Somatic’ has to do with the Body. Disharmony in the Self causes disharmony in the Body
causing psycho-somatic problems. These effects are very prominent when the individual is living with
the assumption “I am the Body”.
The Way Ahead

There is a need to understand human being as it is (as co-existence of Self and Body). The significant
part is having the feeling of self-regulation in the Self. This can happen only when the Self is in
harmony, i.e. there is right understanding and right feeling in the Self. With a feeling of self-regulation,
the Self will naturally nurture, protect and rightly utilize the Body, resulting in health of the Body.
Key Takeaways
The Body is an instrument of the Self. Harmony of the Self with the Body is ensured when Self has the
feeling of self-regulation and there is health in the Body.
Programme for Self-regulation and Health

As we discussed earlier, feeling of self-regulation is the feeling of responsibility in the Self for
nurturing, protection and right utilization of the Body. We can now detail it further:
Nurturing the Body

Nurturing means providing the necessary inputs to the Body. The right inputs nurture the Body, without
disturbing its harmony.
The programme for nurturing and maintaining health of the Body includes the following:
1a. Intake 1b. Routine
2a. Physical Labour 2b. Exercise
3a. Balancing internal and 3b. Balancing breathing of body
external organs of body
4a. Medicine 4b. Treatment
1a. The first part is the intake, all that the Body takes in. It includes the air it breathes, the water it
drinks, the sunlight it absorbs, the food given to it and so on.
1b. A regular routine is required in order to keep the Body healthy, like ensuring a proper programme
for sleeping, waking up, cleaning the Body, eating, doing physical work, etc.
2a. The Body needs adequate movement to maintain health. Labour is the work on the rest of nature.
Few hours of labour a day provides sufficient body movements to keep the Body in good health. It also
ensures production of physical facility.
A lifestyle which includes appropriate intake, routine and labour, would be generally sufficient to keep
the Body in good health. However, if we are unable to do that, or in spite of this effort, there is some
1 Please refer to latest health data available from sources like the World Health Organisation
(https://www.who.int/)
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disharmony in the Body, there are some more aspects of the programme for self-regulation and health,
below.
2b. If one is not able to labor, s(he) can do exercises for proper upkeep of the Body.
3a. There is a need for keeping the internal as well as the external organs in harmony by appropriate
means like postures, movements etc.
3b. Breathing is a significant activity for the Body. Balancing the breathing of body is necessary,
through appropriate breathing exercises.
For the most part, health of the Body can be maintained by these three (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b).
Despite these, if there is some problem in the health of the Body then we take medicine and ultimately,
we also take treatment when all this does not work.
4a. The Body is self-organised and naturally in harmony. It is able to recover itself from many
disturbances. But if due to some reasons it runs into disharmony, medicine is helpful in taking care of
lifestyle disorders, non-communicable illnesses as well as communicable diseases.
4b. In the event the Body is not in a state to recover itself back to a state of harmony, there is a need for
treatment.
Protecting the Body

Providing a conducive physical environment includes clothing, shelter etc. is all a part of protection of
the Body.
Right Utilisation of the Body

Right utilization of the Body would mean that it is used in the process of fulfilling human aspiration,
which is basically the need of the Self. If one is using the Body in the process of fulfilling the needs of
the Self, it is right utilization of the Body. It would include work with rest of nature to produce physical
facility required for the Body.
Revisiting Prosperity in the Light of the Harmony between the Self and the
Body
The need for the physical facility is essentially related to fulfillment of this feeling of responsibility
towards the Body, i.e. we need physical facility for nurturing the Body (food…), for protecting the
Body (clothes, shelter…) and for rightly utilizing the Body (instruments…) and that’s it. And if we can
see this clearly, we can also see that the physical facility required to ensure each one of them is required
in limited quantity. Hence, prosperity is very much possible.
As an exercise, one can list all the physical facilities required for these three purposes, and see whether
they are limited. Next, one can assess the available facilities, and see if they are more than required. If
not, then how much more will be required can be worked out. This will clearly give a vision for ensuring
prosperity.
My Participation (Value) regarding Self and my Body

My participation (value) with my Body is:
 Ensuring a feeling of self-regulation in the Self
 Ensuring the nurturing, protection and right utilisation of the Body
 Ensuring the production / availability of more than required physical facility for the above
By ensuring these three, the Body continues to be in harmony, it remains healthy. And one also has the
feeling of prosperity.
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Key Takeaways
When the Self has a feeling of self-regulation (the responsibility for nurturing, protection and right
utilisation of the Body), and it is able to fulfil this responsibility, the Body is in harmony (good health).
This feeling of self-regulation is instrumental in identifying the need for physical facility and ensuring
prosperity.

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Understanding Harmony in the Family
Every human being is born in a family and is part of a family. The family is the basic unit or
building block of human organisation. It provides a base for appreciating, accepting,
understanding and practicing to live in relationship and harmony (order).
Feeling of Relationship as the Basis for Harmony in the Family

The harmony in the family has primarily to do with the fulfilment of relationship between one
human being and the other human being. In order to fulfil relationship, it is necessary to
understand relationship.
Understanding Relationship
We will now explore into the four important aspects of relationship:
1. Relationship is – between one Self (I1) and another Self (I2)
2. There are feelings in relationship – in one Self (I1) for the other Self (I2)
3. These feelings can be recognised – they are definite
4. The fulfilment of these feelings and their right evaluation lead to mutual happiness
1. Relationship is – between one Self (I1) and another Self (I2)

Relationship is already there. We do not have to construct or create relationship. All we need
to do is to understand relationship and fulfil it.
Relationship is between one Self and the other Self. It is the Self which is recognizing the
relationship, and not the Body. It is the Self which relates to the other, and not the Body.
2. There are feelings in relationship – in one Self (I1) for the other Self (I2)
The important issue in human relationship is that of the feelings. We can see that feelings are
in the Self, not in the Body. It is the Self which has the feelings and which recognises the
feelings. To understand relationship, one has to understand the Self and the naturally acceptable
feelings in the Self.
3. These feelings can be recognised – they are definite

These feelings can be recognised, they are definite. There are nine feelings in relationship.
These are the feelings which we can understand, which we can ensure within ourselves, which
we can share with others and thus ensure mutual fulfilment in relationship. These are the
feelings which are naturally acceptable to us in the relationship with the other human being.
Feelings (values) in relationship:

1. Trust (foundation value)
2. Respect
3. Affection
4. Care
5. Guidance
6. Reverence
7. Glory
8. Gratitude
9. Love (complete value)
4. Fulfilment of feelings in relationship and their evaluation leads to mutual happiness
When we have these naturally acceptable feelings in the Self, we share them with the other and
when we are both able to evaluate the feelings rightly, it leads to mutual happiness, i.e. the
happiness of oneself as well as the happiness of the other.
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Appraisal of the Current Status

The problem today is that we assume ourselves to be the Body and we assume the relationship
on the basis of the Body (and not the feelings). We, therefore, fail to understand relationship
and consequently, we fail to fulfil it, despite all our good intentions. The problems are due to
absence of one or more of the right feelings in the Self. And we try to make up this gap by
physical facility or by trying to demand these feelings from others, rather than ensuring these
feelings in ourselves and sharing it with others.
The Way Ahead

First, we need to righty recognize the relationship, identify the naturally acceptable feelings in
relationship, understand these feelings and ensure that these feelings are there in us. This will
ensure happiness in us. Secondly, we have to share these feelings with the other. Because this
is naturally acceptable to the other as well, it will lead to happiness in the other also. Thus, it
will lead to mutual happiness. And that is how the fulfilment in relationship takes place.
Key Takeaways
Relationship already exists – we don’t have to create it; rather we only have to recognise and
fulfil it. The family is the basic unit of human-human interaction. The basic issue in family is
that of relationship. In relationship, there are nine feelings (values) that can be clearly
understood and lived with. There is harmony in the family, mutual happiness in the family,
when we understand the feelings and ensure in our living.
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'Trust' – the Foundational Value in Relationship

Now we will explore the first feeling, which is the foundational feeling (value) in relationship.
Feeling of Trust
Trust is to be assured that the other intends to make me happy and prosperous.
In order to understand trust, examine these eight statements:
1a. Do I want to make myself happy? 1b. Am I able to make myself always happy?
2a. Do I want to make the other happy? 2b. Am I able to make the other always
happy?
3a. Does the other want to make himself/ 3b. Is the other able to make himself/herself
herself happy? always happy?
4a. Does the other want to make me happy? 4b. Is the other able to make me always
happy?
Intention (Natural Acceptance) Competence
What is the answer? What is the answer?
The questions 1a to 4a relate to natural acceptance, the intention. Questions 1b to 4b relate to

the competence, the ability. By and large, as far as the statements about the intention, i.e. natural
acceptance, are concerned, there is a tick mark in 1a, 2a and 3a, and there is a question mark in
4a. When we look at the competence, at the ability, there is a question mark, right from the
beginning – there is a question mark on 1b, 2b, 3b; on 4b there is a big question mark.
Distinguishing between Intention and Competence

Now if you try to analyse your own responses, many things will get clarified. You’ll find that
while evaluating yourself, you evaluate on the basis of your intention (natural acceptance). You
think that you are a good person as your intentions are good. On the other hand, when you
evaluate the other, you evaluate him on the basis of his/her competence. You find that s(he) is
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not able to make you happy all the time. Many times, or most of the time he ends up making
you unhappy. Therefore, you think that the other wants to make you unhappy. You have a
doubt on other’s intention.
On the basis of lack of competence, we conclude about the lack of intention of the other. When
we doubt their intention, instead of accepting the other as a relative, we have a feeling of
opposition. This is the common mistake that we make in relationship today.
Now that we have clarity about intention and competence, explore this question:
If you have unconditional, continuous trust on intention, on the natural acceptance of the other
and if the other is lacking competence, what will you do?
a) Try to improve upon his competence
b) Get irritated
c) Get angry
d) Have a feeling of opposition
The answer is obviously (a). It is a response which indicates trust on intention. All other
answers are reactions based on doubt on intention.
Now with these indicators, find out how many people are there in your life on whom you have
trust on intention (natural acceptance) which is unconditional and continuous.
Generally, we don’t see intention and competence separately. Since competence is generally
lacking, the feeling of unconditional acceptance is almost completely missing; rather there is a
feeling of opposition. With that, we reinforce wrong assumptions like:
 Strangers can’t be trusted (?)
 Trust is developed over a long-time (?)
 Never trust anyone (?)
Thus, if we are able to see intention and competence distinctly, we will be able to place a tick
mark in 4a. We will be assured of the intention of the other human being. And with that, we
will make a programme of interaction with right evaluation of our competence and their
competence (so, this is not ‘blind’ trust).
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With the feeling of trust, one is able to see it clearly that the intention is same for all, to be
happy and make other happy. The only difference lies in the level of competence.
Key Takeaways
Trust is to be assured that the other has a natural acceptance (intention) to make me happy and
prosperous. Trust on intention is the foundation of relationship. It is the beginning of mutual
development. A common mistake is to evaluate oneself on the basis of one’s intention (and
conclude that I am good) and the other on the basis of their lack of competence (thus doubt
their intention and conclude that the other is bad).
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Respect– As the Right Evaluation

Out of the nine feelings in relationship, we tried to understand the feeling of Trust. With trust on
intention, the relationship starts. We will now explore the feeling of respect. Let us see, when do we
feel respected? How do I respect others?
Feeling of Respect
Respect is right evaluation.
When we are rightly evaluated, we feel respected. When we are not rightly evaluated, we feel
disrespected.
Disrespect can take place in three ways:

Over evaluation – evaluating for more than what it is
Under evaluation – evaluating for less than what it is
Otherwise evaluation – evaluating for other than what it is
If we look at our day-to-day behavior, we generally tend to do one of these three – over evaluation,
under evaluation or otherwise evaluation. If any of these three takes place, the other person feels
uncomfortable, disrespected.
Minimum Content of Respect – The Other is Similar to Me

When we evaluate the human being on the basis of Self, we are able to see that:
1. Our purpose is the same – As I have a natural acceptance to live with continuous happiness
and prosperity, it is same with the other. So, on the basis of our natural acceptance, we have the
same purpose.
2. Our programme is same – As my programme to achieve continuous happiness and prosperity

is to understand the harmony and live in harmony at all levels of my being (from human being
to the entire existence), it is same with the other. In that sense, our programme to fulfil our
purpose is also same.
3. Our potential is same – As I am endowed with natural acceptance and the activities of desire,
thought and expectation are going on continuously in me, it is the same with the other. So, our
potential is also same.
Thus, we can see that the other (Self) is similar to me. This is the minimum content of respect for a
human being.
Disrespect Arising out of Differentiation leading to Discrimination

In general, what we are doing in the name of respect today is differentiating and discriminating.
First set of differentiation is on the basis of body– on the basis of age, gender, race and physical strength.
This is based on the gross misunderstanding that human being = Body. The truth is that human being =
co-existence of the Self and the Body.
The second set of differentiation is made on the basis of physical facility – on the basis of wealth and
post. The gross misunderstanding here is that physical facility = happiness. The truth is that happiness
is to be in a state of harmony.
The third basis of differentiation is on the basis of beliefs – on the basis of different isms (thought
systems like socialism, capitalism, etc.), different sects, and different sets of information prevalent in
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the society. This is founded on the misunderstanding that if the pre-conditioning of the other matches
with mine, then the other is respectable, otherwise not. The truth is that pre-conditioning and right
understanding are two different things.
All this differentiation ultimately leads to discrimination, which is disrespect because it is not naturally
acceptable.
Complete Content of Respect – We are Complementary to Each Other

At the level of the Self, only the competence could be different. Competence means how much of the
potential of the Self has been realized. One Self may have realized more of its potential, while another
may have realized less of its potential.
This difference in competence is to be complementary to each other (not to discriminate and exploit
each other).
The complete content of respect is to be able to see that ‘the other is similar to me and we are
complementary’.
Defining one’s complementarity:

 If the other has more understanding, is more responsible than me, I’m committed to understand
from the other
 If I have more understanding than the other, I’m more responsible than the other. I live with
responsibility with the other, unconditionally, unperturbed by the behaviour of the other. I am
committed to facilitate the understanding in the other, once the other is assured in relationship
and not before that
The complete content of respect is

 The other is similar to me in terms of purpose, programme and potential and
 We are complementary to each other in terms of competence
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Thus, respect is right evaluation (of intention and competence on the basis of Self). We are similar at
the level of purpose, programme and potential and we are complementary at the level of competence.
Disrespect arises out of over-evaluation, under-evaluation or otherwise-evaluation; and also, out of

differentiation leading to discrimination on the basis of body, physical facility or beliefs. Small incidents
of disrespect can have long-lasting consequences – from not speaking to each other, to opposition, break
in relationship, divorce, fights and even war.
With the complete understanding of respect, we can see for every individual on the earth that we all are
the same in terms of intention, program and potential. The only difference may lie in the level of
competence. I may be having higher level of competence in relation to one, but may be having lower
level of competence in relation to another. With this evaluation, one can work out the program to be
complimentary to the other.
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All the specific characteristics at the level of Body, physical facility, belief etc. can be used to express
that complementarity.
e.g. a person with greater physical strength do the heavy work
e.g. a person at a higher post can work for the development of more people and so on
Key Takeaways
Respect is right evaluation at the level of the Self. The complete content of respect is to see that the
other is similar to me in terms of purpose, programme and potential; and we are complementary to each
other in terms of competence.
Over evaluation, under/otherwise evaluation and discrimination are disrespect.
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Other Naturally Acceptable Feelings in Relationship

In the previous three lectures, we explored the feelings of trust and respect. Now, we will discuss other
feelings, and understand our participation in the family.
3. Affection
Affection is the feeling of being related to the other.
Affection is the feeling of acceptance for the other as one’s relative. Lack of affection is seen in the
form of opposition, jealousy, etc. The feelings of trust and respect are essential to have the feeling of
affection. When we have the feelings of trust, we feel related to the other; otherwise we may feel
opposed to the other.
4. Care
Care is the feeling of responsibility and commitment for nurturing and protection of the Body of
my relative.
With the feeling of affection, one naturally takes the responsibility for development of the relative –
both at the level of Self as well as at the level of Body. Being responsible to the Body of one’s relative
is Care.
5. Guidance
Guidance is the feeling of responsibility and commitment for development of Self by ensuring the
right understanding and right feeling in the Self of my relative.
Being responsible to the Self of my relative is Guidance.
Generally, our focus is mostly on care because we have come to assume that human being is Body. We
are not even aware of the Self. Therefore, we are not aware that we have to take care of the Self as well.
6. Reverence
Reverence is the feeling of acceptance for excellence.
Excellence is to be in a state of continuous happiness with the completeness of understanding of
harmony and living in harmony at all levels. Once we achieve excellence, it continues. Excellence is
something definite, something absolute.
There is a basic difference between working for excellence and competition. If you have achieved
excellence, you would naturally make effort for helping others to achieve excellence. On the other hand,
in competition, we not only do not help rather we hinder the other to reach to our level.
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7. Glory
Glory is the feeling of acceptance for those who have made effort for excellence.
For all those people whom we call great people, when we accept the effort made for excellence by them,
to whatever extent they are able to achieve it, we naturally have a feeling of glory for them.
8. Gratitude
Gratitude is the feeling of acceptance for those who have made the effort for my excellence.
In our life, there may be so many people who have been of help to us in the process of understanding
harmony and living in harmony. So, we have this feeling of gratitude for them. Gratitude is a significant
feeling in the development of relationship.
9. Love
Love is the feeling of being related to everyone, to all. It starts from affection, which we have already
explored. If this feeling expands to many and ultimately to all, it is the feeling of love. So, we begin
with the feeling of affection, and complete it with the feeling of love. That is why, Love is called
complete value.
Love is the feeling of being related to all.
Love is expressed in the form of compassion. The feeling of love is for all and it is expressed to
whosoever comes in contact.
Distinguishing Between Love and Infatuation

The feeling of love is not something which is based on sensation. If there is a feeling on the basis of
sensation, this is the case of infatuation where the sensual pleasure becomes the major goal. Infatuation
is conditional – it may last only as long as you are able to get the sensation or you have hope of getting
happiness through sensation. It is very temporary; it does not last for long. Once the effect wears off,
then the long-term issues of feelings become prominent.
Right Feeling – within Myself or from the Other?

With this background, we can ask ourselves which can have continuity:
 Right feeling in myself or
 Getting right feeling from the other
The answer is quite obvious that there can be continuity of right feeling, if it is from within and based
on right understanding. But generally, we do keep making effort for getting right feeling from the other
in continuity.
Role of Physical Facility in Fulfilment of Relationship

You can now see that physical facility has a limited role to play in the fulfilment of the feeling in human-
human relationship. To fulfil the feeling of care, physical facility is certainly required. For other than
the feeling of care, physical facility only has a symbolic role to play.
Response and Reaction in Behaviour

An important implication of understanding relationship, particularly trust on intention, is the clarity
about problems in living in reaction and the possibility of living with response. With response, your
conduct is definite while with reaction, the conduct is indefinite.
My Participation (Value) in Family

My participation (value) vis-à-vis my family is to ensure harmony in the family, ensure mutual
happiness, ensure justice in the family by way of:
 Ensuring right feelings (trust, respect, affection, care, guidance, reverence, glory, gratitude and
love) in myself – this leads to my happiness.
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 Expressing (sharing) these feelings with the other. When the other is able to make the right
evaluation of these feelings, it leads to his/her happiness, thus leading to mutual happiness. My
participation is to be of help to the other in their self-evolution, self-development.
With this preparation in the family, I have the ability to participate meaningfully in the larger society –
in the neighbourhood, in the community and so on.
Justice in Relationship
With the above discussion, justice can be understood.
Justice is the recognition, fulfilment and evaluation of human-human relationship, leading to

mutual happiness.
To expand it a bit:
 Recognition of relationship means recognizing the naturally acceptable feelings in relationship
rightly.
 Fulfilment of relationship means
o Ensuring the naturally acceptable feelings in oneself.
o Living with responsibility with the other with these feelings, forming the basis of
relationship. This makes the other comfortable and assured.
o Making effort for mutual development, i.e. development of one’s own competence and
being of help to the other in developing their competence.
 Evaluation means verifying that I have the right feeling, I am able to express it properly, the
right feeling has reached to the other and the other is able to identify it as the right feeling.
When the recognition, fulfilment and evaluation are right from my side, I feel happy. When the other is
able to evaluate the expression of my feeling rightly, then (s)he also feels happy. Developing this
competence may take time.
Justice is desirable in the family and beyond the family, all the way to the world family.
Key Takeaways
The other feelings in relationship include affection, care, guidance, reverence, glory, gratitude and
love. Love is the feeling of acceptance of all; it is the complete value. Justice is ensuring these
feelings in oneself and expressing them to the other, leading to mutual happiness. Justice begins from
family and extends to the world family, leading to undivided society.

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Lecture 1

Holistic Development and

Fulfilment of basic human aspiration मानव की मूल चाहना की पूर्ति

Do we want the continuity of happiness and

Do we want to be happy? Are we happy?

Do we want to be prosperous? Are we prosperous?

Why this gap?

We will explore into this 6

Have we assumed that happiness and prosperity will be ensured

What effort are we making, other than accumulation of physical facility?

Lets see if we know how many pairs of clothes we have

We have a problem when we don’t have clarity about our needs!

The unhappiness is more due to lack of fulfillment in relationship

with human being With nature For human beings:

Every time we have a fight, we want to resolve it…

In spite of our acceptance for relationship, why is it happening?

Is this on the increase or decrease?

vki gh vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa]

What is our present perspective? Which view do we promote?

Is it the naturally acceptable view?

i.e. Right understanding is also necessary for human being

With right understanding:

These are two different types of needs

 We can see that an AC has no impact in resolving relationship

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

? RELATIONSHIP 1 For animals:

Human being can not be

in the self Animals live only for

? RELATIONSHIP 1 Human being can not be

Human being living with they are in harmony this is fine

Human being living with they are in disharmony this is the

While we want to be – tcfd ge gksuk pkgrs gSa&

Contrary to popular opinion, malnutrition and

The other half is dying because the first half is

Hunger is not a scourge but a scandal

Global Food Production is 6 times requirement

14-16 kg grain & 21,000 litres of water  1 kg meat

Land use – 3¼ acres/person on meat diet vs 0.2 acres/person on veg diet

Is this transformation desirable?

Are we making effort for it?

Do we need to make effort for it?

We will explore into the effort

The role of education-sanskar is to enable this transformation by way of ensuring the

For this, it has to ensure

3. The capacity to identify the need of

The basic effort is required to ensure human consciousness

Ultimately it will result in a human tradition,

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

Living inin Harmony

2 RELATIONSHIP 3 Living Harmony

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

• Mention any five things that give you happiness in continuity

izLrko gS ¼ekuas ugha½

izLrko gS ¼ekuas ugha½

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

in the self Animals live primarily for

? RELATIONSHIP 1 Human being can not be

Living inin Harmony

2 RELATIONSHIP 3 Living Harmony

3. The capacity to identify the need of

Aren’t happiness and unhappiness both a part

Are we not talking about something that is not