Module 1: Introduction to

Value Education

Lecture-3: Continuous Happiness

and Prosperity-the Basic Human
Aspirations
RECAP
 In the Last Lecture-2, it was pointed out that ‘Natural Acceptance’ and
‘Experiential Validation’ are two important mechanisms for self-
exploration.

 Through examples, let us draw attention to our ‘Natural Acceptance’.

 E.g:- What is Naturally acceptable to me: Relationship or

Opposition?

 What is Naturally acceptable to me: Respect or Disrespect?

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Topics to be covered
 3.1 Desire – Continuous Happiness and Prosperity

 3.2 Happiness

 3.3 Prosperity

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Content of Self-exploration, Self-investigation
(from Lecture-2)

1. Desire/Goal (Aim, Objective, Purpose):

What is my (human) Desire/Goal?

(What do I really want in life, or what is the goal of human life?)

2.Program:

What is my (human) program for fulfilling the Goal/ Desire?

(How to fulfill it? What is the program to actualize the above?
 

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Desire-Continuous Happiness and Prosperity
 Verify whether you want to be Happy or Unhappy?

 Verify whether you want to be Prosperous or deprived?

 List all your Goals/desires. (do this exercise in CLASS now)

 See whether the basic aspiration in that desire is Happiness and/or

Prosperity?

 Verify whether you want continuity of Happiness and Prosperity or

discontinuity of Happiness and Prosperity?

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Desire (pkguk) – Aim, Objective, Purpose
Desire– Aim, Objective, Purpose

To Become To Do/Get To Be
Banana Karna/Paana Hona

Doctor Service/ Money, Respect… Happy & Prosperous

Engineer Make Things/ Money, Respect … Happy & Prosperous
IIT Engineer Make Things/ Money++, Respect++… Happy & Prosperous
Mother Take Care, Trust, Respect, Guidance… Happy & Prosperous
Farmer Grow Things, Money, Respect… Happy & Prosperous
Thief Get Things, Money, Respect… Happy & Prosperous
…..
Steps toward Goal Basic Human Goal
Not the Basic Human Goal Desire, Aim, Objective, Purpose

Teacher by Chance, Teacher by Choice…

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Happiness
The state or situation, in which I
live,
if there is harmony / synergy in it,
then it is Naturally Acceptable to
me to be in that state / situation
To be in a state / situation which is
Naturally Acceptable is
Happiness
To be in a state of Harmony /
Synergy is Happiness
Happiness = Harmony
Unhappiness
The state or situation, in which I
live,
if there is disharmony /
contradiction in it,
then 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
To be forced to be in a state of
Disharmony / Contradiction is
Unhappiness
Unhappiness = Disharmony
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Happiness
The state or situation, in which I
live,
if there is harmony / synergy in it,
then it is Naturally Acceptable to
me to be in that state / situation
To be in a state / situation which is
Naturally Acceptable is
Happiness
To be in a state of Harmony /
Synergy is Happiness
Happiness = Harmony
Continuous Happiness
State / Situation in which I live or
Expanse of our Being:
1. As an Individual
2. As a member of a Family
3. As a member of Society
4. As a unit in Nature/Existence
Continuous Happiness =
Harmony at all levels of our
Being. i.e.
1. Harmony in the Human Being
2. Harmony in the Family
3. Harmony in the Society
4. Harmony in Nature/Existence
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Prosperity (le`f))
Prosperity – The feeling of having more than required Physical Facility
2 1

1 – Identification of required physical facility (including the required quantity)

– with right understanding

2 – Ensuring availability/ production of more than required physical facility

– with right skills

A prosperous person thinks of right utilisation, nurturing the other

A deprived person thinks of accumulation, exploiting the other

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Prosperity
 One needs to ask oneself-

 Is prosperity abundance of physical facilities?

 Is it having more and more of certain kinds of physical facilities?

 Or, is it a correct appraisal of my physical needs and ensuring more

than what I need in terms of physical facilities?

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FAQ – Why “More than Required Physical Facility”
1. I identify the required physical facility (including the required quantity) –
with right understanding

2. I produce more than the required physical facility – with right skills, using
cyclically enriching process

3. I consume the required physical facility, not more – with a feeling of Sanyam

(Sanyam = Feeling of responsibility for Nurturing, Protection and Right

Utilization of the Body).

More will be discussed about ‘Sanyam’ in Module-2

4. I share the rest, with a sense of responsibility, for

 Mutual fulfillment in relationship
 Order in society

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Summary of Lecture-3
 I want Happiness

 I want Prosperity and

 I want Continuity of both

 Correct appraisal of Happiness and Prosperity is essential to actualize

these.

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