Lecture-2: Self-exploration as the

Process for Value Education

RECAP
 The last lecture-1 explained the Need, basic guidelines, content and
process of Value Education.

 Let us now understand the process of ‘Self-exploration’ in more detail.

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Topics to be covered in Lecture-2
 2.1 Meaning and Purpose of Self-exploration

 2.2 Content of Self-exploration

 2.3 Process of Self-exploration

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Meaning and Purpose of Self-exploration, Self-investigation
1. It is a process of Dialog… It starts with a dialog between me and you
2. It soon becomes a dialog within your own Self…
Dialog
What I am What is Naturally Acceptable to Me
tSlk eSa gaw laokn tSlk gksuk eq>s lgt Lohdk;Z
gS
Desire, Thought… Natural Acceptance

Harmony laxhr
Contradiction varfoZjks/k

Relationship Relationship
Opposition

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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 dialog between what I am (tSlk eSa gwa) 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 in oneself, living in harmony with
others…living in harmony with entire existence

LoRo Lrra=rk Slide 5 of 15

Natural Acceptance Acceptance
Given independent choice, what Under the given circumstances,
is acceptable naturally what one ends up accepting

Natural Acceptance Peer pressure, conditioning

Sensation
Acceptance
E.g. E.g.
Relationship Sometimes relationship,
sometimes opposition

Food for health Sometimes food for health,

sometimes food for taste

Mobile for communication Sometimes for communication,

sometimes for respect, show-off
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Natural Acceptance
1. Intact
Uncorrupted by pre-conditioning
2. Invariant
All Individuals Process of Investigation - Subjective
3. Universal " Time
" Space Results " " - OBJECTIVE

Authentic Understanding of Reality Education

is possible
(Absolute) Self Confidence

Natural Acceptance about WHAT TO DO (not about how to do)

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Natural Acceptance
 Natural Acceptance does not change with time.

 It does not depend on the place

 It does not depend on our beliefs or past conditionings

 This Natural Acceptance is ‘constantly there’, something we can refer to

 Natural Acceptance is the same for all of us: it is part and parcel of every
human being, it is part of humanness.

 We can refer Natural Acceptance, access it to know what is right for us. We
only have to start referring to it.

 Each proposal in this course needs to be evaluated on the basis of your

Natural Acceptance.
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Exploring What is Naturally Acceptable to Me
Dialog
What I am What is Naturally Acceptable As an Individual
In Family
(desire, thought) laokn to Me (Natural Acceptance) In Society
In Nature/Existence
tSlk eSa gaw tSlk gksuk eq>s lgt Lohdk;Z gS
Sometimes relationship Relationship
Sometimes opposition
Sometimes Trust Trust in Relationship
Sometimes Mistrust
Nurturing Nurturing the Body
Taste & not nurturing
… …
My Natural Acceptance lgt Loh—fr
My Innateness LoRo

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Scope of this Course
Knowing your Natural Acceptance
What you really want to be
LoRo

Living in accordance with your Natural Acceptance

Living in harmony within
Lora=rk

Living in harmony with others… with the entire existence

LojkT;

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Content of Self-exploration, Self-investigation

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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Process of Self-exploration
Whatever is said is a PROPOSAL.
The PROPOSAL is to be EXPLORED within oneself:
a) On the basis of one’s own Natural Acceptance (The student is
NOT expected to ASSUME it to be true)
b) On the basis of one’s own VERIFICATION in living

This is a natural process of self verification and experiential

validation that leads to understanding

It is not a process of assuming things (Do’s & Don’ts) as given

It is not a process of assuming things written in books
It is not a process of assuming things said by others
It is not a process of assuming things based on readings from
instruments

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Process of Self-verification
Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not accept it to be true)
Verify it on your own right

Proposal
1 Verify 2 Experiental Validation
on the basis Live according to it
Of
your 2a 2b
Natural
Behaviour with Work with
Acceptance
Human Beings Rest of Nature

Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity

Which process is Naturally Acceptable to you?

A process of self-exploration on your own right, leading to understanding

in your self
or
A process of discourse, do’s & don’ts, in which you assume what is 13
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Process of Self-verification
Whatever is said is a Proposal
Do not accept it just because it is – written in some book
– a reading from some instrument
– stated by some person
Proposal
Verify Experiental Validation
on the basis Live according to it
Of
your
Natural
Acceptance Behaviour with Work with
Human Beings the rest of Nature

Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity

Realization

Understanding
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Summary of Lecture-2 : Self-Exploration – its content and process
Whatever is said is a Proposal
Do not accept it just because it is – written in some book
– a reading from some instrument
– stated by some person
Proposal
Verify Experiental Validation
on the basis Live according to it
Of
your
Natural
Acceptance Behaviour with Work with
Human Beings the rest of Nature

Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity

Realization

Understanding
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