Class Room Activity-1 (CRA-1)

• Class Room Activity – 1

• SELF - STUDY
 Class Room Activity
for Course in
Human Values
the students have to do is
1. Read the statements made or questions posed.
2. For a statement see within yourself to find out
whether its true for you or not? For a question,
think over it and find out your answer.
3. Students has to write their observations in
Note book.
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• 1. Introduce yourself in detail.

• 2. What are the goals in your life?
• 3. How do you set your goals in your life?
• 4. How do you differentiate between right and wrong?
• 5. What have been your salient achievements and
shortcomings in your life? Observe and analyze them.
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• Write the answers now in class.
• Take around 5 minutes.
• Discussion will be follows.
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• Now, Discussion by the Teacher/Facilitator with

Students ….
 A Tentative List of Goals/Desires/wants

• Take care of my parents

•Jaguar Car
• A good laptop
•Happiness • Get a top MBA
•A great house • Own a golf course
• Not get angry
•Big Bike
• Knowledge
•More money • To be a well known person
•Clean city • Become a politician
•Peaceful society • Roam the world
• Have great food
•Respect
• Be healthy
•Better mobile • Protect Nature
•Good friends • Be promoted quickly
•DJ Turntable • Peaceful life
• Be loved
• A Nikon Digital SLR
• A good guitar
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• If you carefully observe your list of goals, you

will see that there can be two types of goals
– Short Term and
– Long Term Goals
• They can be categorized as to do with
– Physical facilities
– Relationship with human being
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• Try to find out how you have decided your goals.
• You will find out that your goals are normally
decided by one of these:
– Society
– Family
– Peer pressure
• Do you want to be able to decide your goals on
your own right or want to chase the goals, decided
by someone else?
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• You can explore that if you set right goals on your
own right, life becomes more fulfilling and
satisfying.
• You should be able to differentiate between right
and wrong to set the right goals.
• Now the question arises what is the basis for
deciding right and wrong.
• How do you differentiate between right and
wrong?
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• Is it again based on social norms, traditional
sayings, scriptures, great people etc?
• There is also a popular assumption that right and
wrong are always relative and situation
dependent.
• Is it possible to absolutely differentiate between
right and wrong on your own right?
• Try to chalk out your achievements and
shortcomings so far in life.
This course is all about exploring
these questions and make you
competent enough to reach on a
conclusion on your own right.
 HOME WORK

• What is your idea of

success/progress/development?
Continuous Happiness and Prosperity-
the Basic Human Aspirations &
Right Understanding, Relationship and
Physical Facilities
 RECAP

 In the Last Lecture, 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?

 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

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

 3.2 Happiness

 3.3 Prosperity

 4.1 Basic Requirements for Fulfillment of Human Aspirations

 4.2 The Correct Priority

 4.3 Animal Consciousness versus Human Consciousness

 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?)
 
 Desire (pkguk) – Aim, Objective, Purpose
Desire (pkguk) – 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
 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
 Prosperity
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
Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true)
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

izLrko gS ¼ekuas ugha½

tk¡pas & Lo;a ds vkf/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
Is Human Relationship Important?
D;k ekuoh; lacaa/k egRoiw.kZ gS\
 Check within Yourself!
What do we all want?
ge lc dh pkguk D;k gS\

We can examine this within ourselves

bls ge vius esa tkap dj ns[k ldrs gSaA
 Desire
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\
Desire State of Being
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?
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\
Are we prosperous?
D;k ge le`) gSa\
Is there continuity of our
happiness and
prosperity?
D;k gekjs lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk
gS\
 Desire
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\
We will explore this further
bl ckr ij ge vkxs v/;;u djsaxsA
Effort
Is our effort:
– For continuity of happiness and
prosperity?
lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk ds vFkZ
esa gS or ;k
– Just for accumulation of
physical facility?
dsoy lqfo/kk&laxzg ds vFkZ esa\
Have you assumed that happiness
and prosperity will automatically
come when you have enough
physical facility?
What effort are you making for
continuity of happiness and
prosperity, other than accumulation
of physical facility?
 Check within Yourself!
The unhappiness in your family is
– More due to lack of physical facility or
– More due to lack of fulfillment in relationship?

How much time and effort are you investing:

– For physical facility
– For fulfillment in relationship

The unhappiness is more due to lack of fulfillment in

relationship
Most of the time and effort is spent for physical facility
 Check within Yourself!
For human beings physical facility is necessary but
relationship is also necessary
On examining carefully, we find that this is a
fundamental difference between animals and human
beings
Physical facility is necessary for animals and necessary
for human beings also
However,
For animals physical facility is necessary as well as
adequate
For human beings physical facility is necessary but not
adequate
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

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

(Check for yourself if you feel happy every day that you are
getting enough to eat?)
For human beings, physical facility is necessary but
relationship is also necessary
For animals:
necessary &
adequate
RELATIONSHIP
PHYSICAL FACILITY i’kq ds fy,
laca/k lqfo/kk
vko’;d
,oa iw.kZ
with human For human beings:
With nature
beings necessary but
not adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko’;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha

For animals, physical facility is necessary as well as

adequate
For Human Being, both Physical Facility and Relationship are Necessary

For animals:
necessary &
adequate
RELATIONSHIP
PHYSICAL FACILITY i’kq ds fy,
laca/k lqfo/kk
vko’;d
,oa iw.kZ
with human For human beings:
With nature
beings necessary but
not adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko’;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha
On further examination, we find that we all do want to
live in relationship with others

Every day/night when there is a argument/fight, we want

to resolve it. We start the next day with the thought
that we don’t want to argue/fight today, but due to lack
of right understanding about fulfillment of relationship,
an argument/fight takes place by day/night

For fulfillment in relationship, it is necessary to have

right understanding about relationship. i.e. Right
understanding is also necessary for human beings
 Right Understanding is also Necessary for Human Being

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

For animals:
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary &
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
with human For human beings:
beings with rest of nature necessary but
not 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?
 Priority: Right Understanding, Relationship & Physical Facility

1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

2 3 For animals:
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary &
(laca/k)
Feelings
adequate
(lqfo/kk)
- Trust
- Respect
-… with human For human beings:
beings with rest of nature necessary but
not adequate

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f))
 Priority: Physical Facility

? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

? 1 For animals:
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary &
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
with human For human beings:
beings with rest of nature necessary but
not adequate

UNHAPPINESS (Mutual) DEPRIVATION (Mutual)

nq[k (mHk; ) nfjnzrk (mHk; )
Therefore we can observe two categories of human beings
1.Lacking physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk foghu nq[kh
nfjnz )
2.Having physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk laiUu nq[kh
nfjn)

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

3.Having physical facility, happy prosperous (lqfo/kk laiUu lq[kh
le`))

Check within yourself

– Where are you now – at 1, 2 or 3 and
– Where do you want to be?
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 beings
 Animal Consciousness, Indefinite Conduct

? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

? 1
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k)
(lqfo/kk)
with human
beings with rest of nature
Animal
Conciousness
tho psruk
UNHAPPINESS (Mutual) DEPRIVATION (Mutual)
nq[k (mHk; ) nfjnzrk (mHk; )
If we are living for all three (right understanding,
relationship and physical facility) then we are
living with human consciousness

Human beings can be fulfilled by being happy

and prosperous on the basis of these three
 Human Consciousness, Definite Human Conduct
Human
Conciousness
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING ekuo psruk
(le>)
in the self

2 RELATIONSHIP 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY
Feelings
(laca/k)
(lqfo/kk)
- Trust
- Respect
-… with human
beings with rest of nature

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f))
Tr
an
sfo
lad r ma
ze tion&
.k& Pr
fod ogre
kl s s
Transformation = Development
 Transformation = Development
Human
Conciousness
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING ekuo psruk
(le>)
in the self

2 RELATIONSHIP 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k)
with human (lqfo/kk)
beings with rest of nature
Animal
Conciousness
tho psruk
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY
(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f))
Role of Education-Sanskar: Enable Transformation

kl s s
fod ogre
Pr
ze tion&
.k&
ma
r
sfo
lad
an
Tr
Role of Education-Sanskar: Enable Transformation
Human
Conciousness
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING ekuo psruk
(le>)
in the self

2 RELATIONSHIP 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k)
with human (lqfo/kk)
beings with rest of nature
Animal
Conciousness
tho psruk
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY
(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f))
 Summary
 I want Happiness

 I want Prosperity and

 I want Continuity of both

 Correct appraisal of Happiness and Prosperity is essential to

actualize these.
 Summary
• The basic requirements for fulfillment of the basic
aspirations of every Human being are (with Correct
priority):

• 1. Right Understanding in the Self.

• 2. Relationships with Human Beings leads to Mutual
Happiness
• 3. Physical Facilities with Rest of the Nature leads to
Mutual Prosperity