Lecture 19�Understanding Harmony in the Nature

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Introduction

So far we have explored our Natural Acceptance

It is for living in Harmony – as an Individual, as a Family, as a Society…

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Is there provision in Nature/Existence for living in accordance with our Natural Acceptance?

Is it possible to live in harmony as an Individual, as a Family, as a Society…?

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Is co-existence, mutual fulfillment inherent in Nature?

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Is the design of nature/existence by way of opposition, struggle, survival of the fittest…?

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We will explore the underlying design of Nature/Existence with these questions…

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Nature = Collection of Units

Air

Water Trees

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Soil

Animal body

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Birds Animals Human body

Self(I)

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Human Beings

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Earth Sun

Moon Metals

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Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders

All units can be categorized into 4 orders:

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment:

Between Physical Order and Bio Order

Interconnected, Interdependent

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Mutual Fulfillment

1. Cyclic
2. Every unit is enriched

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Mutual Fulfillment = Relatedness + Fulfillment

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment:

Between Physical Order, Bio Order and Animal Order

Interconnected, Interdependent

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Mutual Fulfillment

1. Cyclic
2. Every unit is enriched

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment:

Physical Order, Bio Order and Animal Order are enriching for Human Order, but Human Order (without right understanding) is not fulfilling for any of the 4 orders

Human beings have

natural acceptance

to be mutually fulfilling

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Once human beings understand,

they can be fulfilling for all four orders

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Present-day Problems are largely due to Lack of Understanding

Resource Depletion – The resource is used at a rate which is faster than the rate at which it is produced in nature

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Pollution – The product is such that

• It does not return to the cycle in nature or
• It is produced at a rate that is faster than the rate at which it can return to the cycle in nature

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Harmony in Nature:

• Quantity of units in each order

Physical >> Plant >> Animal >> Human

Quantity as per overall enrichment of the whole; and availability of sustaining resources

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• Dependence of each order is on all

previous orders

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• Survival of Human Order is

dependent on all the three orders.

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Harmony in Nature:

All orders have definite conduct – except human order without right understanding

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In human being, the Body has a definite conduct

The Self (I) operating on assuming without knowing is the source of indefiniteness, problem

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The solution is to ensure knowing

(understanding harmony)

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Human beings inherently have a

natural acceptance to know,

to be in harmony

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For this,

human education-sanskar

Is essential

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Sum Up

1. Physical order – soil, metals etc.
2. Bio order – trees, plants etc.
3. Animal order – animals, birds etc.
4. Human order – human beings

There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment (harmony) amongst these 4 orders. The first 3 orders are mutually fulfilling for each other. They are fulfilling for human being also. It is naturally acceptable to human beings to be fulfilling for all the orders

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The role of human being is to realize this mutual fulfilment – For this, all that human beings need to do is:

• To understand that mutual fulfilment (harmony) is inherent in nature – we do not have to create it
• To live accordingly – then the mutual fulfilment amongst the 4 orders will be realised

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and there is provision in nature for living with mutual fulfilment (harmony)

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Self Reflection�����

Assignment for Today:

Mention any five programs each that you can make to ensure mutual fulfilment with the Nature:

• As an individual
• As an organization
• As a part of society

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Additionally, you may like to watch the 2005 documentary

“An Inconvenient Truth”

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Self Reflection

1. What are your assumptions about nature? Is it for human enjoyment or does human being have a role to play for harmony in nature?

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• In a typical day, how much time do you interact with physical order, bio order, animal order and human order? What is that interaction (taking, giving, appreciating, fulfilling a responsibility…)

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• How do you and your family contribute to / participate in maintaining the order (harmony) in nature?

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• Can you see that units of the physical order, bio order and animal order have a definite conduct? Can you see that if the conduct of a human being is in accordance with their natural acceptance, then it will be definite (because the natural acceptance is definite)?

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Key Points

Lecture 19: Understanding Harmony in the Nature

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Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders

All units can be categorised into 4 orders

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment:

Physical Order, Bio Order and Animal Order are enriching for Human Order, but Human Order (without right understanding) is not fulfilling for any of the 4 orders

Human beings have

natural acceptance

to be mutually fulfilling

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Once human beings understand,

they can be fulfilling for all four orders

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Harmony in Nature:

All orders have definite conduct – except human order without right understanding

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In human being, the Body has a definite conduct

The Self (I) operating on assuming without knowing is the source of indefiniteness, problem

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The solution is to ensure knowing

(understanding harmony)

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Human beings inherently have a

natural acceptance to know,

to be in harmony

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For this,

human education-sanskar

Is essential

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Sum Up

1. Physical order – soil, metals etc.
2. Bio order – trees, plants etc.
3. Animal order – animals, birds etc.
4. Human order – human beings

There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment (harmony) amongst these 4 orders. The first 3 orders are mutually fulfilling for each other. They are fulfilling for human being also. It is naturally acceptable to human beings to be fulfilling for all the orders

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The role of human being is to realize this mutual fulfilment – For this, all that human beings need to do is:

• To understand that mutual fulfilment (harmony) is inherent in nature – we do not have to create it
• To live accordingly – then the mutual fulfilment amongst the 4 orders will be realised

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and there is provision in nature for living with mutual fulfilment (harmony)

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FAQs for Lecture 19

Understanding Harmony in the Nature

Question(s): Classification Response

• Why are the units in Nature divided into these 4 categories? What is the purpose of this classification?

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• For a given unit, how do I make out to which order it belongs to? E.g. fish, insects…

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• It is said that every living as well as non-living thing has a soul. Please comment

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Question(s): Classification Response

• How do we know whether a Self is associated with a unit or not?

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Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders

Recognizing, Fulfilling

Recognizing, Fulfilling

Assuming,

Recognizing, Fulfilling

Assuming,

Recognizing, Fulfilling

Potential for Knowing, Assuming,

Recognizing, Fulfilling

Self (I) +

Body

Self (I) + Body

The presence of Self (I) is

indicated by ��1. the presence

of the activity of Assuming

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2. Developed part of the Body that can communicate with the Self – Brain��3. Can take signals from HB

To understand the other three orders, right understanding of the Human Order is required,

otherwise over-evaluation, under-evaluation or otherwise-evaluation of the other orders keeps taking place.

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• When there is natural calamity like an earthquake or landslide or huge storm, it creates so much destruction. How can we say that there is harmony in nature?

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• Similarly extinction of dinosaurs happened for harmony in nature?

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Question(s): Mutual Fulfilment Response

• There is struggle for survival and survival of the fittest in nature. Why are we saying that there is mutual fulfilment in nature?

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Question(s): Mutual Fulfilment Response

• Are the problems like global warming a result of human activities only?

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• Is solely education responsible for the conduct? Are there any other factors?

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• The JC Bose experiment clearly showed plants could feel pleasure and they could feel pain. So, is there a Self associated with plants?

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• Dr Imoto did some amazing experiments with water. They showed that there is an impact of feelings on water and water has memory. What is your comment on it?

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Food for Human Being – Vegetarian, Non Vegetarian, Vegan…

Feeling of Responsibility toward the Body (feeling of self-regulation)

for Nurturing the Body – Naturally Acceptable [Definite, Continuous…]

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Food, Choice of Food – Expression of the Feeling [Can have variety, not definite, depends on taste…]

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1. Construction of my Body – Herbivorous, Carnivorous, Omnivorous?
2. Which order to take food from? Physical, Bio, Animal, Human? Natural Acceptance to take away the Body from any Self?
3. Sustainable?

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20% of all life produced on land every year is harvested for human purposes

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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

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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

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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)

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http://www.planetaryrenewal.org/ipr/vegetarian.html

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Climate Change 2021 Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9d-S7nr204

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Temperature Rise of 1.07 degrees in last 60 years

Inevitable additional temperature rise of 1.5 - 2 degrees expected by 2040

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Download Full UN Report on Climate Change

(almost 4000 pages, but it has an executive summary)

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/#FullReport

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