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UHV-I�Session 5���Fulfilment of Aspirations�at the Individual level

Distinguishing between the needs of Self and Body

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Interaction Before Main Session

Hear from participants about their exploration from previous day(s)

Q&A

Place some expected conclusions, find out if they also came to these/similar conclusions

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Home Assignment

4.1 List out all the programs you make during a day to make you happy. Find out if the happiness you derived from these programs is definite and continuous, or is it indefinite or short lived. Identify those programs that result in continuous happiness.

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4.2 Observe the frequency of the fluctuation (change) of your feelings between excitement and depression (feeling low) during the day. Find out the reason for these fluctuations. Write down your conclusion from this exercise

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Home Assignment

4.3 Take your list of aspirations and concerns.

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Classify the aspirations into four categories:

    • Aspirations at the individual level. e.g., you aspire to be happy within, to be healthy
    • Aspirations at the level of family. e.g., you aspire to be comfortable with everyone in your family and you want them to be assured of you
    • Aspirations at the level of society. e.g., You aspire for a good job
    • Aspirations at the level of nature. e.g., You aspire for natural resources to be readily available

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Classify the concerns also into these four categories:

    • Concerns at the individual level. e.g., you want to get rid of anger, tension, frustration and peer pressure
    • Concerns at the level of family. e.g., you want to overcome the pressure to conform to their norms
    • Concerns at the level of society. e.g., you wish that the domination, exploitation, differentiation and terrorism is resolved
    • Concerns at the level of nature. e.g., you’d like the pollution levels to reduce

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In the next session, we will discuss the aspirations and concerns at the individual level.

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UHV-I�Session 5���Fulfilment of Aspirations�at the Individual level

Distinguishing between the needs of Self and Body

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Understanding Human Being

For fulfilment of our aspirations and resolution of concerns at the Individual level, we need to understand the individual, i.e., human being

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When we understand ourselves, we are able to make out our needs clearly

And the definite program to fulfil our needs

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Is human being merely the body or something more than that?

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When we explore, we will see that there are two realities, the self and the body

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Let us try to understand them clearly

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Who needs food?

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Who needs respect?

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Who needs clothes?

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Who feels happy or sad?

Human Being

Ekkuo

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Co-existence

lgvfLrRo

Body

शरीर

Self (I)

मैं

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Are these needs of different types or of same type?

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Are both types of needs important / Do we want fulfillment of both types of needs?

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Are we working to fulfill both types of needs?

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What is the priority between the needs of the Self (I) & the needs of the Body?

Human Being

Ekkuo

Self (I)

eSa

Body

“kjhj

Need

vko';drk

Happiness (e.g. Respect)

lq[k ¼tSls lEeku½

Physical Facility (e.g. Food)

lqfo/kk ¼tSls Hkkstu½

In Time

dky esa

Continuous

fujUrj

Temporary

lkef;d

In Quantity

ek=k esa

Qualitative (is Feeling)

xq.kkRed ¼Hkko gS½

Quantitative (Required in Limited Quantity)

Ekk=kRed ¼lhfer ek=k esa½

Co-existence

lgvfLrRo

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Can you see that

Both type of needs have to be understood separately

Both type of needs have to be fulfilled separately

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When we mix up the two, we are in trouble!

Human Being

Ekkuo

Self (I)

eSa

Body

“kjhj

Need

vko';drk

Happiness (e.g. Respect)

lq[k ¼tSls lEeku½

Physical Facility (e.g. Food)

lqfo/kk ¼tSls Hkkstu½

In Time

dky esa

Continuous

fujUrj

Temporary

lkef;d

In Quantity

ek=k esa

Qualitative (is Feeling)

xq.kkRed ¼Hkko gS½

Quantitative (Required in Limited Quantity)

Ekk=kRed ¼lhfer ek=k esa½

Fulfilled By

iwfrZ ds fy,

Right Understanding & Right Feeling lgh le>] lgh Hkko

Physio-chemical Things

HkkSfrd&jklk;fud oLrq

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Co-existence

lgvfLrRo

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Check if this happens when we mix up the two

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Human Being

Ekkuo

Self (I)

eSa

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Body

“kjhj

Need

vko’;drk

Respect

lEeku

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Physical Facility

(Eg. Food, Clothes)

lqfo/kk (tSls&Hkkstu] diM+k)

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Continuous

fujUrj

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Unlimited

vlhfer

Accumulation of Physical Facility – Unlimited!

Lqfo/kk laxzg & vlhfer!

Deprivation

nfjnzrk

Feeling of Deprivation

I don’t have enough!

Effort for Physical Facility

by any means?

Accumulation = unlimited?

Check if you

are caught up

In this loop

Loop

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Understanding the Self

Natural Acceptance

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Imagination

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Body

Self

Dialogue?

Behaviour O;ogkj

Work dk;Z

I feel like taking revenge…

I desire to be a billionaire…

I think I am special…

I expect to be respected…

Co-existence

To be happy

To be prosperous

To have the feeling of relationship

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Dialogue Within

Natural Acceptance

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Natural Acceptance for

Feeling of Relationship

Feeling of

Relationship

Feeling of

Opposition

Harmony

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Happiness

Contradiction

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Unhappiness

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Imagination

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All my aspirations and concerns are here

My Current State

My Competence

My basic aspiration is here

My Desired State

My Intention

Dialogue?

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Guiding?

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Harmony in the Self

Natural Acceptance

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Imagination

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COMPETENCE

What I am

Current State

INTENTION

What I really

want to be

Desired State

Dialogue?

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Guiding?

Our feeling, imagination may keep fluctuating

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When our feeling, imagination is guided by our Natural Acceptance, we are in harmony within… we are happy!

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This part is definite, un-corrupted, pure, innate in every Self!

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We may or may not be aware of it

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We have the potential to be aware of it, and to take guidance from it!

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Sum Up

Human being is the co-existence of the Self and the Body

Every Self is endowed with the faculty of “Natural Acceptance”

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The Body needs physical facility – this need is temporary (required from time to time)

It is fulfilled by physio chemical things from rest of nature

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Happiness is the need of the Self (i.e., my basic aspiration) – It is required all the time

It is fulfilled by right understanding and right feeling in the Self

(It can not be fulfilled by physical facility; it can not be fulfilled in continuity by getting feelings from others; if we assume the human being to be the Body, we get caught in a loop of trying to get continuous happiness from outside and keep on accumulating physical facility)

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There is imagination going on in the Self. When the imagination is in line with the natural acceptance, the Self is in harmony, happiness

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In UHV-II, we will discuss this in more detail!

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Home Assignment

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Home Assignment

5.1. Could you see that you have two types of needs:

    • A continuous need (like the need for respect) – need of the Self
    • A temporary need, which is required from time to time (like the need for food) – need of the Body

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5.2. Look into your list of aspirations. Classify it into 2 categories – aspirations related to the Body (like food) and aspirations related to the Self (like name and fame). Which aspirations are prominent – aspirations related to the Self or aspirations related to the Body? Reflect on how you are trying to fulfil the needs related to the Self. What is your takeaway from this exploration?

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5.3. Can you see you have an inherent faculty of natural acceptance? Is it always for harmony, for relationship?

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5.4. Can you see that something is going on in your imagination? Can you see that when you have a feeling that is naturally acceptable to you, you are in harmony, happy?

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5.5. Is the program for fulfilment of your aspirations and resolution of your concerns at the individual level clearer through this exploration? Discuss the program with your batchmates

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Questions?

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Related to Need of the Self Related to Need of Body

RELATIONSHIP (laca/k)

with human beings

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)

with rest of nature

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING

(le>)

in the self

MUTUAL HAPPINESS

(mHk; lq[k)

MUTUAL PROSPERITY

(mHk; le`f))

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Feelings

- Trust

- Respect

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Both needs must be satisfied for human-being to be fulfilled

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