UHV-I�Session 13���Understanding our Role in Nature

Contributing towards harmony in nature

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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

12.1. Look at your aspirations and map them to the human goal. What do you conclude from this?

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12.2. Evaluate yourself on the 6 common graduate attributes.

You can do this exercise at every birthday and write down your progress year after year

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12.3. Check your list of concerns. What is the root cause? Make a list of 5 things you can do to address the root cause

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12.4. During your time in this institution (as a student), list 5 things you can contribute to complement your institution in realising the human goal

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UHV-I�Session 13���Understanding our Role in Nature

Contributing towards harmony in 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 categorised into 4 orders*

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* This is one way of categorizing nature (not the only way). It has been classified this way so that it can be helpful in understanding the role of human being vis-à-vis the rest of nature

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment ijLij iwjdrk dk laca/k

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

ijLij iwjdrk = ijLijrk + iwjdrk

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment ijLij iwjdrk dk laca/k

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 ijLij iwjdrk dk laca/k

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

lalk/ku vHkko & mRiknu esa iz;qDr laalk/ku dh xfr] mlds izÑfr esa iSnk gksus dh xfr ls T;knk gS

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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

iznw’k.k & mRiknu ,slk gS fd

1- mRikfnr oLrq pØ esa okil ugha vkrh ;k

2- mRiknu dh xfr izkÑfrd pØz esa okil tkus dh xfr ls T;knk gS

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Harmony in Nature iz—fr esa O;oLFkk

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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The Human Order is

dependent on all the three orders

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Role of human being is to ensure

the enrichment, protection and

right utilisation of the rest of nature

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Harmony in Nature iz—fr esa O;oLFkk

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
• i.e., to ensure the enrichment, protection and right utilisation of the rest of nature

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

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In UHV-II, we will discuss the whole existence. And our role in this existence – in more detail

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Home Assignment

13.1. Detail out 3 activities or projects that you can do to contribute to the harmony in nature?

(during the time in the institute, implement at least one of them. It could well be your final year project)

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We can see that global warming and resource depletion are two major problems of the current time. Find out

- Are these natural occurrences or are they due to lack of right understanding in human being?

- Do we, human beings, have a role to play in nature?

• To further develop the harmony in nature (at least not to disturb the harmony in nature)
• To make right utilisation of the physical facility (after all it comes from the rest of nature)
• To evolve a way of living in harmony with nature

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Questions?�����

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