Lecture 2

Basic Human Aspiration

and it Fulfilment
Content of this Session
Basic human aspiration

Fulfilment of basic human aspiration

It will also give an idea about:

 The content of this workshop/course
 The process of this workshop/course
 The expected achievement from right understanding

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Process
Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true or false)
Verify it on Your Own Right – on the basis of our 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
between what you are and what you really want to be
(your natural acceptance)
The purpose of this workshop is to initiate this internal dialogue

izLrko gS ¼ekuas ugha½

tk¡pas & Lo;a ds vf/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
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Desire pkguk
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\

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Desire, What We Want to Be State of Being, What We Are

Do we want to be happy? Are we happy?

D;k ge lq[kh gksuk D;k ge lq[kh gSa\
pkgrs gSa\
Are we prosperous?
Do we want to be prosperous? D;k ge le`) gSa\
D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs
gSa\ Is there continuity of our
happiness and prosperity?
Do we want the continuity of D;k gekjs lq[k] le`f) dh
happiness and prosperity? fujarjrk gS\
D;k ge lq[k] le`f) dh Why this gap?
fujarjrk pkgrs gSa\
-between our desire and our state of being
-between what we really want to be and what we are

What are we doing to fill this gap? Is it getting filled up or getting wider?

We will explore into this 6

Desire pkguk Effort djuk
Do we want to be happy? Is our effort (gekjk iz;kl):
D;k ge lq[kh gksuk – For continuity of happiness
pkgrs gSa\ and prosperity?
lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk
Do we want to be prosperous? ds vFkZ esa gS or ;k
D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs – Just for accumulation of
gSa\ physical facility?
dsoy lqfo/kk&laxzg ds
Do we want the continuity of vFkZ esa\
happiness and prosperity?
D;k ge lq[k] le`f) dh
Have we assumed that happiness and prosperity will be ensured
fujarjrk
when we havepkgrs gSa\facility?
enough physical

What effort are we making, other than accumulation of physical facility?

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Physical Facility is Necessary…
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
i’kq dks lqfo/kk dk vHkko gksrk gS] rks og ijs’kku gksrk gS]
lqfo/kk fey tk, rks og vkjke esa vk tkrk gS] tSls isV Hkj ?kkl fey
tk, rks xk; vkjke ls tqxkyh djrh gSA

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
euq”; dks lqfo/kk dk vHkko gksrk gS] rks og ijs’kku o nq%[kh
gksrk gS]
ijarq lqfo/kk fey tk, rks mlds ckjs rks Hkwy gh tkrk gS] mlds
vykok lkS vkSj phtsa lkspus yxrk gSA

(Check for yourself if you feel happy every day that you are getting enough to eat?)
vki gh vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa] D;k vki bl ckr ij jkst [kq’k gksrs
gSa fd vkidks isV Hkj Hkkstu fey jgk gS\
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Something more is required (over and above physical facility)
Physical facility is necessary for human being
but
something more is also required

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To find out what else is required (over and above physical facility)
Check: Is the unhappiness in our families
 More due to lack of physical facility or
 More due to lack of fulfillment in relationship?
vkids ifjokj esa tks nq%[k gS] og lqfo/kk ds vHkko esa
T;knk gS ;k laca/k dk fuokZg u gksus ds dkj.k T;knk
gS\

How much time and effort are we investing:

 For physical facility
 For fulfillment in relationship
vki lqfo/kk tqVkus ds fy, fdruk le; o iz;kl yxk jgs gSa
vkSj laca/k dk fuokZg ds fy, fdruk le; o iz;kl yxk jgs
gSa\

The unhappiness is more due to lack of fulfillment in relationship

Most of the time and effort is spent for physical facility
nq%[k laca/k dk fuokZg u gksus ds dkj.k T;knk
gS( ijUrq] le; o iz;kl lqfo/kk ds fy, T;knk yxk;k tk jgk gS
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For Human Being, Relationship is also Necessary
For human being physical facility is necessary but relationship is also necessary
ekuo ds fy, lqfo/kk Hkh vko’;d gS] ijarq laca/k Hkh vko’;d
gSA

On examining carefully, we find that this is a fundamental difference between

animals and human being
/;ku ls ns[ksa rks ekuo o i’kq ds chp ;g ,d ewyHkwr varj
gSA

Physical facility is necessary for animals and necessary for human being also
lqfo/kk i’kq ds fy, vko’;d gS] euq”; ds fy, Hkh vko’;d gSA
However, ijarq]
For animals physical facility is necessary as well as adequate
i’kq ds fy, lqfo/kk vko’;d Hkh gS vkSj iw.kZ Hkh gS]
For human being physical facility is necessary but not adequate
euq”; ds fy, Hkh lqfo/kk vko’;d gS ij iw.kZ ugha gSA
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In Addition to Physical Facility, Relationship is Necessary

For human beings physical facility is necessary but relationship is also

necessary
ekuo ds fy, lqfo/kk Hkh vko’;d gS] ijarq laca/k Hkh vko’;d gSA
For animals:
necessary & largely
adequate
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY i’kq ds fy,
vko’;d
laca/k lqfo/kk ,oa iw.kZ

with human being With nature For human beings:

necessary but not
adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko’;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha

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Although we have Recognised the need for Relationship…
We do get into arguments, opposition and fights… even in the family,
with close friends, with colleagues at work… in the marketplace…

Every time we have a fight, we want to resolve it…

We say sorry, patch up and promise not to fight in future
but…

Even though we don’t want to, a fight does take place once again
(we want the other to improve… and the other wants us to improve…)

Is this happening?
Are incidences of reaction… not speaking to the other… arguments…
debates… divorce… increasing or decreasing?
Explore your close relationships – in the family, with friends, in the
workplace, in the society
In spite of our acceptance for relationship, why is it happening?
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State of Relationship (in the Society)
Out of the three types of fear, which is predominant for us?
 Fear of natural calamities
 Fear of wild animals
 Fear of the inhuman behavior of human beings

Is this on the increase or decrease?

vki ds fy,] bu rhuksa esa ls dkSu lk Hk; izeq[k gS\

 fgald i'kqvksa dk Hk;
 izkd`frd vkink dk Hk;
 ekuo ds vekuoh; O;ogkj dk Hk;
;g Hk; c< jgk gS ;k ?kV jgk gS\
In spite of our acceptance for relationship,
why do we have such a state of affairs in the society?
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The most Dangerous Animal!
Originally posted in The Morning Call, April 30, 1989

The Bronx Zoo, New York, then housed more than 4000 animals

Inside the Great Ape House was a large mirror placed within the cage,
with a sign at the bottom:

“The most Dangerous Animal in the World: This animal, increasing at

the rate of 190,000 every 24 hours, is the only creature that has ever
killed off entire species of other animals. Now it has achieved the
power to wipe out all life on Earth”!

Source: http://searchoflife.com/the-worlds-most-dangerous-animal-2013-10-04

In spite of our acceptance for relationship, why are we in such a state?

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Let’s check our Perspective about Relationship
Let us find out if
1. We want to live in relationship (harmony) with others or
2. We want to live in opposition with others or
3. We believe living has to be necessarily in opposition with others, ie.
There is 'struggle for survival' , ‘survival of the fittest’ and check if
we feel happy living this way?

vki gh vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa]

1- vkidh pkguk laca/kiwoZd thus dh gS ;k
2- vkidh pkguk fojks/kiwoZd thus dh gS ;k
3- vkius eku j[kk gS fd thuk rks fojks/kiwoZd gh
laHko gSA ‘struggle for survival’, ‘survival of the fittest’ vkSj D;k
vki oSlk thrs gq, lq[kh gksrs gSa\

What is our present perspective? Which view do we promote?

(at home, in the family… in schools and colleges… and in the society)

Is it the naturally acceptable view?

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Right Understanding is also Essential for Human Being
For fulfilment in relationship, it is necessary to have right understanding
about relationship

i.e. Right understanding is also necessary for human being

With right understanding:

 We have clarity about relationship with human being; we are able to fulfil
relationship
 We also have clarity about how much physical facility we need

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Right Understanding is also Essential for Human Being

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

For animals:
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary & largely
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
with human For human beings:
being with rest of nature necessary but not
adequate
These are two different types of needs
Let us explore if one type of need can be fulfilled by another
e.g. can the need of relationship be fulfilled by physical facility?

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Ex: Sitting in a hot room… we are uncomfortable and unhappy
Q: Does an AC help us resolve our discomfort & unhappiness?
? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

? 1
RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
AIR CONDITIONER
with human
being
 An AC does help resolve the physical discomfort
 However, it is not clear that the AC provides any relief from
unhappiness

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Ex: Sitting in an AC room… with someone we are opposed to…
Q: Is the feeling of opposition naturally acceptable? Or do we want to get rid of
the feeling of opposition, to resolve the relationship?
? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

? 1
OPPOSITION
IN AIR CONDITIONER
RELATIONSHIP

 We can see that an AC has no impact in resolving relationship

 Physical facility does not have any lasting impact in relationship. E.g. A gift
can at most distract attention for some time – it is not a solution
 Right understanding about relationship and right feeling in oneself is required
for resolving the relationship
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Ex: Sitting alone in an AC room… thinking about one we oppose...
Q: Does the AC help us resolve the contradiction in our thoughts?
? CONTRADICTION
IN
THOUGHTS

? 1
RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
AIR CONDITIONER
with human
beings
 We can see that an AC has no impact in resolving contradiction in
thoughts
 Right understanding is required to resolve contradiction in thoughts

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Right Understanding is also Essential for Human Being

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

For animals:
RELATIONSHIP PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary & largely
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
with human For human beings:
being 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*?
*Working on the high priority makes it easier to deal with the lower priority
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Priority: Right Understanding, Relationship & Physical Facility

1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

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

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Priority: Physical Facility

? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

? RELATIONSHIP 1 For animals:

PHYSICAL FACILITY necessary & largely
(laca/k) adequate
(lqfo/kk)
with human For human beings:
being with rest of nature necessary but not
adequate

UNHAPPINESS DEPRIVATION
Making others Unhappy Exploiting and
Depriving others
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Since we generally don’t have clarity about our physical needs…
In the society, we can observe two categories of human beings
blhfy, vHkh nks rjg ds euq”; fn[kkbZ nsrs gSa&
1.Lacking physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk foghu nq[kh
nfjnz )
2.Having physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk laiUu nq[kh
nfjnz )

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

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

Find out
 Where are we now – at 1, 2 or 3 and
 Where do we want to be?
vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa&
 vHkh ge dgka gS\& 1] 2 ;k 3 esa vkSj
 dgka gksuk pkgrs gSa\
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Priority: Right Understanding, Relationship & Physical Facility

1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

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

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

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Human Consciousness
If we are living for all three (right understanding, relationship and
physical facility) then we are living with human consciousness
vxj gekjk thuk rhuksa le>] laca/k vkSj lqfo/kk ds
fy, gS rks ge ekuo psruk esa th jgs gSaA

Human being can be fulfilled (be happy and prosperous) on the basis of
these three
bu rhuksa ds vk/kkj ij lq[kh] le`) gksdj ekuo r`Ir gks
ikrk gSA

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Human Consciousness
Human
Consciousness
1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING ekuo
(le>) psruk
If we are living with
in the self all three
(right understanding,
relationship and
2 3 physical facility, in
RELATIONSHIP that priority order)
PHYSICAL FACILITY then we are living
Feeling
(laca/k)
(lqfo/kk) with human
- Trust
- Respect
-… with human consciousness
being with rest of nature
Human being can be
fulfilled
(be happy and
prosperous)
on the basis of these
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY
three
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Animal Consciousness
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 being
vxj gekjk thuk flQZ lqfo/kk ds fy, gS rks ge tho
psruk esa gh th jgs gS D;ksafd i’kq dk thuk Hkh
lqfo/kk ds fy, gS vkSj i’kq gh blls r`Ir gks ikrk gS]
ekuo ughaA

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Animal Consciousness
Reflect If our living is only for
Is the unhappiness in our family more due tophysical
lack offacility, then we
fulfillment of
relationship ? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING are living with animal
consciousness; because
or (le>) animals live only for
more due to lack of physical
in thefacility
self physical facility and are
fulfilled by that

Human being can not be

? RELATIONSHIP 1 fulfilled on the basis of
PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k) physical facility alone
(lqfo/kk)
with human
being with rest of nature
Animal
Consciousness
tho psruk
UNHAPPINESS DEPRIVATION
Making others Unhappy Exploiting and
Depriving others
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Animal Consciousness
If our living is only for
physical facility, then we
? RIGHT UNDERSTANDING are living with animal
consciousness
(le>)
in the self Animals live only for
physical facility and can be
fulfilled by that

? RELATIONSHIP 1 Human being can not be

PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k) fulfilled on the basis of
(lqfo/kkphysical
) facility alone
with human
being with rest of nature
Animal
Consciousness
tho psruk
UNHAPPINESS DEPRIVATION
Making others Unhappy Exploiting and
Depriving others
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But Resources are Not the Problem!
…by the time you finish reading this
book (approx. 6 hrs) 400 people
would have died of hunger or
diseases caused by hunger…

Contrary to popular opinion,

malnutrition and starvation are not
the result of over-population, of poor
climate or lack of cultivatable land…

The other half is dying because the

first half is not rightly utilizing the
resources...

Hunger is not a scourge but a scandal

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Resources are already in Plenty!
Of the 4.2 billion tons of food produced, more than 1 billion tons of food
is lost or wasted every year, UN-backed report finds (11 May 2011)

About a third of all the food produced for human consumption each year – or
roughly 1.3 billion tons – is lost or wasted, according to a
new study commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)

Global Food Production is 6 times requirement

Global Food Wastage is 1/3rd of production
Wastage is enough to feed 1300 crore people/year
Have we understood right utilisation?
Is it a question of production?
Is it a question of distribution?
Is it a question of relationship?
Is it a question of right understanding?
It is a question of education
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38344&Cr=fao&Cr1
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Transformation (ladze.k) = Holistic Development (fodkl)
Is development just in increasing physical
facility or development is ensuring of all 3?

Is this transformation desirable?

Are we making effort for it?

Do we need to make effort for it?

kl ss
od gre
& f Pr o
.k n&
Øe tio
la rma
sfo
an

We will explore into the effort

Tr

required for transformation,

for holistic development
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Role of Education-Sanskar: To Enable Transformation
Holistic development is transformation to Human Consciousness

The role of education-sanskar is to enable this transformation by way of

ensuring the development of the competence to live with human
consciousness and definite human conduct

For this, it has to ensure

1. Right understanding in every child
2. The capacity to live in relationship with the other human being
3. The capacity to identify the need of physical facility and the skills &
practice for sustainable production of more than what is required
leading to the feeling of prosperity

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Required for Transformation Present State
1. Right understanding in every Missing
child
2. The capacity to live in Missing
relationship with the other
human being

3. The capacity to identify the Identification of need of physical

need of physical facility, facility is missing.
the skills and practice for The willingness to produce by way
sustainable production of of labour is also missing.
more than what is required The core feeling generated is
leading to the feeling of to accumulate more & more,
prosperity
to consume more & more,
(rather than to produce more &
more…)

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Present State

? VALUES
CULTURE
WISDOM

Understanding of
Harmony
Wrong
Assumptions Skills motivated by Wrong Assumptions
Science
Technology
Skills

Living in
Disharmony

UNHAPPINESS DEPRIVATION
Making others Unhappy Exploiting and Depriving others

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Problems = Indication of Lack of Effort for Holistic Development
Most of the problems we see around us are really only the symptoms of
human beings not living with human consciousness

The basic effort is required to ensure human consciousness

(through human education)
Human Education
Human Consciousness

Human Values

Human Conduct
Human Character
Human Society

Ultimately it will result in a human tradition,

in which the human goal is fulfilled for all,
generation after generation
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Education-Sanskar required for Human Consciousness

Understanding of
Harmony
Harmony in Human Being
Harmony in Family
Harmony in Society
Harmony in Nature/Existence
VALUES
Guided Skills guided by values

Living in Harmony
As an Individual
In the Family
In the Society
In Nature/Existence
SKILLS

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

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Human Being Living with Human Consciousness
Understanding

Understanding
Understanding Harmony
Harmony:
Education –

1 RIGHT UNDERSTANDING - Harmony in Human Being

(le>) - Harmony in Family
- Harmony in Society
in the self - Harmony in
Nature/Existence

RELATIONSHIP Living
Living inin Harmony
Harmony
Sanskar – Living

2 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY at all levels of being:
(laca/k) - Individual
(lqfo/kk)
with human - Family
being with rest of nature - Society
- Nature/Existence

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

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Societal implications of living with Human Consciousness
Human
RIGHT UNDERSTANDING Consciousness
1
in the Self ekuo
– Understanding Harmony psruk
in Human Being, Family,
Society, Nature/Existence

2 JUSTICE in 3 PARTICIPATION in
RELATIONSHIP LARGER ORDER
with Human with Nature
Being - From Family
- from Family to Order to World
World Family Family Order

MUTUAL HAPPINESS FULFILMENT of HUMAN GOAL

UNDIVIDED SOCIETY UNIVERSAL HUMAN ORDER 44
 Living with Human Consciousness
 Humane Family, Humane Society

Living with Animal Consciousness

 Inhuman Family, Inhuman Society

kl ss
Human Education

od gre
& f Pr o
Human Consciousness

.k n&
Øe tio
la rma
Human Values
sfo
an

Human Conduct
Tr

Human Character
Human Society
Perspective based on Assumptions (without Knowing)
Our perception (perspective) drives our thoughts, actions

Perception (one's view of the world – about self, others…)

Thoughts (depend on one's perception)

Proposal

expression (depends on one's thoughts)

Actions

Without right understanding, our perspective is based on assumptions

like:
 I am special
 The other is hell (I am OK)
 Money is everything…
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Holistic Perspective – based on Right Understanding
Our perception (perspective) drives our thoughts, actions

Perception (one's view of the world – about self, others…)

Thoughts (depend on one's perception)

Proposal

expression (depends on one's thoughts)

Actions

We need to develop the right understanding (of harmony)

(and a holistic perspective based on it)
We need to develop the skills to live accordingly (in harmony)

Education is expected to facilitate in this process

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Holistic Perspective Typical Perspective
Myself – What am I, who am I, my We have a self-image
purpose, my program I am special (ego)

Clarity about happiness and Happiness is outside, something

prosperity
to get

Family – What is family, its The other is hell

purpose, my participation in it
Life is a struggle, a conflict…

Society – What is society, its

purpose, my participation in it Money is everything…

Nature/Existence – What, why, Life is about job, skills…

how, my participation…

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