Self-exploration

as the Process for Value Education

Exploring Happiness and Prosperity

Self-exploration
The Process for Value Education
Process of Self-verification
Whatever is stated is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true/ false)
Verify it on your own right

Proposal
1 Verify 2 Experiential Validation
on the basis Live according to it
Of
your 2a 2b
Natural
Acceptance Behaviour with Work with
Human Beings Rest of Nature

Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity

Which
Which process
process is
is Naturally
Naturally Acceptable
Acceptable to
to you?
you?

A
A process
process of
of self-exploration,
self-exploration, self-verification
self-verification on
on your
your own
own right,
right, leading
leading to
to understanding
understanding inin yourself
yourself
RIGHT or or
A
A process
process of
of do’s
do’s &
& don’ts,
don’ts, in
in which
which you
you assume
assume what
what isis said,
said, without
without verification
verification
UNDERSTANDING
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Sum Up- Self-exploration
Content of self-exploration = Basic human aspiration
= Happiness, prosperity  continuity

Process of self-exploration
= Self-investigation, self-verification

It is a process of
living in harmony within,
living in harmony with others…
and ultimately,
living in harmony with the entire existence

The Purpose of this workshop/course is to initiate/strengthen self-exploration in you

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 Happiness
To Be in Harmony
Happiness Unhappiness
The state or situation, in which I live, The state or situation, in which I live,

if there is harmony / synergy in it, if there is disharmony / contradiction in it,

then it is Naturally Acceptable to me to be in then it is not Naturally Acceptable to me to be

that state / situation in that state / situation
(and I want to continue to be in that state / situation) T(and I want to get out from that state / situation)o be
To be in a state / situation which is Naturally forced to be in a state / situation which is not
Acceptable is Happiness Naturally Acceptable is Unhappiness

To be in a state of Harmony / Synergy is To be forced to be in a state of Disharmony /

Happiness Contradiction is Unhappiness

Happiness = To be in Harmony Unhappiness = Disharmony

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Happiness (Lkq[k)

Happiness = To be in a state of Harmony

Lkq[k ¾ laxhr esa] O;oLFkk esa thuk

Unhappiness = To be forced to be in a state of Contradiction

nq[k ¾ varfoZjks/k esa] vO;oLFkk esa] thus ds fy;s ck/; g®uk

Happiness and Excitement are two different things

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Prosperity
Prosperity (le`f))
Prosperity – The feeling of having / producing more than required Physical Facility

le`f) & vko”;d lqfo/kk ls vf/kd dh miyfC/k@ mRiknu dk Hkko

Prosperity and Possession of Wealth are two different things

A prosperous person thinks of right utilisation, nurturing the other

“ deprived “ “ “ accumulation, exploiting “ “

le`) O;fDr lnqi;ksx dk] nwljs dk iks"k.k djus dk lksprk gS

nfjnz “ laxzg “ “ “ “kks"k.k “ “ “ “
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Basic Human Aspiration
Basic Human Aspiration
Basic Human Aspiration
= Happiness and Prosperity  Continuous

Happiness
= To be in a state of Harmony

Prosperity
= The feeling of having more than required Physical Facility
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Some Prevailing Notions of
Happiness and Prosperity
Some Prevailing Notions related to Prosperity
 Accumulation of Wealth = Prosperity?

 The richer you are, the more prosperous you are, i.e. the more you have accumulated, the
more prosperous you are

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Some Prevailing Notions of Happiness
Owning / accumulating physical facility
Physical facility is required, but it alone does not suffice for human being
Dependence on physical facility, can’t be continuous

Pleasure (from favourable sensation)- through the Body

Dependence on sensation, can’t be continuous

Attention, appreciation… (favourable feelings) from others

Dependence on the other, can’t be continuous

Sometimes “happiness” i.e. excitement…

Sometimes “unhappiness” i.e. depression…

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Self Reflection