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Universal Human Values Handout 2 of 5

Understanding Harmony in the Human Being

It is needless to say that due to over-use of physical facility, there are widespread repercussions at every
level of human existence. On the one hand, there is exploitation of natural resources for more and more
physical facility. On the other hand, human beings are exploited in the process and also, they are made
to compete for the limited physical facility.

The Way Ahead


The only way to come out of this misunderstanding is to understand the human being as it is. The Self
has to be understood as a conscious entity and Body as a material entity. Their needs are different,
activities are different, response is different and basically, they are two different entities co-existing as
a human being.

Key Takeaways
The needs of the Self and the Body are of two different types, so they have to be fulfilled separately. A
gross misunderstanding is to assume the two to be the same, and this leads to the feeling of deprivation
and exploitation.

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Universal Human Values Handout 2 of 5
Understanding Harmony in the Human Being

Understanding Harmony in the Self


Now we will explore into the activities of the Self and see how harmony can be ensured among all the
activities of the Self, resulting into a state of continuous happiness.

Activities of the Self


The activities of the Self can be seen in terms of desire, thought and expectation.

Desire is the name given to the activity of imaging. You are making an image in the Self. Desire is in
the form of an image which you have created within. Thought is the power for the activity of analysing
based on comparing various possibilities to fulfil your desire. Expectation is the power for the activity
of selecting based on tasting.

Activities of the Self are Continuous


These powers of desire, thought and expectation are inexhaustible, and the activities are continuous.
The activities of imaging, analyzing-comparing and selecting-tasting are always going on, whether we
are aware of them or not.

These Activities Together Constitute Imagination


These activities are together called imagination. We may not immediately be able to observe our desire,
thought and expectation distinctly, but it may be easier to see that something is going on within. One
imagination or the other is going on in us all the time.

Happiness and unhappiness depend on the state of imagination. If your imagination is in harmony with
your natural acceptance, you are in a state of happiness. When it is in contradiction with your natural
acceptance, you are in a state of unhappiness.
Imagination is expressed to the world outside, in terms of behaviour with human being and work with
the rest of nature.

We have also referred to imagination as “what I am” and the natural acceptance as “what I really want
to be”.

State of Imagination
Once you start looking at your imagination, you will be able to find out the state of your imagination.
Your imagination could be well organised, in harmony or it could be a random mixture of harmony and
contradiction.

Possible Sources of Imagination


There are three possible sources of motivation for imagination: 1. Preconditioning, 2. Sensation and 3.
Natural Acceptance

A dominant source of imagination is preconditioning. Preconditioning means the beliefs, notions,


norms, ideas, views, dictums, goals, etc. prevailing in the family, in the society which we have assumed
without knowing. They may influence our imagination.

Another major source of our desire, our imagination is the sensation. Sensation is the information we
get from the Body through the five sense organs – of sound, touch, sight, taste and smell.

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