UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES

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 IMPLICATIONS OF THE ABOVE HOLISTIC
UNDERSTANDING OF HARMONY ON
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

⚫ So far, we elaborated on harmony in the

individual, family and society. Now, we
move to the next level, i.e. nature. Human
order is a part of nature; hence, it is
essential to understand the nature and the
participation of human being in nature for
a mutually fulfilling and sustainable way of
living. After discussing nature, we will
move on to understand the existence as a
whole which is in the form of units
(nature) submerged in space
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 Understanding Harmony in Nature
Nature as Collection of Units
Nature is the collection of all the units – the air, soil, water, plants, trees, animals, birds, other human beings and even
things that are at a distant from us like the sun, the moon, the other planets, etc.

Classification of Units into Four Orders

Although the units are innumerable, they can all be classified into just four orders:
1. Physical order – this includes units like air, water, metal and so on.
2. Bio order – this includes grass, plants, trees, etc.
3. Animal order – this includes animals and birds.
4. Human order – this has human being only.

Harmony among the Four Orders

There is mutual fulfilment among the first three orders in nature. The soil-plant interaction is an example of mutual
fulfilment between the physical order and the bio order. Animals and birds (units of the animal order) depend on
plants (units of the bio order) for their food. At the same time, animals and birds help to spread the seeds of plants
from one place to the other. They protect plants from harmful insects and pests. Similarly, the units of physical
order, like air and water, are essential for animals to survive. In turn, animals enrich the soil – their dung and their
dead bodies act as very good manure which makes the soil fertile. This is amply visible in the forests. These three
orders are enriching for the human being too. This we can see from our day to day life.

Now, is the human being fulfilling for the other three orders? This is a big question. Human being is not only
unfulfilling for the other three orders, rather it is dominating and exploiting them, to the extent of global warming
and climate change.

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 However, when we refer to our natural acceptance, we want
to fulfil all the four orders. Ask yourself this question, “what
is naturally acceptable to you – to enrich these four orders
or to exploit them”? The answer is obvious – to enrich all
the four orders. Once human beings understand the mutual
fulfilment among the four orders, they can be fulfilling for
all the orders
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 Interconnectedness, Self-regulation and Mutual Fulfilment among the Four
Orders of Nature
With the above discussion, we can conclude that there is interconnectedness
and mutual fulfilment among the four orders in nature. One can also see that
there is self-regulation in nature. In a forest, the proportion of soil, plants and
animals of various species is self-regulated. It never happens that the lions eat
up all the deer or the deer eat up all the grasses or that the plants grow to the
extent that there is no space for deer or that there is lack of soil for new plants
and so on. The forest does not need to be regulated by human being to be in
harmony. With right understanding only, human being will also be
self-organised, in harmony within and participate in the harmony in the larger
order.
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 Abundance in Nature
Nature is organised in such a manner that the physical facility required for any order is
available in abundance. The quantity of soil is far more than that of plants and trees.
And both of these are available in far greater quantities as compared to the quantity of
animals and birds. Human beings require all these three orders to survive, and the
quantity of all these three orders together is far more than the quantity of human
beings. By its very being, nature is organised in a manner where quantity of all four
orders is in a sequence:
Physical order >> Bio order >> Animal order >> Human order.
Therefore, the requirement of any order is already available in abundance.

Key Takeaways
Nature is the collection of units. It can be classified into four orders, (physical, bio,
animal and human). There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment amongst these. It is
already going on in the first three orders. Human being also has the natural acceptance
for mutual fulfilment. All that we need to do is to understand it and live accordingly.

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 Realizing Existence as Co-existence at All Levels
In this lecture, we will explore into the harmony in existence.

Existence as Units in Space

Existence is whatever exists.

There are two types of basic realities in existence – one is space and the other is units. The units are in space.

Understanding Units and Space

There are innumerable units in existence. There is air, water, soil, earth, sun, moon, plants, trees, animals, birds,
human beings etc. These units are in space. The co-existence of the two is in the form of units submerged in space.

Units are Limited in Size; Space is Unlimited

We can observe units all around – they are limited in size. Coming to space, it is unlimited. It is spread all around. It is
all-pervading. There is no limited size of space. It does not have any boundary.

Units are Activity, they are Active; Space is “No-Activity”

Every unit is an activity and it is active with other units. In itself, one or the other kind of activity is always taking
place in the unit. Further, the unit is interacting with other units, i.e. it is active in relation to other units. When it
comes to space, it is no-activity. There is activity only in the units.

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 Understanding Submergence
Units are in space – they are submerged in space. It means units
are in space, they are inseparable from space. Where ever a unit is
there, space is also there.

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1.Units are Energized in Space
Being in co-existence with space, every unit is
energised, right from the smallest atom to the largest
planet.
2.Units are Self-organised in Space
Being in co-existence with space, every unit is
self-organised. It is in a definite order. By being in a
definite order, it exhibits a definite conduct – that is
how one can identify or recognize and study that unit.
3.Units Recognise their Relationship and Fulfil it with
Every Other Unit in Space
Being in co-existence with space, every unit
recognises its relationship with every other unit in
space and fulfils that relationship.
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 Existence as Co-existence – Units Submerged in
Space
Existence is co-existence. It is in the form of units
submerged in space. In the light of above discussion
on existence as co-existence, we can now visualise the
overall picture of the whole existence.
Key Takeaways
Existence is co-existence, which is in the form of
units submerged in space. Units are energised, they
are self-organised and they recognise their
relationship with other units and participate with
them in a mutually fulfilling manner (except for
human beings without right understanding).
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 The Holistic Perception of
Harmony in Existence
In the light of this discussion, we can now visualise the overall picture of the whole
existence.

The Holistic Perception of Harmony in Existence

At the base of the whole existence is co-existence, which unfolds in terms of units
submerged in space.

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 Units are limited in size; they are activity and are active. Space is unlimited,
all-pervading and is no activity. Being submerged in space, units are energised,
self-organised and recognise their relationship with every other unit in space and
fulfil it.

Units are of two types – material units and consciousness units. Material units are
temporary in time, while consciousness units (Self) are continuous. Material units
recognize and fulfil their relationship with other units– their conduct is definite.
Consciousness units recognize and fulfil their relationship on the basis of assuming
without knowing or assuming based on knowing – the conduct of the human being
is definite if it is operating on the basis of assuming based on knowing; and it is
indefinite if it is operating on the basis of assuming without knowing.

All material units are composed of other (simpler) material units. The smallest or
fundamental stable material unit is the atom. An atom may combine with another
atom to form a molecule. These molecules further combine to form molecular
structure. Molecular structures can exist either as lumps, or fluids. Fluids provide
nurturing of cells and such cells combine to form plants, the animal body and the
human body.

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Coming to the domain of consciousness, there is just one type of unit which we
have referred to as the Self. We can classify all the units in existence into four
orders. Material units can be classified into two orders – physical order and bio
order. The animal order is the co-existence of consciousness (Self) and the animal
body (material). The human order is also the co-existence of consciousness (Self)
and the human body (material).

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 Development in the Existential Sense
Now, we can see that everything is in co-existence. Everything that exists
is basically the expression of this ever-present co-existence. It is
expressing itself in the form of harmony and relationship. This unfolding
is something which is happening and has to be completed through
human being.

Whatever we do with the material world is cyclic. It will keep changing;

keep going back to initial state, no matter what we do. In that sense, there
is no development here. Only in the human order, there is a potential for
development or transformation in the Self which is not cyclic.
Development or permanent change is possible only in the domain of
consciousness. It is in terms of

1. developing right understanding (understanding co-existence) and

right feeling (feeling of coexistence) in the Self. It means awakening to the
activities of contemplation (of relationship, participation in the larger
order), understanding (of self-organisation,
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 2. living on the basis of right understanding and right feeling- part
one is updating all our desires, thoughts and expectations in line with
right understanding and right feeling; part two is the expression in the
form of behavior, work and participation in the larger order.

This development, this transformation in human being is facilitated by

education-sanskar. There is every provision in existence for this
development.

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 Sum Up
Now, we can sum up all that has been discussed in the
workshop. We started by explaining the meaning of value. It
was put as shown in the figure:

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 Expression of Co-existence at
Different Levels

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 With this background, we can see that all that we discussed about harmony at
the level of individual, family, society and nature are basically the systematic
reflection (the expressions) of existence as coexistence. The same is shown in
figure below. The whole discussion so far can be summed up in a simple chart
given below. It can be expressed in one word – ‘Co-existence’.

Natural Outcome of the Understanding

The completion point for human being (materialising universal human order) is
also the completion point of the universal order in existence. In that sense, the
universal human order and universal order are synonymous. This is also the
total expression of existence. It is the completion point of unfolding of the
existence as co-existence.

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 Program of Action
With the discussion so far, now we can work out the program of action at the
individual level and at the level of society.
At the level of individual, what is expected is to understand harmony and live in
harmony. This is something that has been initiated in the workshop.

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In the process of understanding, three things are required as mentioned above:
1. Self-exploration: Verifying the proposals on our own right and living
accordingly
2. Self-awareness: Being aware of one’s desires, thoughts and expectations every
moment
3. Self-evaluation- Evaluating one’s competence vis-à-vis the natural acceptance
every moment.

These three things will help one transform from the present level of competence
to the level of completeness of right understanding and right living in continuity.
The time taken for this may vary from person to person, but the process is
definite.

At the level of society, what is expected is shown in the figure below

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