Course Introduction - Need, Basic Guidelines, Content and Process for Value Education 1.

Understanding the need, basic guidelines, content and process for Value Education. 2.Self Explorationwhat is it?- its content and process; Natural Acceptance and Experiential 3. Validation- as the mechanism for self exploration. 4. Continuous Happiness and Prosperity- A look at basic Human Aspirations. 5. Right understanding, Relationship and Physical Facilities- the basic requirements for fulfillment of aspirations of every human being with their correct priority. 6. Understanding Happiness and Prosperity correctly- A critical appraisal of the current scenario.

7. Method to fulfill the above human aspirations: understanding and living in

HUMAN VALUES & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Understanding the need, basic guidelines, content, process for Value Education

Value education
The subject which enables us to understand What is valuable for human happiness is called VALUE EDUCATION.

Character oriented education that instills basic values and ethnic values in ones psyche is called value based education.
Thus, Value Education enables us to understand our needs and visualize our goals correctly and also indicate the direction of their fulfillment.

Significance of value education

Improves value system of a person Gives opportunity of performing on global stage. Helps in understanding our needs and visualize our goals correctly Gives the right direction for goal fulfillment

Need for value education

Correct identification of our aspiration Understanding universal human values to fulfill our aspiration in continuity Complimentary of values and skills Evaluation of our belief Technology and human values

Value education as an input to improved values

Family
E d u c a t i o n

Values

I m p r o v e d v a l u e

Enlightened society Ethical group and organizations Sensitive individuals

Social cohesion Harmony and peace Nation building Quality of life Character formation Ideal humanity etc

Society

Purpose of value education

Fostering universal core values (integrity, discipline, justice)
Developing values in individuals (physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, moral, aesthetic)

Value education

Promoting values in society leading to individual and societal transformation

Creating a holistic education system

Basic Guidelines for Value Education course content

Universal Rational Natural and Verifiable All Encompassing Leading to Harmony

Content of value education Scope of VE includes:

All dimensions (thought, behaviour, work and realization) All levels (individual, family, society and nature-existence)

Content will be to understand: Myself My happiness My aspirations, the goal of human life comprehensively The other entities in nature The innate interconnectedness The co-existence in the nature-existence The role of human being in this nature entirely

The Process of Value Education

Process has to be that of self-exploration. This includes two things Verification at the level of self acceptance Experiential validation in living

Meaning and purpose of self-exploration

It is a process of dialogue between What you are and What you really want to be. It is process of self evolution through self investigation. It is the process of knowing oneself and through that, knowing the entire existence. It is a process of recognizing ones relationship with every unit in existence and fulfilling it. It is a process of knowing human conduct, human character and living accordingly. It is a process of in harmony within yourself and in harmony with everything around. It is a process of identifying our innateness and moving towards self organization and self expression. swatva swatantrata swarajya
(Being self organized) (self-expression, selfextension)

(innateness of self)

Process of Self Exploration

-It is a proposal Dont assume it to be true Verify it at your own right - Not on the basis of scriptures - Not on the basis of reading from instrument - Not on the basis of others - Self verification
Verify on the
Basis of your Natural Acceptance

Proposal

Live according to

Realization Understanding

Behaviour work with rest with human of the nature leads to mutual leads to happiness mutual prosperity

Basic Human Aspirations

We desire for many things in this world, say materialistic needs, respect, recognition, love, trust etc, but in the form of all these we aspire for true and continuous happiness and prosperity. Happiness: To be in a state of liking is happiness. To be in a state of harmony is happiness. Prosperity: Feeling of having more than required physical facility. For prosperity two things are required 1. Identification of the quantity required for physical needs & 2. Ensuring availability / production

List Of Wants
A big car Happiness A great House Lot of Money Respect Good friends A nice music system Peace of mind Do social work Satisfaction Be loved Take care of my parent A good laptop Not get angry Knowledge Become a politician Have a great food Get good marks A good guitar Understanding the purpose of life Be healthy Protect nature

Basic requirement for fulfillment of human aspiration

Is needed in myself. I need to study myself, the human being, & the entire existence of which I am a part

1. Right

Understanding

2. Relationship

3. Physical Facility

Mutual Happiness
We are in relation ship with people, other human being

Mutual Prosperity
The things we use, come from what we call as nature

Presently, as we look around, we find most of the people in the following two categories

SVDD Sadhan Viheen Dukhi Darinda SSDD Sadhan Sampan Dukhi Darinda SSSS Sadhan Sampan Sukhi Samridha

Before we explain these we should have a clear understanding of Desires. Desires are of 1. Materialistic: Food, shelter, clothes and physical facilities which are quantifiable 2. Non- materialistic: It is qualitative in nature like respect, trust, happiness, recognition, peace etc

Where do we stand today

At the level of Individual: rising problems of depression, psychological disorder, suicides, stress, insecurity, health problem At the level of Family: Breaking of joint family, mistrust and insecurity in relationship, divorce, legal suits

At the level of Society: Terrorism, casteism, wars between nations, fear of nuclear and genetic welfare
At the level of nature: Global warming, water, soil, air, noise pollution, resource depletion of minerals and oil, loss of fertility of soil

To live with continuous happiness and prosperity, the program is to understand & to live in harmony at all levels of our living / existence. There are four levels of our living 1. Self 2. Family 3. Society 4. Nature Continuous happiness is being in harmony within one self, being in harmony with others and being harmony with nature.

Understanding human being as the co-existence of the sentient Self and the material Body
Human =
Needs are

I (Self)

Body

I
Trust, Respect Happiness (Sukh) Continous Qualitative Right Understanding and right feelings Desiring, Thinking etc Knowing, assuming, recognizing, fulfilling Is a type of Conscious (non material)

Body
Food, Clothing Physical Facilities (Suvidha) Temporary Quantitative Food, Clothing

Needs

In time needs are In quantity needs are Needs are fulfilled by

Activities

Activities

Breathing, heart beat etc. Recognizing, fulfilling

Type

Physico chemical (material)

Distinguishing Needs of the self (I) and body

Needs Nice looking car Car for transport Food Tasty food Trust Happiness Knowledge Related to Body Related to I

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Good health MBA

Understanding the body as an instrument of I

I 1 I am 2 I want to live 3 I want to live with happiness My body is My body is used as an instrument (of I) For nurture of body ----> Food For protection of body ----> Clothing, Shelter etc For right utilization of body ----> Instruments/ equipments etc Are needed as physical facilities Production, protection and right utilization of physical facilities is just a part of my program. Body

4 To understand & to live in harmony at all 4 levels

5 I am the seer, doer, and enjoyer Body is an instrument DRASTA, KARTA, BHOKTA

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