HV_PPT 3:

Continuous Happiness and Prosperitythe Basic Human Aspirations &

Right Understanding, Relationship and
Physical Facilities

RECAP

In the Last Lecture, it was pointed out that Natural Acceptance and
Experiential Validation are two important mechanisms for selfexploration.
Through examples, let us draw attention to our Natural Acceptance.
E.g:- What is Naturally acceptable to me: Relationship or
Opposition?
What is Naturally acceptable to me: Respect or Disrespect?

Process of Self-verification

Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not accept it to be true)

Verify it on your own right

Proposal
1 Verify
on the basis
Of
your
Natural
Acceptance

Experiental Validation
Live according to it
2a

Behaviour with
Human Beings

2b

Work with
Rest of Nature

Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity

Topics to be covered

Desire Continuous Happiness and Prosperity

Happiness

Prosperity
Basic Requirements for Fulfillment of Human Aspirations

The Correct Priority

Animal Consciousness versus Human Consciousness

Content of Self-exploration, Self-investigation

1. Desire/Goal (Aim, Objective, Purpose):

What is my (human) Desire/Goal?

(What do I really want in life, or what is the goal of human life?)
2. Program:

What is my (human) program for fulfilling the Goal/ Desire?

(How to fulfill it? What is the program to actualize the above?)

Desire-Continuous Happiness and Prosperity

Verify whether you want to be Happy or Unhappy?

Verify whether you want to be Prosperous or deprived?

List all your Goals/desires.

See whether the basic aspiration in that desire is Happiness and/or
Prosperity?
Verify whether you want continuity of Happiness and Prosperity or
discontinuity of Happiness and Prosperity?

Desire (pkguk) Aim, Objective, Purpose

Desire (pkguk) Aim, Objective, Purpose

To Become
Banana

To Do/Get
Karna/Paana

To Be
Hona

Doctor
Service/ Money, Respect
Happy & Prosperous
Engineer
Make Things/ Money, Respect
Happy & Prosperous
IIT Engineer
Make Things/ Money++, Respect++ Happy & Prosperous
Mother
Take Care, Trust, Respect, Guidance Happy & Prosperous
Farmer
Grow Things, Money, Respect
Happy & Prosperous
Thief
Get Things, Money, Respect
Happy & Prosperous
..
Steps toward Goal
Basic Human Goal
Not the Basic Human Goal
Desire, Aim, Objective, Purpose

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 not Naturally Acceptable
to me to be in that state /
situation
To be forced to be in a state /
situation which is not Naturally
Acceptable is Unhappiness

then it is Naturally Acceptable to

me to be in that state / situation
To be in a state / situation which is
Naturally Acceptable is
Happiness
To be in a state of Harmony /
Synergy is Happiness
Happiness = Harmony

To be forced to be in a state of
Disharmony / Contradiction is
Unhappiness
Unhappiness = Disharmony

Prosperity (le`f))
Prosperity The feeling of having more than required Physical Facility
2
1
1 Identification of required physical facility (including the required quantity)
with right understanding

2 Ensuring availability/ production of more than required physical facility

with right skills

A prosperous person thinks of right utilisation, nurturing the other

A deprived person thinks of accumulation, exploiting the other

Prosperity

One needs to ask oneself Is prosperity abundance of physical facilities?

Is it having more and more of certain kinds of physical facilities?

Or, is it a correct appraisal of my physical needs and ensuring more
than what I need in terms of physical facilities?

FAQ Why More than Required Physical Facility

1. I identify the required physical facility (including the required quantity) with
right understanding
2. I produce more than the required physical facility with right skills, using
cyclically enriching process
3.

I consume the required physical facility, not more with a feeling of Sanyam
(Sanyam = Feeling of responsibility for Nurturing, Protection and Right
Utilization of the Body).
More will be discussed about Sanyam in Lecture-12

4. I share the rest, with a sense of responsibility, for

Mutual fulfillment in relationship
Order in society

Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true)

Verify it on Your Own Right on the basis of your 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

izLrko gS ekuas ugha

tkpas & Lo;a ds vkf/kdkj ijA
viuh lgt Lohfr ds vk/kkj ijA

;g laokn dh izf;k gSA

;g laokn vkids vkSj esjs chp 'kq: gksrk gS] fQj vki eas pyus yxrk gSA

Is Human Relationship Important?

D;k ekuoh; lac/a k egRoiw.kZ gS\

Check within Yourself! vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa!

What do we all want?

ge lc dh pkguk D;k gS\

We can examine this within ourselves

bls ge vius esa tkap dj ns[k ldrs gSaA

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\

Desire pkguk

State of Being gksuk

Do we want to be happy?

Are we happy?

D;k ge lq[kh gksuk pkgrs gSa\

D;k ge lq[kh gSa\

Do we want to be prosperous?

Are we prosperous?

D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs gSa\

D;k ge le`) gSa\

Do we want the continuity of

happiness and prosperity?

Is there continuity of our

happiness and prosperity?

D;k ge lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk

pkgrs gSa\

D;k gekjs lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk

gS\

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\

We will explore this further

bl ckr ij ge vkxs v/;;u djsaxsA

Effort djuk

Is our effort (gekjk iz;kl):

For continuity of happiness
and prosperity?

lq[k] le`f) dh fujarjrk ds vFkZ

esa gS or ;k
Just for accumulation of
physical facility?

dsoy lqfo/kk&laxzg ds vFkZ esa\

Have you assumed that happiness
and prosperity will automatically
come when you have enough
physical facility?
What effort are you making for
continuity of happiness and
prosperity, other than accumulation
of physical facility?

Check within Yourself! vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa!

The unhappiness in your family is

More due to lack of physical facility or
More due to lack of fulfillment in relationship?
How much time and effort are you investing:
For physical facility
For fulfillment in relationship
The unhappiness is more due to lack of fulfillment in relationship
Most of the time and effort is spent for physical facility

Check within Yourself! vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa!

For human beings physical facility is necessary but relationship is also

necessary
On examining carefully, we find that this is a fundamental difference
between animals and human beings
Physical facility is necessary for animals and necessary for human
beings also
However,
For animals physical facility is necessary as well as adequate
For human beings physical facility is necessary but not adequate

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
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
(Check for yourself if you feel happy every day that you are getting
enough to eat?)

For human beings, physical facility is necessary but relationship is also

necessary

RELATIONSHIP

laca/k
with human
beings

For animals:
necessary &
adequate

PHYSICAL FACILITY

lqfo/kk
With nature

ikq ds fy,
vko;d
,oa iw.kZ
For human beings:
necessary but
not adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha

For animals, physical facility is necessary as well as adequate

Other than physical facility what else does a human being think about?
On close examination, the list of thoughts can be classified into two
categories:
1. Feelings in relationship with other human beings
2. Right understanding in the self, or knowledge
Human beings think about ensuring these, in addition to physical facility

If we recognize human beings aspiration, we find that they want to live

in relationship with all and feel happy living in relationship, therefore
relationship is necessary for human beings
Examine within yourself if
1. You want to live in relationship (harmony) with others or
2. You want to live in opposition with others or
3. You believe living has to be necessarily in opposition with others,
ie. There is 'struggle for survival' , survival of the fittest and
check if you feel happy living this way?

Thus: for human beings, both physical facility and relationship are
necessary

For Human Being, both Physical Facility and Relationship are Necessary

RELATIONSHIP

laca/k
with human
beings

For animals:
necessary &
adequate

PHYSICAL FACILITY

lqfo/kk
With nature

ikq ds fy,
vko;d
,oa iw.kZ
For human beings:
necessary but
not adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha

On further examination, we find that we all do want to live in relationship

with others
Every day/night when there is a argument/fight, we want to resolve it.
We start the next day with the thought that we dont want to
argue/fight today, but due to lack of right understanding about
fulfillment of relationship, an argument/fight takes place by day/night
For fulfillment in relationship, it is necessary to have right understanding
about relationship. i.e. Right understanding is also necessary for
human beings

Right Understanding is also Necessary for Human Being

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

For animals:
necessary &
adequate

For human beings:

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?

Priority: Right Understanding, Relationship & Physical Facility

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

2
Feelings
- Trust
- Respect
-

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

For animals:
necessary &
adequate

For human beings:

necessary but
not adequate

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

(mHk;

lq[k)

(mHk;

le`f))

Priority: Physical Facility

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

For animals:
necessary &
adequate

For human beings:

necessary but
not adequate

UNHAPPINESS (Mutual) DEPRIVATION (Mutual)

nq[k (mHk; )
nfjnzrk (mHk; )

With insufficient understanding and insufficient fulfilment in relationship,

when we put in effort only for physical facility
1. Firstly, we do not experience happiness
2. Secondly, without right understanding, we are never able to rightly
determine our requirement of physical facility
Therefore, in-spite of having accumulation of physical facility, we feel
that we do not have sufficient physical facility and we continually
have the feeling of deprivation.

Therefore we can observe two categories of human beings

1. Lacking physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk foghu nq[kh nfjnz )
2. Having physical facility, unhappy deprived (lqfo/kk laiUu nq[kh nfjn)

While we want to be tcfd ge gksuk pkgrs gSa&

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

Check within yourself

Where are you now at 1, 2 or 3 and
Where do you want to be?

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 beings

Animal Consciousness, Indefinite Conduct

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

Animal
Conciousness

tho psruk
UNHAPPINESS (Mutual) DEPRIVATION (Mutual)
nq[k (mHk; )
nfjnzrk (mHk; )

If we are living for all three (right understanding, relationship and

physical facility) then we are living with human consciousness
Human beings can be fulfilled by being happy and prosperous on the
basis of these three

Human Consciousness, Definite Human Conduct

Human
Conciousness

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING

ekuo psruk

(le>)
in the self

2
Feelings
- Trust
- Respect
-

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY

(mHk;

lq[k)

(mHk;

le`f))

Transformation (ladze.k) = Development (fodkl)

Transformation (ladze.k) = Development (fodkl)

Human
Conciousness

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING

ekuo psruk

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

Transformation& Progress

(le>)
in the self

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

Animal
Conciousness

tho psruk
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY
(mHk;

lq[k)

(mHk;

ladze.k&fodkl

le`f))

Role of Education-Sanskar: Enable Transformation

Role of Education-Sanskar: Enable Transformation

Human
Conciousness

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING

ekuo psruk

RELATIONSHIP
(laca/k)
with human
beings

Transformation& Progress

(le>)
in the self

PHYSICAL FACILITY

(lqfo/kk)
with rest of nature

Animal
Conciousness

tho psruk
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY
(mHk;

lq[k)

(mHk;

ladze.k&fodkl

le`f))

Summary

I want Happiness
I want Prosperity and

I want Continuity of both

Correct appraisal of Happiness and Prosperity is essential to actualize
these.

Summary

The basic requirements for fulfillment of the basic aspirations of every

Human being are (with Correct priority):
1. Right Understanding in the Self.
2. Relationships with Human Beings leads to Mutual Happiness
3. Physical Facilities with Rest of the Nature leads to Mutual
Prosperity