UNIT:4

Universal Human Values and Professional Ethics

Harmony in the Nature and Existence

UNIT 4: Understanding Harmony in the Nature and Existence - Whole existence as Co

existence 19.Understanding the harmony in the Nature 20.Interconnectedness and
mutual fulfillment among the four orders of nature recyclability and self-regulation in
nature 21.Understanding Existence as Co-existence (Sah-astitva) of mutually interacting
units in all-pervasive space 22.Holistic perception of harmony at all levels of existence -
Practice Exercises and Case Studies will be taken up in Practice Sessions
 Understanding the Harmony in Nature:
Definition of Nature:
Combination of all that is in solid, liquid or gas state, or the aggregate of all the
mutually interacting units -big or small, sentient or insentient together can be called nature.
we can categorize all these units into four distinct orders.

" Material order " Human order

" Pranic order " Animal order

Interconnectedness and mutual fulfillment in nature.

In the nature, all the units are connected to each other and fulfilling each other. Human being is
related to all other human beings. On this basis, we have feelings and emotions for everyone.
Material Order and Plant/Bio-Order:material order provides nutrients to plant/bio order in the form
of soil, minerals, etc while plant/ bio order decays and forms more nutrient, thus enriching the soil.
Material Order, Plant/Bio- Order and Animal Order: material order provides the basis for
movement of all animals, birds and fishes. Water, oxygen and other gases are necessities for both plants
and animals. Animal order helps enrich the soil with its excreta and this excreta helps the plants with
nutrients.
 Material Order, Plant/Bio- Order, Animal Order and Human Order: We are not able to ensure this
mutual fulfilment. We are dependent on the material order for soil and minerals and metals, but only end
up polluting the soil and depleting the fossil fuels; we are dependent on plants for our food and holding
together the larger ecosystem, but we have destroyed forests and destroyed multiple species of plants
and herbs; we are dependent on animals to carry out our production and transportation activities, but
have made many species of animals extinct, and are today known for our cruelty towards animals.

Material Order Material Order

aavastha
Padartha-avasthd
Soil, water, etc

PlanVBio-Order PlantVBio-Order Human Order

PraFa-avastha
plants, herbs Pranaava stha vana-ava stha
plants, herbs human beings

Animal Order Animnal Ordor

Jva-avastha Jhva-evastha
animals, birds animals, birds
 Recyclability and self-regulation in nature

There are several cyclical processes that we can see in nature. For example the cycle of water,
evaporating, condensing and precipitating back to water giving the weather phenomena. The cycles keep
these materials self-regulated on the earth. Breeds of plants and animals are similarly self-regulated in
their environment. In a single breed of animals, the number of males and females generated through
procreation is such that the continuity of species is ensured by itself. This happens with humans too, but
inhuman practices have led to disproportionate numbers of men and women. These two characteristics
namely, cyclical nature and self-regulation provide us with some clues of the harmony that is in nature.
Understanding the four orders in nature:
Innate Natural Basic
Conformance
Order Things Activity ness Characteristic Activity
Soil,
Material water, Composition / Exisetence Composition / Recognising, Constitution
order metals, decomposition decomposition fulfillment conformance
etc.
Composition /
Pranic Plants Composition Exisetence decomposition Recognising, Seed
order and trees decomposition + growth + nurture/ fulfillment conformance
+ respiration worsen

(Composition / (Recognising
(Composition (Exisetence fulfillment)
Animal Animals decomposition, +growth) decomposition,
nurture/vworsen)
in body + Brecd
order
and respiration) in in body + in body + (non (assuming conformance
birds body + will to live recognising,
selection in T in I cruclty, cruclty) fulfillment)
in I'
in '1'

(Composition (Exisetence (Composition Recognising,

decomposition, fulfillment in
decomposition, + growth) nurture/worsen) body +
respiration) in in body + Right values /
Human Human
body + willto live in body + (knowing. sanskara
order beings (selection, with (perceverance, assuming, conformance
thought, happiness bravery, recognising,
desire) in 1 in I generosity) in fulfillment)
in 1
Things (Vastu): Each one of these 'things' is also called a 'unit'.
Activity Kriya): An activity means something that 'has motion' and /or 'has a result'.
Innateness (dharana):An intrinsic quality that cannot be separated from it.
Natural Characteristics(Svabhava): Value' or 'participation'. The 'characteristic' the order displays
in 'natural to itself.
1. Perseverance (dhirata): Beingassured that the all encompassing solution is to understand and live in
harmony at all levels of existence.
2. Bravery(virata): Iam ready to help the other to have the right understanding.
3. Generosity (udarata): Iam ready to invest myself, my body and wealth to help the other have the
right understanding.
Conformance(Anu-Sangita): :continuity in nature
 Harmony in Existence:
Existence: All the units together constitute nature. All the units of nature exist in space. Existence is
nothing but the nature in space.
"Existence = Nature submerged in space".
Existence = Exist + Essence, whatever exists.
(To be) (harmony)
Co-existence of Units in Space: Co-existence is a state in which two or more groups are living together
while respecting their differences and resolving their conflicts non-violently.

EXISTENCE

Nature submerged in Space

(Collection of units) (Empty)
Limited Unlimited
Active No activity
Energized Equilibrium encrgy
Recognizes and fulfils the relation All reflecting, transparent
Self organized Self organized is available
Unit Allpervasive
Abundance with diversity All pervasive
Consciousness () -Nirantar Nitya
Material- Anitya (Ulimited in spacc and timc)
Existence Is Co-Existence:
Existence
(=Co-existence = Units submerged in space)

Units (Nature) Space (All-pervading)

Limted in stze Untirnited
Active No-actvity
Selt-organized Setf-organization is avaiianbBe
Energzed Constant enorgy
Recognises rolationship and fulfls Reflecting. Transparent

Materat (Jada -Conscious (Chaitanya)

Temporary (gainansla) Continuous (gaBharpra)
Recognizing. Fulfilling Knowing. As surning.
Recognizing. Fulfil ing
Materlal Order Pranic Order

+
Atom Animal Order
Plant Cells Body

Molecule
Plants

Molecular structure
Animal Body Human Order = ' + Body
Knowdadge
(Gya) Acttvity conpleteness
Lump Fluids Human Body (Krlyäpürnat)
Evidoncoiving
(Pramap) CondCt oompleteness
cbarnnapomatá)
Development - not cyclic
Cyclic
Keops going bnck,
cannot 'develop
 The existence is units in space'. The units are of two types:
1. Material (insentient) : Transformable, and their composition keeps on changing, hence these are
gathansheel.

2.Consciousness (the sentient I):Do not transform and are complete in composition, hence
gathanpurna.

Completion of right understanding in human being is called kriyapurnata and ability to live
with complete understanding is called acharanpurnata