BOE-069 UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BEING

COMPREHENSIVELY-
HUMAN ASPIRATIONS AND ITS FULFILLMENT
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Introduction:
Understanding Human being and its Expansion
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Why to study myself? Important to study yourself.
▪ Studying yourself is one of the most powerful
things you can do—it’s like unlocking a manual for
your own life. Here’s why it really matters:
1. Self-awareness = Power
When you understand your thoughts, emotions, patterns,
and triggers, you’re no longer a slave to them. You start
responding instead of reacting. You gain control.
2. Better Decisions
Knowing your values, goals, strengths, and weaknesses
helps you make choices that actually align with who you
are, not what others expect of you.
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Important to study yourself.
3. Growth Starts Here
You can’t grow if you don’t know what needs
improving. Self-study helps you see where you're
stuck, what’s holding you back, and where your
potential is.
4. Improved Relationships
Understanding yourself helps you understand others
better too. It makes you more empathetic, less
judgmental, and a better communicator.
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Important to study yourself.
5. Inner Peace
When you know who you are and accept it, you stop
chasing validation. You become more grounded and
less shaken by what’s happening outside of you.
6. Direction & Purpose
A lot of people feel lost because they’re looking
outward for meaning. But purpose comes from
within. Studying yourself helps you find it.
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I am the seer, doer and enjoyer, the body is my
instrument expalin it.
That's a powerful statement—“I am the seer, doer,
and enjoyer; the body is my instrument.” It touches
deeply on spiritual and philosophical wisdom,
especially rooted in Vedantic or yogic traditions.
Let’s break it down:
"I am the Seer" (Drashta)
This means you are the witness, the conscious awareness
behind all experiences. You are not just your thoughts,
feelings, or senses—you are the one watching them.
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"I am the Doer" (Karta)
This means you are the one who initiates
action. But here's the subtle truth: from a
deeper perspective, you as the Self don't act
with ego—action happens through you when
aligned with your true nature.
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"I am the Enjoyer" (Bhokta)
You are also the one who experiences and
enjoys the results of actions—pleasure, pain,
joy, sorrow. But again, not in a clingy,
possessive way—more like the sky allowing
clouds to pass through.
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The body is my instrument"
This means your body is not you—it's your tool
or vehicle in the physical world. Just like a
musician uses an instrument to express music,
you use the body to live, create, act, and feel.
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Existence
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What do you understand by Existence and
coexistence?
Existence refers to the state of being, of something that is — whether it's
a person, object, idea, or even a feeling. If something exists, it simply is
present in reality (either physical or conceptual).
Example: A tree exists. A thought exists. You and I exist.
It answers the question: "Does this thing have being or reality?“
Coexistence
Coexistence means that multiple things exist together, often in the same
space or system, ideally in a way that allows them to interact
harmoniously or respect each other's existence.
Example: Humans and nature coexisting in balance. People of different
cultures coexisting peacefully.
It implies mutual respect, understanding, and interdependence.
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What do you understand by Existence and
Incoexistence?
a deeper or philosophical sense:
Existence is the foundation — "I am."
Coexistence is the relationship — "I am, and you are too — let’s exist
together, respectfully and meaningfully."
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Explain four orders existing in nature.how are they interlinked to one
another.
Or
Describe the various orders of harmony. How do they support
universal system as a whole.
The Four Orders in Nature
1.Material Order (Inanimate) – Padarth Awastha
Includes: Soil, water, air, metals, minerals, etc.
These are non-living physical entities.
They form the base of all natural systems.
2.Plant/Bio Order – Pran Awastha
Includes: Plants, trees, crops, fungi, etc.
These have life, but not conscious desires like animals or humans.
They grow, reproduce, and rely on material order to survive (soil, water, sunlight).
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Animal Order – Jeev Awastha

Includes: All animals, birds, insects, marine life, etc.
They have consciousness and instincts, but no deeper
understanding of harmony.
Animals depend on plants (food) and materials (habitat).
Human Order – Gyan Awastha
Includes: All human beings.
We have self-awareness, the ability to reflect, choose, and
consciously live in harmony.
We depend on all other orders, but also have a responsibility to
nurture and balance them.
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How They Are Interlinked?

Think of it like a natural hierarchy and cycle of support:

Material Order supports the Plant Order (soil and water nourish
plants).
Plant Order supports both Animal and Human Orders (provides
food, oxygen, shelter).
Animal Order maintains natural balance (pollination, seed dispersal,
food chains).
Human Order is capable of understanding all orders, and hence
must live with responsibility and harmony — not dominance.
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How They Are Interlinked?

Think of it like a natural hierarchy and cycle of support:

Material Order supports the Plant Order (soil and water nourish
plants).
Plant Order supports both Animal and Human Orders (provides
food, oxygen, shelter).
Animal Order maintains natural balance (pollination, seed dispersal,
food chains).
Human Order is capable of understanding all orders, and hence
must live with responsibility and harmony — not dominance.
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Interdependence in Nature
A healthy ecosystem reflects
coexistence of these four
orders.
If humans exploit any order
excessively (e.g.,
deforestation, pollution), the
whole balance collapses.
Understanding this
interconnection is key to
sustainable living.
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What is harmony in existence? Difference between nature and
space.
Harmony in existence means everything in the universe — from the
tiniest particle to the largest galaxy — is interconnected and functions in
a balanced, purposeful way. When things are in harmony, they coexist
without conflict, like the parts of a symphony working together to create
beautiful music.
It’s about alignment — between nature, humans, and the universe.
It's also about balance — not too much, not too little, just enough to
sustain life and peace.
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What is harmony in existence? Difference between nature and
space.
Natural harmony is necessary for the following reasons.
1.To solve the problem of global warming.
2. To cure problem like reduction of wind velocity,energy saving,
reductions of building heat and many more.
3. Survival of all species (including us)
4. Mental and physical health
5. Future generations
Natural harmony isn't just nice — it's necessary. It's the invisible thread
holding everything together.
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Difference between nature and space.
Nature encompasses all the plants, animals, and other natural phenomena that exist
in the world, including the Earth's ecosystems, landscapes, and processes that occur
without human intervention.
Examples:
Forests, mountains, oceans, weather patterns, animal behavior, and the natural
cycles of life and death.

Space, or outer space, is the vast, empty region of the universe beyond Earth's
atmosphere, where planets, stars, and other celestial bodies reside.
Examples:
The solar system, galaxies, nebulae, black holes, and the vast expanse of the cosmos.
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Define the terms gathansheel, gathanpurna, kriyapurnata, and
acharanpurnata.
Gathansheel: The material units are transformable, and their composition keeps on
changing, hence these are gathansheel.
Gathanpurna: The other category of units the sentient 'I', do not transform and are
complete in composition, hence gathanpurna.
Kriyapurnata: Completion of right understanding in human being is called
kriyapurnata Acharanpurnata:
Ability to live with complete understanding is called acharanpurnata.
The material units are transformable, and their composition keeps on changing,
hence these are
gathansheel. The other category of units, the sentient 'I', do not transform and are
complete in composition,
hence gathanpurna.
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What is the innateness in the four orders? OR What do you
understand by the term 'innateness' (dhaarna) in nature?
Innateness (dharana) : Innateness means qualities which are innate to the unit. Each unit
in existence exhibits an innateness, an intrinsic quality that cannot be seperated from it.
We refer this priciple as innateness also called dharna of that unit. This is inrinsic to the
unit.
Material order When we burn coal and it has finished burning and only some ash is left
and smokes have gone out, it is not that the basic material, the fundamental particles in
coal, have 'cease to exist' or 'disappeared' from existence. They may not be visible to the
eye at that moment, but they continue to exist, they still are in the form of
other matter or in the form of gases, etc. This is there with all material units. We cannot
destroy matter, we can only convert it from one form to the other. Thus, "to exist", or
'existence' is intrinsic to all material, it is innate to it. We cannot separate the 'existence' of
a thing from the thing itself.
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What is the innateness in the four orders? OR What do you
understand by the term 'innateness' (dhaarna) in nature?
Plant/bio order Because the pranic order is a development of the
material order, it also has the innateness of 'existence'. In addition, it
also exhibits the 'growth'. This priciple of 'growth' cannot be separated
from any units of this order. If it is of pranic order, it will grow. For
example, if you have a plant, you cannot stop it from growing. It will
continue to respire and keep changing in this way. The only way you can
stop it from growing is by cutting it, but when you do that, it ceases to
belong to the pranic order, instead decays and then belongs to the
material order.
So, as long as you have a plant, it will grow.
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What is the innateness in the four orders? OR What do you
understand by the term 'innateness' (dhaarna) in nature?
Animal order The animal body is a development of the pranic order and
therefore this order inherits the innateness
of the previous order namely 'existence' and 'growth'. This is at the level
of the body, which is physico-chemical in nature. In addition, all units in
this order have the 'will to live' in 'I'. Indeed no unit in this order can be
seperated from this 'will to live'. It is intrinsic to every unit in this order.
Human (knowledge) order When we look at the human being, we find
that 'existence' and 'growth' are fundamentally present in the body, just
as in the animal body. At the level of 'I' however, in addition to the 'will
to
live', a human being's innateness is the 'will to live with happiness'.