This document summarizes 12 lectures on harmony in the human being. It discusses distinguishing between the needs of the self and the body. The body is an instrument of the self. Harmony occurs when there is no contradiction between desires, thoughts, and expectations, and when all imagination is in accordance with natural acceptance. The document also discusses programs to ensure self-regulation and health, including identifying required physical resources, and feeling a sense of responsibility toward the body for nurturing, protection, and right utilization. The overall message is that the self is central to human existence and the body acts as an instrument for the self.

1. Module 2 – Harmony in the Human Being
UHV-II:
Universal Human Values – Understanding
harmony and Ethical Human Conduct
21UHV49
SUPREETH
SHARATHRAJ R M
DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGG.
B.I.E.T, Davanagere

2. 2
Module 2 – Harmony in the Human Being (6 lectures)
Lecture 7: Understanding Human being as the Co-existence of the Self and the Body
Lecture 8: Distinguishing between the Needs of the Self and the Body
Lecture 9: The Body as an Instrument of the Self
Lecture 10: Understanding Harmony in the Self
Lecture 11: Harmony of the Self with the Body
Lecture 12: Programme to ensure self-regulation and Health

3. Lecture 7
Understanding Human being as the Co-existence of
the Self and the Body
Lecture 8
Distinguishing between the Needs of the Self and
the Body

5. Human Being Self Co-exis tence Body
Need Happiness (e.g. Respect) Physical Facility (e.g. Food)
In Time Continuous Temporary
In Quantity Qualitative (is Feeling) Quantitative (Required in
Limited Quantity)
Fulfilled By Right Understanding &
Right Feeling
Physio-chemical Things
Activity Desire, Thought,
Expectation…
Eating, Walking…
In Time Continuous Temporary
Response Knowing, Assuming*,
Recognising, Fulfilling Recognising, Fulfilling

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7. Need of the Self = Continuous happiness = Need of consciousness
= Activities of consciousness
Fulfilled by = Right Understanding and Right Feeling in the Self
(can not be fulfilled by material)
(The need of consciousness is fulfilled by activities of consciousness)
Human Being Self Co-exis tence Body
Need Happiness (e.g. Respect) Physical Facility (e.g. Food)
In Time Continuous Temporary
In Quantity Qualitative (is Feeling) Quantitative (Required in
Limited Quantity)
Fulfilled By Right Understanding &
Right Feeling
Physio-chemical Things
Consciousness
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8. Need of the Body = Physical facility* = Material in nature
Fulfilled by = Physio-chemical things = Material in nature
(The need of material is fulfilled by material)
*physical facility is required for nurturing, protection and right utilization of the Body
Material
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Human Being Self Co-exis tence Body
Need Happiness (e.g. Respect) Physical Facility (e.g. Food)
In Time Continuous Temporary
In Quantity Qualitative (is Feeling) Quantitative (Required in
Limited Quantity)
Fulfilled By Right Understanding &
Right Feeling
Physio-chemical Things

9. Gross Misunderstanding
Human Being Self (I)
= Body
Need Respect
= Physical Facility
(Eg. Food, Clothes)
Continuous
= Unlimited
Accumulation of Physical
Facility – Unlimited!
Deprivation
Feeling of
Deprivation
I don’t have
enough!
Effort for
Physical
Facility
by any
means?
Accumulation =
unlimited?
Check if you
are caught up
In this loop
Loop
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10. Lecture 9
The Body as an Instrument of the Self
Lecture 10
Understanding Harmony in the Self

12. Consciousness INFO
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on
Material
I am My body is
I want to live My body is used as an instrument
I want to live with continuous
happiness
Physical facility is required for
nurturing, protection and right
utilization of the body
To understand and to live in harmony
at all levels of being (from self to
entire existence) is my program of
action for continuous happiness
Production, protection and right
utilization of physical facility is a
part of my program
I am the:
Seer, Doer, Enjoyer (Experiencer)
I use the body as an instrument
for fulfillment my program

13. I am the Seer
“Seer” means the one that sees / understands
e.g. If you are given something in your hand and you conclude that it is a pen, it is not your eyes
that concluded this. It is you that concluded this. The Self sees via the eyes – the eyes don‟t
see themselves
Like that all the 5 senses are just the instrument that enable the Self to see something outside
Just like you see outside, you can also see „within‟, without using the body for sensation
e.g. You can „see‟ that you are feeling happy, getting angry...
Thus, the Self „sees‟ or understands, sometimes with the help of the body, sometimes without
the help of body
The Body is used as an instrument
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14. I am the Doer
“Doer” means the one that does, who takes decision to do
I am the one who decides. I decide what to do, what not to do...
I may or may not use the body to do – what I think of is my decision. I do that thinking within
myself (there is no role of the body in this)
If required, the body is used to express my decision
The Body is used as an instrument
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15. I am the Enjoyer (Experiencer)
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“Enjoyer” means the one that experiences happiness / unhappiness
I am the one that feels enthused or depressed. I am the one that feels angry or
delighted...
I am the enjoyer, the experiencer
The Body is used as an instrument

16. Consciousness INFO
I
Se
RMA
nstructi
nsation
TION
on
Material
I am My body is
I want to live My body is used as an instrument
I want to live with continuous
happiness
Physical facility is required for
nurturing, protection and right
utilization of the body
To understand and to live in harmony
at all levels of being (from self to
entire existence) is my program of
action for continuous happiness
Production, protection and right
utilization of physical facility is a
part of my program
I am the:
Seer, Doer, Enjoyer (Experiencer)
I use the body as an instrument
for fulfillment of my program
The Body is
an instrument of the Self
The Self is
central to human existence

17. Preconditioning, Sensation and Natural Acceptance
Preconditioning: Assuming without knowing. Depends on something or someone outside,
keeps changing. Not sure if it leads to harmony or if it leads to contradiction
Sensation: Happiness from favourable sensation of Sound, Touch, Form, Taste, Smell through
body
Happiness from indulgence
tasty-necessary  tasty-unnecessary  tasteless-unnecessary  intolerable
Natural Acceptance: Purpose or what to be, what to do as a human being. Leads to harmony
(happiness) within, continuity is desirable, possible
For Relationship
For Harmony
with
For Co-existence
[for mutual fulfillment, complimentarity, not for opposition]
[for mutual enrichment, not for exploitation- being in harmony within, and harmony
outside]
[for co-existence, not for conflict]
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18. Content of Imagination in the Self
D = Continuous Happiness & Prosperity
D1 D2 D3 …..Dn
T11, T12 ….T1n T21, T22,…T2n T31, T32,..T3n Tn1, Tn2,..Tnn
E111, E112,.. E1n E21, E22,.. E2n
Natural Acceptance
D1 D2 D3 …Dn
T11, T12,….T1n T21, T22, …T2 n T31, T32,…T3n Tn1, Tn2,…Tnn
E111, E112,.. E1n E21, E22,.. E2n
Preconditioning
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Sensation
Natural Acceptance
Or is it like this?
D = ?
D1.. Dn = Consumption,
profit, name, fame…
sensual pleasure …
knowledge,…
Is it like this?

19. State of Imagination – Random and Disorganised
If the imagination is random and disorganised
It indicates a state of confusion
Many of these imaginations may be
contrary to each other and contrary to the natural acceptance
This contradiction in desires, in thoughts, in expectations, this contradiction between desires and
thoughts, this contradiction between desire-thought-expectation and the natural acceptance,
all these contradictions result in unhappiness
If we observe carefully, we realize that we have accumulated a lot of desires, which are resulting
in numerous thoughts and expectations
Harmony in the Self is realised when there are no contradictions in the imagination
and all imagination is in accordance with natural acceptance
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20. State of Imagination – Random and Disorganised
Work
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TENTION
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Sensation
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Force / Power Activity
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5. Expectation Selecting/Tasting
Preconditioning 1
Information
Body
Behaviour
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21. Some Details
of
The Self

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Human
Work
Rest of Nature
Other
Sensation
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Deluded Self: Imagination on basis of Sensation & Preconditioning
Self
Power Dynamic Activity State Activity
verification on
the basis of
1. Authentication Realization B1 Natural
3 Acceptance
ond itioning 1 Determination Understanding
3. Desire Imaging Contemplation
4. Thought Analysing Comparing B2 Unguided Senses,
Health, Profit
5. Expectation Selecting Tasting Unguided
Sensation
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23. Pure Self: Imagination on basis of Realisation, Understanding & Contemplation
Power Dynamic Activity State Activity
1. Authentication Realization Co-existence
2. Determination Understanding Harmony in Nature
3. Desire Imaging Contemplation Participation in Larger
Order, Relationship
4. Thought Analysing Comparing Co-existence, Harmony,
Justice Guided Senses,
Health, Profit
5. Expectation Selecting Tasting Goal, Value
Guided Sensation
Self
Body
Behaviour
Human
Work
Rest of Nature
Other
Participation
in larger Order
B1
B2
Space
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24. Sanskar
Sanskar =
Acceptances derived out of ∑ [ Desire + Thought + Expectation ]
from all time
Presently, it is likely to be a mixture of:
 Understanding of the human reality, of the universal, invariant existential laws / principles
 Conclusions drawn from life events / experiences, which may or may not be in line with the existential
laws / principles
“What I Am” is largely our sanskar
Our perspective is a part of our sanskar
Our tendencies, habits, likes-dislikes are also a part of our sanskar
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25. Realisation of Co-existence & it’s expression – Universal Human Order
Mutual Happiness Mutual Prosperity
)
Universal Human Order
Fulfillment of Human Goal
Human
Tradition
Undivided Human Society EXPRESSION
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REALISATION
WITHIN
OUTSIDE

26. Lecture 11
Harmony of the Self with the Body
Lecture 12
Program to ensure self-regulation and Health

28. Human Being Self Co-exis tence Body
Need Happiness (e.g. Respect) Physical Facility (e.g. Food)
In Time Continuous Temporary
In Quantity Qualitative (is Feeling) Quantitative (Required in
Limited Quantity)
Fulfilled By Right Understanding &
Right Feeling
Physio-chemical Things
Activity Desire, Thought,
Expectation…
Eating, Walking…
In Time Continuous Temporary
Response Knowing, Assuming,
Recognising, Fulfilling Recognising, Fulfilling
Consciousness Material

29. Consciousness INFORM
Ins
Sen
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sation
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Needs: Happiness, Prosperity  Continuity Physical Facility
Needs & activities are continuous in time Temporary in time
Self is central to human existence Body is
an instrument of the Self

30. Consciousness Material
Needs: Happiness, Prosperity  Continuity Physical Facility
Needs & activities are continuous in time Temporary in time
Self-regulation (संयम)
Feeling of responsibility toward the body – for
Nurturing, Protection and Right Utilization of
the Body
INFORMATION
Instruction
Sensation
Body is
an instrument of the Self
Self is central to human existence

31. Consciousness Material
Needs: Happiness, Prosperity  Continuity Physical Facility
Needs & activities are continuous in time Temporary in time
Self-regulation (संयम) Health
Feeling of responsibility toward the body – for
Nurturing, Protection and Right Utilization of
the Body
1. Body acts according to I
2. Parts of the body are in
harmony (in order)
INFORMATION
Instruction
Sensation
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32. Consciousness Material
Needs: Happiness, Prosperity  Continuity Physical Facility
Needs & activities are continuous in time Temporary in time
Self-regulation (संयम) Health
1. Body acts according to I
2. Parts of the body are in
harmony (in order)
Feeling of responsibility toward the body – for
Nurturing, Protection and Right Utilization of
the Body
Food… Clothes, Shelter... Instruments…
INFORMATION
Instruction
Sensation
Body is
Self is central to human existence
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along with the required quantity
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Clothes, shelter… for protection of the body – is it limited or unlimited?
Instruments, equipments… for right utilisation of the body – is it limited or unlimited?

33. Prosperity
Prosperity – The feeling of having / producing 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
“ deprived “ “ “ accumulation, exploiting “ “
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34. In a previous session, we had seen that we can observe two categories of human beings
1. Lacking physical facility, unhappy deprived
2. Having physical facility, unhappy deprived
While we want to be –
Having physical facility, happy prosperous
This is possible only with
a. the right identification of required physical facility and
b. availability / production of more than required physical facility
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Now we can see that if the identification of required physical facility is
missing, then one can only shift between category 1 & category 2

35. Gross Misunderstanding 1 – Human Being = Body
Human Being Self (I)
= Body
Need Respect
= Physical Facility
(Eg. Food, Clothes)
Continuous
= Unlimited
Accumulation of Physical
Facility – Unlimited!
Deprivation
Feeling of
Deprivation
I don’t have
enough!
Effort for
Physical
Facility
by any
means?
Accumulation =
unlimited?
Check if you
are caught up
In this loop
Loop

36. Human Being
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k
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Self (I) Co-exis
eSa
tence Body
rRo “kjhj
Need Happiness (e.g. Respect) Physical Facility (e.g. Food)
Fulfilled By Right Understanding &
Right Feeling
Physio-chemical Things
Feeling of Self-regulation Health
Feeling of responsibility
toward the body – for
Nurturing, Protection and
Right Utilization of the Body
1. The Body acts according
to the Self
2. Parts of the body are in
harmony (in order)
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37. Feeling of Self-regulation  Program for it  Health in the Body
The Body is an orderly system (a harmony). It has definite conduct.
The cells in the body work together, in harmony with each other, participate in the larger order to
form tissues, organs and organ systems…
I (Self) have to ensure the continuity of that harmony (at least not disturb it).
If I have a feeling of responsibility toward the body, I do what is required for fulfilling that
responsibility.
This will ensure health in the Body
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38. Program
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(A) For Staying Healthy
1 Intake and Routine (Lifestyle)
2 Labour and Exercise
3 Postures for regulating internal & external body organs and
Regulated Breathing
4 Medicine and Treatment
(B) For bringing
body back to
harmony from
temporary
disharmony
(C) Dependence on
drug / machine to
perform a body
function
1a. Intake includes air, water, sunlight, food (food is nutritious, digestible & tasty and
waste is excretable), all intake through our senses (sound, sight, smell etc)
1b. Rising time, sleeping time, eating time…
2a. Outcome of labour is production of physical facility
2b. No physical facility is produced by exercise

39. Intake
Intake includes not just food but also water, air, sunlight… in fact, all that we take in through our
sense organs – i.e. everything we hear, smell, touch, taste or see
 Intake of food – In order to lead to health in the body, food should be
Nurturing for the Body (awareness in Self of food choices we make)
Digestible by the Body (awareness in Self of how much to eat – sensation of fullness)
Tasty
Compatible with Body type, etc. and
Waste is excretable by the body (rich in fibre)
 Intake of water - right amount and at the right time
 Intake of fresh air
 Intake of (morning) sunlight
For keeping the body healthy, we also need to be aware of all intake through our sense organs and the
feelings and thoughts we generate in us as a result (especially while eating).
e.g. what we are seeing (watching TV/ playing games on the mobile while eating, etc.) and
what we are hearing/being a part of (e.g. arguments with others), etc.
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40. Routine
The Daily Circadian Rhythm
- Body responds to the day-night cycle
(sunlight/darkness with earth’s rotation on its axis)
(Understanding this helps in setting up a harmonious daily routine)
The Monthly Lunar Rhythm
- Body responds to the lunar cycle
e.g. menstrual cycle in women
The Annual Seasonal Rhythm
- Body response to the various seasons in a year – the solar cycle (earth’s revolutions around sun)
- Availability of complementary plants in various seasons
(Understanding this helps in deciding appropriate seasonal intake, necessary protection of the Body and
setting up a harmonious seasonal routine)
The Lifecycle Body Rhythm
- Childhood – Period of growth/formation (Predominance of Kapha)
- Youth
- Old age
- Period of maintenance
- Period of degeneration
(Predominance of Pitta)
(Predominance of Vata)
(Understanding this helps in deciding a harmonious lifestyle for each stage of life)
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41. 6 AM
10 AM
2 PM
Cleansing time
Dinner time
6 PM
10 PM
Bed time
Wake-up time
(~1½ hrs beforesunrise)
Absorptionand
Assimilation
Waste Removal
(Detoxification through Kidneys…)
2 AM
Regeneration and Repair
(LiverActivation…)
12 Midnight
Deep Sleep
Breakfasttime
Lunch time
12 Noon
Maximum Agni
(Digestive Fire)
Fire–Water
(Pitta) time
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Fire–Water
(Pitta) time
Earth–Water
(Kapha) time
Earth–Water
(Kapha) time
Air–Space
(Vata) time
Air–Space
(Vata) time
Daily Routine – in Harmony with Nature (Circadian Rhythm)

42. Ensure adequate movement of the Body +
production of physical facility
Examples:
– Sweeping and swabbing your room / house /
hostel
– Kitchen gardening
– Cycling to your college and back…
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Ensure adequate movement of the Body
Examples:
– Jogging outdoors
– Weight training in a gym
– Exercise cycling in a gym
– Recreational cycling outdoors
Labour Exercise

43. Postures for regulating internal and external
body organs
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Example: Yoga
Regulated Breathing
Example: Pranayam
Postures Breathing

44. For bringing body back to harmony from
temporary disharmony
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Examples:
– Home remedies
– Integrated systems of medicine
Using a drug / machine to perform a body
function (dependence)
Examples:
– Insulin
– Dialysis
– Ventilator
Medicine Treatment