Human Values and Professional Ethics-Value Education through Self Exploration

18th July,2013

Presenters

1. Dorji Thinlay, Director, Department B2. Sherub Tharchen, ALO3. Dendup Wangmo, AIPO4. Sangay Bidha, AIPO5. Dil Maya Chhetri, AIPO6. Ugyen Dema, ACO7. Sangay Lhamo, AIPO

Human values and professional ethics….What are your goals? Do you know what you really want?In whatever you have done so far, did you decide these things for yourself, or were you merely acting under external influence??? Have you ever explore or asked these questions to yourself before attending this session?The course is an attempt to integrate all the aspects of our life into a single whole and equip us with a capability to find answers to the above questionsIn short….It is the process of knowing or understanding oneself inorder to understand the outer world

Contents of the presentation…•Need for value education and the role of education in holistic development•Self exploration as a process for value education•Identification of basic human aspiration-continuous happiness and prosperity•Programs to fulfill these aspirations•Understanding the harmony at four levels: self, family, society and nature•Understanding Existence as Co-existenceQuestions restrictedWhatever we present here is just a proposalOne has to verify on the basis of your own right

Why value education…??

The ultimate desire of human beingTo be happy and prosperous at all timesState of society today..•Science enabled us to understand physical reality around us•Technology continues to offer us conveniences in increasingly newer way-made tremendous advancement and innovations

Are we satisfied with the state of

affairs today.. ?

We are still faced with serious problems at various levels…

Lack of clarity on life goals, contradiction and stress at individual level

Lack of mutual understanding, mistrust, insecurity at the level of human relationship in family

Communal conflict, exploitation, corruption and violence in society

Environmental degradation, resource depletion at the level of nature

What exactly is amiss here? OR where then, lies the solution???

Understanding of Values- correct identification of what is really valuable to a human being???Education :Holistic development

Role of education in holistic development….What is the Role of Education...??The role of education is to facilitate the development of the competence to live with Definite Human ConductAll units around us exhibit definite conduct... except human being

Trees, Plants... Conduct is based on their seedCow.... Conduct is based on their breed

Human Beings Conduct is based on their education-sanskarDoes the current education system promote these??Increase in inhuman conduct with increase of education todayWhy??Just getting through and making a career, getting good job, power etc- the overall purpose of today’s education

Definite Human Conduct1. Right understanding in self2. Right relationship with other human beings3. Right acquirement of physical facilityAre we able to ensure this Education?If we want to provide such education, what would be the basic requirements?

How can we ensure a fulfilling life through the process of value education???

Process…Self ExplorationIt is a dialogue between “what you are” and “what you want to be”Content: how to start exploring the self...1. Desire: what is my basic aspiration?2. Program: what is the process to fulfil this aspiration?

Process…Self exploration

Whatever is said is a proposalDo not accept it as it is, or assume it to be trueVerify it on your own right- verify the proposals on the basis of your natural acceptanceNatural Acceptance….???Is present in each one of us. It is something which acceptable to us in natural mannerIs intact and invariant/universal

Process…Self Exploration

ProposalVerify on the basis of your natural acceptance

Live according to the proposal (experiential validation)

Behavior w

ith human

Mutual happiness

Work with nature

Mutual prosperity

Realization and understanding

How can we assure mutual happiness and prosperity in continuity…???