Practice Session:Harmony in Nature

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Human Society – Society based on Relationship, Co-existence

Human Target – As an Individual

Human Target – As a Family

1. Happiness (Trust, Justice)

2. Prosperity

3. To participate in Human Society

Human Target – As a Society

Integrated Family, Integrated Society

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Some Indicators of Progress toward Human Family… Society

1. Index of Understanding: % of Population with Right Understandinge.g. % individuals who live in response (who facilitate right understanding & relationship in others) vs reaction (who do get irritated, angry, quarrel etc.)

2. Index of Prosperity: % of Prosperous Familiese.g. families that have recognised their need for physical facility and produce/have more than their need

3. Index of Fearlessness (Trust): % of People you have Trust on their Natural Acceptance – Unconditionally, Continuously

4. Index of Sustainability (Co-existence): Enrichment of Naturee.g. Right Utilisation of Physical Facility, Air Quality, Water Table, Water Quality, Average Annual Improvement of Soil Quality, Definiteness in Weather

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Assumptions about Human Target

- Individual

- Society

Gross Misunderstanding

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Current State – Society based on Preconditioning, Sensation

Fragmented Family, Fragmented Society…

Assumptions (eg. Money is everything)

In Every Individual

Accumulation By Any Means

In few Individuals

Domination,Exploitation, Fear

In Society

Mastery &Exploitation

Over Nature

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Resource DepletionPollution

TerrorismWar

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An Inconvenient Truth

Watch a video summary "An Inconvenient Truth", 2006Hindi (27 min), English (17 min)

Observe:1. State of the Planet2. Root Cause of the Problems3. Solution for the Problems

What were you doing when you had the time to do something?

We will discuss your observations

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Discussion

1. State of the Planet2. Root Cause of the Problems3. Solution for the Problems

More: Al Gore: What Comes After An Inconvenient Truth? May 2009

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Discussion

Root Cause of the Problem (as stated in the video)

1. Population

2. New Technology + Old Habits

3. Our Way of Thinking

Assumption: The Earth is so big that humans can not have any lasting impact on it

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Suggestions about Solution (Technology)

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Discussion

Root Cause of the Problem (as stated in the video)

1. Population

2. New Technology + Old Habits

3. Our Way of Thinking

Assumption: The Earth is so big that humans can not have any lasting impact on it

What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know… It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so

With incorrect assumptions, the recognition & fulfilment is also incorrect, i.e. it is not mutually enriching with Nature nor mutually fulfilling for Human Being

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Problem – Population, old habits,

Our way of thinking

(or only symptom?)

Action taken to get rid of it – Technology

(or symptomatic relief – Temporary?)

Current Approach Work to be Done in Society

1. Clarity of All Encompassing Solution (Samadhan)

2. Effort for All Encompassing Solution

Human Education,

Human Conduct,

Human Constitution,

Human Order

3. Problem – Analysis in the light of Samadhan – Inhuman Conduct (exploitation of nature, domination… are only the symptoms)

4. Effort for getting rid of problem – Ensure Human Conduct through Human Education

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Problem (restated)

1. Population Population without Right Understanding

2. New Technology + Old Habits Technology developed and used without Right Understanding i.e. with wrong assumptions

3. Our Way of Thinking Thinking on the basis of wrong assumptions (preconditioning, sensation)

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Approaching a state shift in Earth’s biosphere – NATURE June 2012Human activity now

dominates 43 percent of Earth’s land surface and affects twice that area.

One-third of all available fresh water is diverted to human use.

A full 20 percent of Earth’s net terrestrial primary production, the sheer volume of life produced on land every year, is harvested for human purposes.

Extinction rates compare to those recorded during the demise of dinosaurs.

Average temperatures will likely be higher in 2070 than at any point in human evolution.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7401/full/nature11018.html

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27-Sep-2013

Earth may reach tipping point by 2038

India outlook

4 deg temp rise

20% increase in rainfall

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India Rainfall 2014 (as of 4 July 2014 )

41% less than normal (all India) – Driest June in 10 years– Shortage of water will lead to higher drinking water prices…

Crop plantation is 35% less than average (all India) – Lowest in 5 years– Fall in production will induce increase in food prices…

India3,287,590 km²890 mm average rainfall

Total annual rainwater2925 cubic km

Total annual water use230 cubic km

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India's Ground Water Table to Dry Up in 15 years (DH March 2013)

India's estimated use of ground water = 230 cubic km annually 60% of irrigated agriculture 80% of rural and urban water supplies

5,723 ground water blocks in the country1,615 or 29% classified as semi-critical, critical or overexploited

60% of aquifers in India will be in a critical condition by 2028 if the trend of indiscriminate exploitation of ground water continues

World Bank report calls for immediate corrective measures

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/56673/indias-ground-water-table-dry.html

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Example of a Study Project in dimension 3-production-work

"Sourabha" is located in southwestern part of Bangalore (Vijayanagar). Plot area is 2400 Sq. ft. (40 ft. x 60 ft.)

Constructed 1995

Entirely dependent on rainwater for all its needs since 1994

(including construction)

No Corporation or BWSSB water connection ever

Rainfall ~1000 mm/year

Collection ~2,23,000 lts/year

Need ~1,80,000 lts/year

Recharges Ground Water

http://kscst.org.in/rwh_files/rwh_sourabha.html

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Some Efforts Within Existing System: About Water & Food

Farmland/Village

- Natural Farming (E.g. Maharashtra – Subhash Sharma)

- Water Management (E.g. Rajasthan – Anupam Mishra)

Grassland

- Reversing Desertification (E.g. 15 mn hectares on 5 continents – Allan Savory) Video (18 mins)

Forest

- Contribute to its right utilisation, protection & enrichment

- or just leave it to nature

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Overall

The physical facility for fulfilling the need of human being are available in abundance on Earth, in continuity

We only have to realise what our need really is

- happiness, prosperity and its continuity

And how to go about fulfilling that need

- happiness – through right understanding & right feeling in the Self (I)

- prosperity or feeling of having more than required physical facility for nurturing, protection and right utilisation of the Body – through

a) identification of need of physical facility – by right understanding

b) production of more than the need – by right skills

- continuity – through undivided family & universal human order

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Harmony in Nature

1. Physical order – soil, metals etc.

2. Plant order – trees, plants etc.

3. Animal order – animals, birds etc.

4. Human order – human beings

 

There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment amongst these 4 orders.

So far, the first 3 orders are mutually fulfilling for each other as well as for human beings

Human being has natural acceptance for mutual fulfilment

Human being has to understand this mutual fulfilment to be complimentary

Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders

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The role of Human Being is to realize this mutual fulfillment in Nature – For this, all that we need to do is:

1. To understand the mutual fulfilment that is inherent in nature – we do not have to create it

2. To live accordingly – then the mutual fulfilment amongst the 4 orders will be realised (and there is every provision in nature for living in a mutually fulfilling manner)