Lecture 19
Understanding Harmony in the
Nature
Introduction
So far we have explored our Natural Acceptance
It is for living in Harmony – as an Individual, as a Family, as a Society…
Is there provision in Nature/Existence for living in accordance with our Natural Acceptance?
Is it possible to live in harmony as an Individual, as a Family, as a Society…?
Is co-existence, mutual fulfillment inherent in Nature?
Or
Is the design of nature/existence by way of opposition, struggle, survival of the fittest…?
We will explore the underlying design of Nature/Existence with these questions…
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Nature = Collection of Units
Air
Water Trees
Soil
Animal body
Birds Animals Human body
Self(I)
Human Beings
Earth Sun
Moon Metals
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Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders
All units can be categorised into 4 orders
Bio Order
Plants, Trees
Physical Order Animal Order
Soil, Metal Animals, Birds
Human Order
Human Being
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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment ijLij iwjdrk dk laca/k
Between Physical Order and Bio Order
Interconnected, Interdependent
Mutual Fulfillment Bio Order
Plants, Trees
1. Cyclic
2. Every unit is enriched
Physical Order
Soil, Metal
Mutual Fulfillment = Relatedness + Fulfillment
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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment
Between Physical Order, Bio Order and Animal Order
Interconnected, Interdependent
Mutual Fulfillment
1. Cyclic
Bio Order
2. Every unit is enriched Plants, Trees
Physical Order Animal Order
Soil, Metal Animals, Birds
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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment
Physical Order, Bio Order, and Animal Order are enriching for Human Order, but Human Order
(without the right understanding) is not fulfilling any of the 4 orders
Human beings have a natural acceptance of being mutually fulfilling
Bio Order
Plants, Trees
Physical Order Animal Order
Soil, Metal Animals, Birds
√
?
Once human beings understand, √? √?
Human Order
they can be fulfilled for all four orders Human Being
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Present-day Problems are largely due to Lack of Understanding
Resource Depletion – The resource is used at a rate that is faster than the rate at which it is
produced in nature
Pollution – The product is such that
1. It does not return to the cycle in nature or
2. It is produced at a rate that is faster than the rate at which it can return to the cycle in
nature
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Harmony in Nature
∙ Quantity of units in each order
Physical >> Plant >> Animal >> Human
Quantity as per overall enrichment of the whole; and availability of sustaining resources
∙ Dependence of each order is on all
previous orders
∙ Survival of Human Order is
dependent on all the three orders.
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Harmony in Nature
All orders have definite conduct – except human order without right understanding
In human being, the Body has a definite conduct
The Self (I) operating on assuming without knowing is the source of indefiniteness, problem
The solution is to ensure knowing
(understanding harmony)
Human beings inherently have a
natural acceptance to know,
to be in harmony
For this,
human education-sanskar
Is essential
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Sum Up
1. Physical order – soil, metals etc.
Nature = Collection of Units
2. Bio order – trees, plants etc. = 4 Orders
3. Animal order – animals, birds etc.
Relationship of mutual
4. Human order – human beings
fulfilment (harmony)
There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment (harmony) amongst these 4 orders. The first 3 orders are
mutually fulfilling for each other. They are fulfilling for human being also. It is naturally acceptable to
human beings to be fulfilling for all the orders
The role of human being is to realize this mutual fulfilment – For this, all that human beings need to do is:
1. To understand that mutual fulfilment (harmony) 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 provision in nature for living with mutual fulfilment (harmony)
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Self Reflection
Assignment for Today:
Mention any five programs each that you can make to ensure mutual fulfilment with the Nature:
▪ As an individual
▪ As an organization
▪ As a part of society
Additionally, you may like to watch the 2005 documentary
“An Inconvenient Truth”
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Self Reflection
1. What are your assumptions about nature? Is it for human enjoyment or does human being
have a role to play for harmony in nature?
2. In a typical day, how much time do you interact with physical order, bio order, animal order
and human order? What is that interaction (taking, giving, appreciating, fulfilling a
responsibility…)
3. How do you and your family contribute to / participate in maintaining the order (harmony) in
nature?
4. Can you see that units of the physical order, bio order and animal order have a definite
conduct? Can you see that if the conduct of a human being is in accordance with their natural
acceptance, then it will be definite (because the natural acceptance is definite)?
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Sum Up
1. Physical order – soil, metals etc.
Nature = Collection of Units
2. Bio order – trees, plants etc. = 4 Orders
3. Animal order – animals, birds etc.
Relationship of mutual
4. Human order – human beings
fulfilment (harmony)
There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment (harmony) amongst these 4 orders. The first 3 orders are
mutually fulfilling for each other. They are fulfilling for human being also. It is naturally acceptable to
human beings to be fulfilling for all the orders
The role of human being is to realize this mutual fulfilment – For this, all that human beings need to do is:
1. To understand that mutual fulfilment (harmony) 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 provision in nature for living with mutual fulfilment (harmony)
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Food for Human Being – Vegetarian, Non Vegetarian, Vegan…
Feeling of Responsibility toward the Body (feeling of self-regulation)
for Nurturing the Body – Naturally Acceptable [Definite, Continuous…]
Food, Choice of Food – Expression of the Feeling [Can have variety, not definite, depends on taste…]
1. Construction of my Body – Herbivorous, Carnivorous, Omnivorous?
2. Which order to take food from? Physical, Bio, Animal, Human? Natural Acceptance to take away the Body from any Self?
3. Sustainable?
20% of all life produced on land every year is harvested for human purposes
14-16 kg grain & 21,000 litres of water 1 kg meat
The world's cattle alone (not including other livestock) annually consume food grains enough for 8.7 billion people
Land use – 3¼ acres/person on meat diet vs 0.2 acres/person on veg diet
20% Amazon rain forest (the size of California) destroyed since 1970
80% of this land is used for cattle raising
By feeding grain to livestock, we lose 90% of the protein, 96% of the calories, 99% of its carbohydrates, and 100% of the fiber. Animal-based
diets are high in saturated fat, excessive protein and cholesterol, leading to heart disease and stroke (nearly 50% of all deaths in the US)
http://www.planetaryrenewal.org/ipr/vegetarian.html
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Climate Change 2021 Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9d-S7nr204
Temperature Rise of 1.07 degrees in last 60 years
Inevitable additional temperature rise of 1.5 - 2 degrees expected by 2040
Download Full UN Report on Climate Change
(almost 4000 pages, but it has an executive summary)
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/#FullReport
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