Nature

Unit 4
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 Animal Order

Order Animals, Birds
Soil, Metal

Human Order
Human Being

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment
Between Physical Order and Bio Order
Interconnected, Interdependent

Mutual Fulfillment Bio Order

1. Cyclic Plants, Trees

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 Animal Order

Order Animals, Birds
Soil, Metal

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Relationship of Mutual Fulfillment
Physical Order, Bio Order and Animal Order are enriching for Human Order, but Human Order
(without right understanding) is not fulfilling for any of the 4 orders
Human beings have
natural acceptance Bio Order
to be mutually fulfilling Plants, Trees

Physical Animal Order

Order Animals, Birds
Soil, Metal
√
?
√? √?
Human Order
Human Being

Once human beings understand,

they can be fulfilling for all four orders

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Some of the indicators of human activity that is disturbing the harmony in
nature are:

• Atmospheric CO2 level, that was stable at 250-350PPM in the last few thousand
years, has increased tremendously in the last hundred years.

• The drying up of rivers, lakes and underground aquifers.

• Rapid melting of polar and glacial ice and potential of rising sea levels.
• Depletion of forest cover.

• Farmland being taken up for human habitation / industrialisation.

• Rapid species loss and sharp reduction in bio-diversity.

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Present-day Problems are largely due to Lack of Understanding
Resource Depletion – The resource is used at a rate which 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---Dependency
 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 Human
Order

 Survival of Human Order is

dependent on all the three orders. Animal Order

Plant Order

Physical Order

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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

Human
(understanding harmony) Order

Human beings inherently have a Animal Order

natural acceptance to know,
to be in harmony
Plant Order
For this,
human education-sanskar
Is essential Physical Order

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Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders
The presence of Self (I) is To understand the other three orders, right understanding of the
indicated by Human Order is required,
otherwise over-evaluation, under-evaluation or otherwise-
1. the presence evaluation of the other orders keeps taking place.
of the activity of Assuming
Recognizing, Fulfilling
2. Developed part of the Body that
can communicate with the Self – Bio Order
Brain Plants, Trees

Assuming,
3. Can take signals from HB Recognizing, Fulfilling
Recognizing, Fulfilling

Physical Animal Order

Self (I) +
Order Animals, Birds Body
Soil, Metal

Human Order
Human Being Assuming,
Recognizing, Fulfilling
Self (I) + Body Potential for Knowing
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Self-regulation in Nature
There is self-regulation in nature. It does not need to be regulated by human being
to be in harmony.

Even now, we can observe that water evaporates from the sea, clouds form,
they are dispersed far and wide over the surface of the Earth, there is rain,
streams, over-ground rivers, under-ground aquifers… all participating in a
water cycle. Year after year definite seasons can be observed, the distribution
of water can be observed. Does it need any human intervention? We can
see this cyclic and mutually enriching process is self-regulated by way of
nature.

In a forest, the proportion of soil, plants and animals of various species is

self-regulated. It never happens that the lions eat up all the deer or the deer
eat up all the grasses or that the plants grow to the extent that there is no
space for deer or that there is lack of soil for new plants and so on.
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Details of the Four Orders

ORDERS UNITS ACTIVITY

Physical Soil, Metal Formation-Deformation

Bio Plants, Trees Formation-Deformation

+ Respiration
Animal Animals, Birds Formation-Deformation + Respiration in Body
Selecting-Tasting in I

Human Human Beings Formation-Deformation + Respiration in Body

in Body

Imaging, Analysing-Comparing,
Selecting-Tasting in I

Potential for Understanding in I

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Activity in the Four Orders
Each order is characterised by certain activities.
The units of the physical
order are characterised by the activity of formation and deformation.
For
example, if a piece of iron is left exposed to the air, you may notice that after a period of time it gets
rusted. What is happening here? The iron gets converted into iron oxide in the presence of oxygen and
moisture. Thus, iron oxide was formed and iron, oxygen and water were deformed

The bio order is characterised by the activity of respiration. The activity of formation and deformation is
taking place in both physical order and the bio order, but the activity of respiration is specific to the bio
order as compared to physical order.

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Activity in the Four Orders

The animal order is a co-existence of the Self and the Body.

What is the indication of the presence of the Self in animals or birds
The activity of assuming is the basic indication that a Self is associated with that Body. The response
changes with a change in its assumption.
The activity of selecting and tasting is prominent in the Self associated with an animal body. Animals
select specific food and shelter that are conducive to their body. If we observe a cow, we can see that
it eats only those varieties of grasses which are nurturing for its body. Since the cow is herbivorous, it
does not select meat. Similarly, if you provide food to a cow, it comes to you; but if you beat it with a
stick, it moves away from you. We can see that a lion, being a carnivorous animal, selects fresh meat
or flesh which is nurturing for its body. The recognition of what to eat is based on taste and these
selections are essentially to keep the Body in good health

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Details of the Four Orders

ORDERS UNITS ACTIVITY INNATENESS

(Self-organisation)
Physical Soil, Metal Formation-Deformation Existence

Bio Plants, Trees "-“ + Respiration Existence + Growth

Animal Animals, "-“, " in Body Existence + Growth“ in Body

Birds Selecting-Tasting in I Will to live in I

Human Human "-“, " in Body Existence + Growth“ in Body

Beings Imaging,
Analysing-Comparing, Will to live with continuous
Selecting-Tasting in I happiness in I
Right Feeling
Potential for Understanding Right Understanding
in I
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innateness

Innateness is the definite self-organisation of a unit. By virtue of its definite self-

organisation, the unit exhibits a definite conduct/property.

A unit and its innateness are inseparable. Each order has a definite innateness which is the

distinguishing property of that order.

In other words, every unit is bound to have the innateness specific to the order that it belongs to.

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innateness
The innateness of the physical order is ‘existence’. This means that it exists – exists in a definite order.
It exists and continues to exist.
At most, it is converted into another unit of the physical or bio order, but it does not get destroyed.
Every unit of the physical order has this innateness – it exists in a definite order with a definite conduct.
(WATER), AIR

Now let us see the innateness of units of the bio order. A plant has the Innateness (self-organisation) of existence
as well as growth.
Thus, a plant exists as a plant and it also grows.
A mango tree that is 1 kg now may become 10 kg after one year – it will continue to be a mango tree and it will
grow. Any unit of the bio-order, like a plant, a tree, an animal body and a human body, all of them exhibit their
innateness to exist and to grow.
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innateness
When we look at the animal order, we can observe the Self and the Body
separately because a unit of the animal order is the co-existence of both Self and Body. The animal body has
the innateness of existence and growth just like plants and trees.
The Self of the animal has an innate will to live. The Self of every animal and bird, every unit of the animal
order has a will to live – it wants to live. That is its innateness.
We can observe that animals and birds nurture and protect their body.

They search for food that is conducive for their body. They try to find a conducive
environment to live. They make all effort to fulfil their will to live. They move away from
other animals, birds and even people where
their will to live is in DANGER .

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Details of the Four Orders

ORDERS UNITS ACTIVITY INNATENESS INHERITANCE

(Self-organisation)
Physical Soil, Formation- Existence Constitution based
Metal Deformation
Bio Plants, "-“ + Respiration " + Growth Seed based
Trees
Animal Animals, "-“, " in Body ", " in Body Breed based
Birds Selecting-Tasting in I Will to live in I

Human Human "-“, " in Body ", " in Body Education-Sanskar

Beings Imaging, Will to live with based
Analysing- continuous happiness
Comparing, in I
Selecting-Tasting in I Right Feeling

Potential for Right Understanding

Understanding in I
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INHERITANCE

What about the human being, the human order? How is the
conduct of a human being maintained? Is it based on the breed, like animals?
If the father is a vegetarian, will the child necessarily be vegetarian? If the mother is wise,
will the child also be wise by default? Not necessarily!

We can see that the Body of the child has similar features as the parents. If the mother is tall
and dark, the child may also be tall and dark. If the father has curly hair, the child may also
have curly hair. The Body of the child is based on the breed, but the conduct is not; so, what
decides the conduct of a human being, if it is not based on the breed? This is what we can
explore further.
The conduct of a human being is ensured by way of education and sanskar.
A human being given human education and sanskar will live with definite, human conduct.
On the other hand, inhuman education and sanskar gives rise to indefinite, unhuman
conduct.
We can conclude that the inheritance of the human order is education-sanskar.

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Role of Education-Sanskar

ORDERS UNITS ACTIVITY INNATENESS NATURAL INHERITANCE

CHARACTERISTIC
(Self-organisation) (Participation)
Physical Soil, Formation- Existence Composition- Constitution
Metal Deformation Decomposition based

Pranic Plants, "-“ + Respiration " + Growth " + Nurture-Worsen Seed based
Trees

Animal Animals, "-“, " in Body ", " in Body ", " in Body Breed based
Birds Will to live in I Cruelty, Non-cruelty in
Selecting/Tasting in I
I
Human Human "-“, " in Body ", " in Body ", " in Body Education-
Beings Imaging, Analysing, Will to live with Sanskar based
Selecting/Tasting in continuous
I happiness in I Perseverance, Bravity,
Potential for Generosity in I
Understanding in I Next Generation
Human
Right Feeling & Thought Education-
Knowledge sanskar

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Natural Characteristic

Natural Characteristic of the Four Orders

Natural characteristic of a unit refers to its natural participation in the larger order. Larger
order means a larger unit of which this unit is a part of. Larger order for the cells of your
stomach may be the digestive system.

The larger order for the digestive system would be the human body order for the human body
may be the human being, the family and so on.

Units exhibit their natural characteristic only when they are self-organised, in accordance
with their innateness, i.e., when they are in harmony within.
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Natural characteristic- Physical and bio

The natural characteristic of the physical order is composition- decomposition.

Units of the physical order participate with units of the physical order or any of the other orders by way of
composition or decomposition.
Both composition and decomposition involve the activity of formation and deformation.
We had taken the example of iron rusting.

The bio order participates with the bio order in terms of nurturing or worsening the other.
It is easy to see that the apple fruit (a unit of the bio order) nurtures the human body (a unit of the bio order). The
belladonna plant (in sufficient quantity) worsens the human body.
The belladonna plant nurtures the Body of a goat. Like this, the units of the bio order participate by nurturing or
worsening other units of bio order.

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Natural characteristic – Animal

When it comes to the animal order, we have to see the natural characteristic
of both, the Body of the animal as well as the Self of the animal.

The Body is a unit of the bio order, so it participates like it is described above – it is in
terms of nurturing or worsening other units of bio order.

The Self of the animal participates by way of cruelty or non-cruelty with other units of
animal order. Animals like lions, tigers, hyenas, etc. Participate by way of cruelty. It means
they fulfil their needs by eating the Body of other animals.

Animals like cows and sheep participate with non-cruelty; they fulfil their needs without
force and violence. The natural characteristic of animal order is cruelty and non-cruelty.

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Natural characteristic- Human
The natural characteristic of the Self of the human being is perseverance, bravery,
generosity, kindness, beneficence and compassion. As we observed earlier, a human being
in harmony will exhibit this natural characteristic, i.e., if a human being is living with human
consciousness, it will exhibit this natural characteristic.

However, a human being who is not living in harmony, is not living with human
consciousness, will not be able to live by this natural characteristic. Rather it may tend to live
with wretchedness, cunningness and cruelty which are its assumed characteristics.

Basically, the assumption is that one can’t fulfil their needs themselves, so they resort to
beguiling others or to some form cruelty like domination, violence, etc. It may be noted that
cruelty is a natural characteristic of animal order, it is not so for the human order. In fact, it
becomes a serious problem in case of human order.

For example, the world today is spending a large percentage of resources for destructive
purposes. This is born out of the assumed feeling of cruelty.
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Natural Characteristic
Tendency of Human Living with Animal Consciousness
Wretchedness The feeling I can not take care of my body,
hence I resort to being dependent on the other

Cunningness The feeling I can not take care of my body,

hence I resort to beguiling the other

Cruelty The feeling I can not take care of my body,

hence I resort to forcefulness & violence

Natural Characteristic of Human Living with Human Consciousness

Perseverence Being assured that the all-encompassing solution is to
understand & to live in harmony at all 4 levels, I live with this commitment without any
perturbation

Bravery The commitment to help the other develop right understanding & to live accordingly

Generosity Readiness to invest oneself, one's body & physical facility to help the other
develop right understanding & to live accordingly
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Harmony in Existence

Existence = Exist + Essence

Whatever ↓ ↓
Exists is/to be harmony (mutual fulfillment)

Existence = Co- Existence = Units submerged in Space

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Harmony in Existence
Units are identified by its boundary, limitedness
They appear to be separate from each other, in isolation from each other;
So, when we focus on units only, we see the isolation, the separateness, dividedness.

Now, are they divided, isolated or are they related?

We have seen that they are related, then what is the basis of relationship?

To understand this, we have to understand the reality which remains undivided in the these
divided units- and that is Space,
So, we need to understand the Space also.

Existence = Co- Existence = Units submerged in Space

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Units are Limited in Size; Space is Unlimited
We can observe units all around – they are limited in size. A unit may be small or large,
but it is limited in size.
For example, a pencil is a unit which is small in size. A human being is also a unit but it
is relatively bigger in size. The Earth is much larger compared to human being, but
still limited in size.
The sun is even larger than the Earth, but again, it is limited in size. Thus, all the
units, small or big, are limited in size. They have a definite shape and size.

Every unit is surrounded by space. It is the space around the unit, because of which the
boundary of a unit is determined. We recognise the boundary of a unit along the place
where the unit ends and only space exists.
Now coming to space, it is unlimited. It is spread all around. It is all-pervading. There is
no limited size of space. We are not able to see its boundary.

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Units are Activity, they are Active; Space is “No-Activity”

Every unit is an activity and it is active. In itself, one or the other kind of activity is always
taking place in the unit. Further, the unit is interacting with other units, i.e., it is active in
relation to other units.

For example, look at your body. Can you see some of the activities going

on in your body? Of course, yes. Respiration, digestion and pulsation are some common
examples of activities happening in the Body. All these activities together define your Body.

Further you can see that your Body is active – it interacts with other units. For instance, your
Body may be used in the activity of cooking food, ploughing a field, carrying loads and so on.
In this way, your Body is active.

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Harmony in Existence vfLrRo esa O;oLFkk
Existence = CO-EXISTENCE

Units Submerged in Space Ever Present

Limited in Size Unlimited

(All Pervading)
Activity, Active No Activity
1. Energised in Space

2. Self organised in Space

3. Recognises it's relationship,

Fulfills its relationship with every other Unit in Space

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Understanding Submergence
Where are units – are they inside space or outside space? Tricky question, isn’t it? Units are
in space – they are submerged in space.

When we say, units are submerged in the space, it means units are in space, they are
inseparable from space. Where a unit is, space is also there.

No matter where a unit is, or it is moved from one place to the other, it is always in space.

There is no way a unit can be taken out of the space or Harmony in Existence –
Understanding Co-existence at Various Levels
separated from the space. Existence is co-existence.
Submergence implies three things:
1. Units are energised in space
2. Units are self-organised in space
3. Units recognize their relationship and fulfil it with every other unit in
Space
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1. Units are Energised in Space
Being in co-existence with space, every unit is energised.

The Earth, for example, is in space. It is submerged in space. The Earth is an activity. It is rotating
around its own axis and revolving around the sun.

Ultimately, we find that the hydrogen atom is energised in co-existence with space. We can observe
any atom. The atom is in space. It is submerged in space. The sub-atomic particles rotate around
their own axis. Subatomic particles in the various orbits also revolve around the nucleus. These
and other such activities are going on in the atom. Where is the energy coming from? It is
energised being in co-existence with space.

Observe yourself. The activities of desire, thought and expectation in the Self are continuously going
on. Are these activities getting their energy from the Body? When the Body is sick, do these
activities slow down or stop? So, activities of the Self remain unaffected by the illness of the Body.

The activities of the Self are continuous and this continuity seems to be independent of the state of
the Body.
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2. Units are Self-organised in Space
Being in co-existence with space, every unit is self-organised. It is in a definite order. By being in
a definite order, it exhibits a definite conduct – that is how one can identify or recognise and
study that unit.

The atom has a definite conduct. Are we doing something for the sub-atomic particles to play
their roles
properly? Are we doing something for the atom’s organisation? The atom is self-organised being
in co-existence with space. It has a definite conduct.

The Earth is also self-organised. It revolves around its axis. It maintains a favourable
environment needed for plants, animals and human being to survive. Since it is self-organised,
is in order, all these and other things are happening on Earth. Had not it been self-organised,
we could not survive on the Earth.

The Earth is energised and self-organised being in co-existence with space.

Our body and all the parts of the Body are self-organised. Are we taking care of each and every
cell (which are billions in number) of our body?
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3. Units Recognize their Relationship and Fulfil it with Every
Other Unit in Space
 An atom is in co-existence with space. It is energised in space as many activities are going on in it.
These activities are self-organised, are in order and the atom exhibits a definite conduct. It recognizes
and fulfils its relationship with other atoms and forms molecules.
 Similarly, larger structures like planets are also exhibiting the same characteristic in space. The human
body is made up of a very large number of cells. All these cells are in space. They are energised in
space. A whole lot of activities are going on in each and every cell of the Body. These cells are self-
organised, are active in a well-defined manner and exhibit a definite conduct. They also recognize their
relationship with other cells forming tissues and organs; ultimately the human body. For example, our
eye is made up of very large number of cells. These cells recognize their relationship with each other
and fulfil that relationship. That is how we are able to see objects through the eyes. If you observe it
more closely, the cells are made up of large number of molecules and these molecules are made of
atoms. These atoms and molecules are also submerged in space – they are energised in space, self
organised in space and recognizing their relationship with other atoms and molecules in space.

 That is how molecular structures, cells, tissues, organs and ultimately the Body are formed. All these are
happening by virtue of this Submergence. It can be seen that the first three orders, the physical, bio and
animal orders, are already self-organised by way of nature. Only the human order has to complete the
process of self-organisation by its own effort, by realisation of this co-existence in existence and living in
co-existence.

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3.1.2. Knowledge of Existence

Existence Co-existence

Ever Present
Units Submerged in Space

Limited in Size Unlimited All Pervading

Activity, Active No Activity

Material Consciousness
Recognising, Knowing, Assuming,
Fulfilling Recognising, Fulfilling

Temporary Continuous Unbounded in Time & Space

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Role of Education-Sanskar

ORDERS UNITS ACTIVITY INNATENESS NATURAL INHERITANCE

CHARACTERISTIC
(Self-organisation) (Participation)
Physical Soil, Formation- Existence Composition- Constitution
Metal Deformation Decomposition based

Pranic Plants, "-“ + Respiration " + Growth " + Nurture-Worsen Seed based
Trees

Animal Animals, "-“, " in Body ", " in Body ", " in Body Breed based
Birds Will to live in I Cruelty, Non-cruelty in
Selecting/Tasting in I
I
Human Human "-“, " in Body ", " in Body ", " in Body Education-
Beings Imaging, Analysing, Will to live with Sanskar based
Selecting/Tasting in continuous
I happiness in I Perseverance, Bravity,
Potential for Generosity in I
Understanding in I Next Generation
Human
Right Feeling & Thought Education-
Knowledge sanskar

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 Existence
(= Co-existence = Units submerged in Space)

Units (Nature) Space (All-pervading)

Limited in size Unlimited
This is already in harmony
Activity, Active No activity
Self-organized
Energized
Recognises the relationship and fulfills

Material tM+ Consciousness (Self)

Temporary Continuous
Recognising, Fulfilling Knowing, Assuming, Recognising,
Fulfilling

Physical Order Bio Order

+
Animal Order
Atom Cell Only this part is remaining
+ And it has to happen in the
Molecule Plant
Human Order Self by the Self

Linear – Not Cyclic

Development
Molecular Structure Animal Body Right Understanding &
Right Feeling

Lump Fluid Human Body

No Development Definite Human Conduct

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 Existence
(= Co-existence = Units submerged in Space)

Units (Nature) Space (All-pervading)

Limited in size Unlimited
Activity, Active No activity
Self-organized
Energized
Universal
Recognises the relationship and fulfills Order

सार्वभौम
Material Consciousness (Self)

व्यर्स्था
Temporary Continuous
Recognising, Fulfilling Knowing, Assuming, + +
+
Recognising, Fulfilling
Animal Order
Human Order

Physical Order Bio Order

Linear – Not Cyclic

Atom Cell

Development
Molecule Plant

Molecular Structure Animal Body

Lump Fluid Human Body

No Development
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 Previous Year Question

1. Closely examine the four Orders in nature and their Participation , explain present state of participation of Human order -10
2. Describe the dependency of human being on rest of the three order.- 10 marks
3. Define harmony in nature and why it is important -10 marks
4. Illustrate natural characteristics of material order – 2 marks
5. Outline differences and similarities between animal and human order- 10 marks
6. What do you understand by the term innateness ,self organization, self expression. How they are related to each other -10
marks
7. Inheritance (conformance) of bio order and physical order – 2 marks
8. Explain Recyclability and self regulation in nature.- 10 marks
1. Explain the term submergence with reference to co- existence in existence.
2. Explain the concept of holistic perception of harmony in existence.
3. Differentiate between units and space. How are units self-organized in space?
4. Illustrate the expression of co- existence at the four level of living of human being.

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