The Basic human aspirations and their fulfillment through Right

understanding and Resolution

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 Introduction to Universal Human Values:Need for Value Education
All human beings aspire for a happy, fulfilling life. For a human being, there are two important
questions pertaining to this:
 What is our aspiration? (What to do?)
 How to fulfil our aspiration? (How to do?)
The purpose of education is to facilitate the development of clarity on the aspiration and adequate
competence to actualize it. it also helps to remove our confusions and contradictions. In that sense,
VE addresses the issues related to what to do?
It is also necessary to learn the skills to actualize our aspirations. This is the skill domain. The subject
which enables us to learn the skills is called ‘Skill Development’ (SD). It enables us to learn the
science, technology, management and other skills for fulfilling our aspiration. In that sense, SD
addresses the issues related to ‘how to do?’.

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 Basic Requirements for Fulfilment of Human Aspirations:
Basic Requirement when we try to find out if we have fulfilled our basic aspiration, it is not always
so affirmative.
There is quite a gap between our basic aspiration and our state of being.
When we reflect on all the effort we are making, we can easily see that we are generally working
for accumulation of physical facility!
The basic problem is that we have assumed that ‘happiness and prosperity will automatically
come when we have enough physical facilities. This is something we need to explore in our own
life. Where are we putting in our effort?
If continuity of happiness and prosperity is not achieved by just accumulating physical facility
then what else is essential to do?
Let’s try to find out by asking this question to ourselves:
 Is the unhappiness in my family?
More due to lack of physical facility
or More due to lack of fulfilment in relationship?

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When you explore into it, you will find that the major reason for the unhappiness in the family is
the lack of fulfilment in relationship and not just the lack of physical facility.
Now to look at the investment of your effort, find out:
How much time and effort you are investing for physical facility, and
How much time and effort you are investing for fulfilment in relationship?
Generally, most of the time and effort is being invested for physical facility, assuming that everything
is going to be fine when there is enough physical facility, and there will be no unhappiness in the
family.
The problems are more due to lack of fulfilment in relationship, and we are investing major part of
our time and effort for physical facility.
For human being physical facility is necessary, but relationship is also necessary.
In fact, by seeing this, we can understand the difference between animals and human beings.
Physical facility is necessary for animals as well as for human beings. For animals, it is necessary as
well as adequate.

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But when it comes to human beings, that is not the case – physical facility is a necessity, but physical
facility alone is not going to suffice(Sufficient) for the fulfilment of human being.
When a human being has lack of physical facility, (s)he becomes uncomfortable and unhappy. Once
(s)he gets the physical facility, (s)he forgets about it and starts thinking about many other things.
So, we can conclude that physical facility is necessary for animals; it is necessary for human beings
also. However:
 For animals, physical facility is necessary as well as adequate.
 For human beings, physical facility is necessary, but physical facility alone is not adequate.
If we investigate into the priority among these, we can see that
Right understanding is the first priority,
fulfilment in relationship with human being is the second priority and
Ensuring physical facility with rest of nature is the third priority.

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Right Understanding, Relationship and Physical Facility
Human being wants to live with continuous happiness and prosperity and this is possible by ensuring
right understanding, fulfilment in relationship and physical facility in the correct priority. This is living
with ‘human consciousness’.
On the other hand, if one is living for physical facility alone, and not ensuring right understanding and
right feeling in relationship, s(he) feels unhappy and makes others unhappy too. This is one outcome.
The other outcome is that if the right understanding is missing, one is not able to identify the need for
physical facility. Now, if we are not able to identify our need for physical facility then regardless of how
much physical facility we accumulate, we never feel that we have enough. We keep wanting more. This
feeling of not having enough is the feeling of deprivation. As a result, one is deprived, exploiting and
depriving others

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In relationship, what is generally happening today is something like this:
Every time when there is fight, we want to resolve it. We start the next day with the
thought that we don’t want to fight today; but a fight takes place again (sometimes by the
end of the same day).
Does this happen with you, with your brother, sister, father, mother, spouse, children, with
your friends, co-workers, etc.? Getting irritated, angry, not speaking for days, dragging each
other to court, divorces, etc. are indicators of the situation in relationship.
For ensuring fulfilment in relationship, it is necessary to have right understanding about
relationship.
From the preceding discussion, it may be concluded that for fulfilment of human being–
Physical facility
Relationship and
Right understanding – all three are necessary.
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Development of Human Consciousness:
We can clearly envisage holistic development as the transformation of consciousness –to human
consciousness. Of course, it will necessitate working on all three – right understanding, fulfilment in
relationship as well as physical facility; and in that order of priority

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Role of Education-Sanskar (Enabling the Transformation to Human Consciousness)
The role of education is essentially to facilitate holistic development, i.e. the individual transformation to
human consciousness as well as the societal transformation to a humane society. For this, the education-
sanskar has to ensure:
1. Right understanding in every child,
2. The capacity to live in relationship with other human beings, and
3. The capacity to identify the need for physical facility, the skills and practice for sustainable production
of more than what is required, leading to the feeling of prosperity.
Education is developing the right understanding (holistic perspective).
Sanskar is the commitment, preparation and practice of living with right understanding. The preparation
includes learning appropriate skills and technology.

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Human aspirations are fundamental desires or goals that individuals seek to fulfill in various aspects of
their lives. These aspirations often extend across physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions.
Understanding and resolving these aspirations involve a process of introspection, awareness, and taking
appropriate actions to achieve a sense of fulfillment.
Here are some basic human aspirations and how they can be fulfilled through right understanding and
resolution:
Physical Well-being:
Aspiration: Good health and a comfortable life.
Fulfillment: Right understanding involves adopting a healthy lifestyle, balanced diet, regular exercise,
and proper rest. Resolving to prioritize physical well-being contributes to overall health and happiness.
Emotional Satisfaction:
Aspiration: Emotional well-being, happiness, and contentment.
Fulfillment: Right understanding entails recognizing and managing emotions effectively. Resolution
involves developing emotional intelligence, fostering positive relationships, and engaging in activities
that bring joy and fulfillment.

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Intellectual Growth:
Aspiration: Continuous learning and intellectual stimulation.
Fulfillment: Right understanding includes a commitment to lifelong learning, exploring new ideas, and
seeking knowledge. Resolution involves setting intellectual goals, pursuing education, and staying
curious about the world.
Social Connection:
Aspiration: Meaningful relationships, love, and a sense of belonging.
Fulfillment: Right understanding encompasses the importance of relationships in one's life. Resolution
involves investing time and effort in building and maintaining connections, empathizing with others,
and contributing positively to social communities.
Purpose and Meaning:
Aspiration: Finding purpose and meaning in life.
Fulfillment: Right understanding involves reflecting on personal values and beliefs. Resolution
includes setting meaningful goals, aligning actions with values, and contributing to something larger
than oneself, whether through work, relationships, or community service.

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 Spiritual Fulfillment:
Aspiration: Connection with a higher purpose or spiritual dimension.
Fulfillment: Right understanding encompasses exploring one's spirituality, whether through organized
religion, personal beliefs, or mindfulness practices. Resolution involves nurturing a sense of inner
peace, gratitude, and connection with the transcendent.
Material Comfort:
Aspiration: Financial stability and a comfortable standard of living.
Fulfillment: Right understanding involves responsible financial management and a balanced approach
to material pursuits. Resolution includes setting realistic financial goals, budgeting wisely, and
maintaining a healthy perspective on material possessions.
In summary, understanding and resolving human aspirations involve aligning one's thoughts, actions, and
choices with values that lead to a holistic and fulfilling life. This process requires self-awareness,
continuous growth, and a commitment to making choices that contribute to personal well-being and the
well-being of others.

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