This presentation was used at a seminar on Indian Values, at a monthly meeting of the family members of Lions Club Swarnadham.

1. PROF. V. VISWANADHAM Indian Values

3. Who are we ? Why are we hear ?

4. Sarve Janah: Sukino Bhavanthu Lokha Samastha Sukino Bhavanthu

5. tat tvam asi YOU ARE THAT

6. Dharma Morality Ethics Individual Responsibility Social Responsibility Laws of the Land Profession Ahimsa (non-violence) The Law of Dharma “ Don’t do to others what you don’t want to be done to you.”

10. PURUSHARTHAS & ASHRAMAS DHARMA ARTHA KAMA MOKSHA BRAHMACHARYA GRUHASTHA VANAPRASTHA SANYASA 4

11. Progress of Human thought Towards Dharma 1. Dependent 2. (Independent) Individual 3. Family 4. Community 5. Nation 6. Humanity 8. Universe 7. Truth

12. V A L U E S

13. ? Your Values influence your behaviour Do you agree ?

14. ? Your behaviour influences your actions Do you agree ?

15. ? Your Habits reveal your behaviour Do you agree ?

16. ? What is the link between values, behaviour, actions and habits ? Do you see !

17. ? Habits Create Values ? or Values Create Habits ? What do you feel ?

18. ? WHY VALUES ARE NEEDED FOR LIFE ? VALUES ? WHY VALUES ? WHAT IS LIFE ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE ? WHAT ARE HUMAN VALUES ?

19. ????? ARE VALUES DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT FIELDS ? Why there is general indifference towards VALUES?

20. ARE THESE VALUES ETERNAL ? OR, ARE THEY SUBJECT TO CHANGE , WITH CHANGING TIMES ? . . . . as in the case of fashions ? ARE THESE VALUES UNIVERSAL ? [ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~ IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION, CASTE, CREED, AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ? ]

21. HAS LACK OF CONCERN FOR VALUES ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE STATE OF AFFAIRS ? THE INEQUALITY, THE INEFFICIENCY, THE INDIFFERENCE, THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . . THE GROWING POVERTY, THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION, CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY, EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION, ~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT, BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION, DECREASING STANDARDS, DECLINING VALUES, WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES, GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . .

22. VALUES ARE NEEDED FOR PEACE, HEALTH, PROSPERITY & HAPPINESS ~ for you and also for everyone else

23. VARIETY VALUES VICES VULGARITY VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VACUUM

24. IN GOD’S CREATION, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE 84 LAKHS OF SPECIES ~ WITH HUMAN LIFE TOPPING THE LIST. THE HUMAN BEING IS BLESSED WITH A MIND – THE THINKING FACULTY, & “ VIVEKA” – THE FACULTY OF DISCRIMINATION.

25. “ EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON, ~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME FOR EACH OTHER; PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME FOR THEIR CHILDREN; - AND IN THE HOME BEGINS THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD” MOTHER THERESA

26. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE RIGHTLY, THINK RIGHTLY AND ACT RIGHTLY MAHATMA GANDHI

27. A LONG WAY TO GO TO PRACTICE THE VALUES WE ALL KNOW & ARE HAPPY AND EAGER TO PREACH THE POINT IS. . . HOW SINCERELY WE FOLLOW THE VALUES WE KNOW

28. INDIA IS AMONGST THE MOST CORRUPT NATIONS ARE YOU PROUD ? ?????

29. A TRAGEDY MUST NOT BREAK US BUT ONLY STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE TO FIGHT EVEN HARDER A P J ABDUL KALAM

30. ARE HUMAN VALUES NECESSARY FOR A HAPPY LIFE ? WHAT IS LIFE ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE ?

31. PEOPLE ARE NOT HESITATING . . . TO TELL LIES TO CHEAT TO DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY TO THINK OF UNFAIR THINGS TO COMMIT A CRIME TO COMMIT SINS TO REMAIN A SILENT SPECTATOR TO BE EVEN A PARTNER IN THE CRIME DO YOU NEED VALUES OR NOT ?

32. WE ALWAYS WANT ALL OTHERS TO FOLLOW VALUES, TO BE FAIR AND JUST, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OWN SELF FOLLWOING VALUES . . . ARE WE FOLLOWING UNHESITATINGLY THE VALUES WE PREACH ? Why don't we walk our talk ? WHY THESE DOUBLE STANDARDS ? IS THIS NOT PURE SELFISHNESS ? IS THERE A SOLUTION ? AT LEAST, AN EXPLANATION ?

33. DESIRE FOR MORE AND MORE OF . . . GOOD THINGS ? OR BAD THINGS ?

34. HAS CHARACTER ANYTHING TO DO WITH VALUES ? C = R RESPONSES RESPONSIBILITIES RELATIONSHIPS P

35. HAS QUALITY ANYTHING TO DO WITH VALUES ?

36. POLITICS PRINCIPLES SCIENCE HUMANITY COMMERCE MORALITY WEALTH WORK WORSHIP COMPASSION PLEASURE CONSCIENCE EDUCATION CHARACTER 7 WITH OR WITHOUT

37. Satyam vada; Dharmam cara; … Satyanna pramaditavyam; Dharmanna pramaditavyam; Kusshalanna pramaditavyam; Bhutyai na pramaditavyam; Swadhyayapracvacanabhyam na pramaditavyam. Tell the Truth; Act according to the instructions of the Scriptures; Never deviate from Truth; Never deviate from Dharma; Don’t neglect taking necessary steps for self-defence; Don’t be negligent where your own interests are at stake; Don’t neglect reading the scriptures and teaching them to others. From Taittiriya Upanisad – Chapter 11

38. Learn to Distinguish

39. GOOD / BAD ? ? WHAT IS JUST / UNJUST ? S I N DHARMA / ADHARMA ? LOVE / HATE ? RIGHT / WRONG ? TRUTH / UNTRUTH ?

40. WHAT IS THE REWARD FOR DEVELOPING AND PRACTICING VALUES ? HEAVEN AND HELL IS FAITH IN GOD NECCESSARY FOR PRACTICING VALUES ?

41. IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED ? IS IT SELFISH ? THINKING MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE WHAT DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE SAY ?

42. DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WANT OTHERS TO DO UNTO YOU IS NOT THIS VERY FAIR ? CAN YOU IMPROVE UPON THIS ?

43. C O N T R O L DESIRES SELFISHNESS DOUBLE STANDARDS WEAKNESSES

44. WHETHER WHAT WE ARE THINKING, SAYING, DOING & ACHIEVING WILL MAKE OUR MOTHER, FATHER & TEACHER FEEL PROUD OF US ? WILL MAKE OUR GOD FEEL PROUD OF US ?

45. VALUES HAVE THEIR ROOT IN LOVE

47. LOVE FOR GOD FEAR OF SIN S O C I A L M O R A L I T Y

49. " BE GOOD AND DO GOOD " GET INSPIRED - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

50. IN UNDERSTANDING LOVE – THE MOST BASIC HUMAN VALUE IN SPEECH IN ACTION IN THOUGHT IN UNDERSTANDING TRUTH RIGHTEOUSNESS PEACE NON- VIOLENCE WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART

51. S T A R T THE DAY WITH L O V E S P E N D THE DAY WITH L O V E FILL THE DAY WITH L O V E END THE DAY WITH L O V E ~ THAT IS THE WAY

52. DO YOU FEEL THAT EVERY ONE OF US SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT VALUES IN OUR LIVES ? THAT IS THE WAY TO BECOME HAPPIER

53. Help ever Hurt never

56. H A B I T S

57. ? What is the link between Values and Habits ?

58. Creates and develops FORCE OF HABIT WHY WE DO, WHAT WE DO THE WAY WE DO IT ?

59. EASY TO ACQUIRE DIFFICULT TO STOP HABITS

60. HABITS REVEAL / REFLECT OUR CHARACTER OUR PERSONALITY

61. HABITS HAVE THE POWER TO ATTRACT / REPEL PEOPLE THINGS CIRCUMSTANCES

62. ABILITIES [ By Birth or Acquired ] Combined with adequate PRACTICE Develop YOUR SKILLS As well as Your HABITS

63. GOOD HABITS, are very essential for SUCCESS in LIFE.

64. Foundation of GOOD HABITS forms the basis for developing competence & strengthening of positive attitudes that together contribute to SUCCESS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

65. NEVER NEVER NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF GOOD HABITS

66. GOOD HABITS GOOD WORK HABITS GOOD LIFE HABITS GOOD HABITS

67. W. A. T. C. H. W = WORDS A = ACTIONS T = THOUGHTS C = CHARACTER H = HEAD & HEART

68. DEVELOP & PRACTICE GOOD VALUES & GOOD HABITS

69. VALUES lead to GOOD HABITS > LEAD TO GOOD LIFE Lead a Good Life With best wishes and thanks for a patient listening.

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