The document discusses the importance of moral and ethical values in life. It argues that practicing values like truth, righteousness, non-violence and love can help lead to freedom, peace, equality and fulfillment, while a lack of values is associated with issues like inequality, corruption and crime. It provides examples of positive values like commitment, honesty and humility that people should adopt to improve their character and quality of life. The document encourages living according to values like treating others well and doing one's duties to find greater happiness.

1. MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES OF LIFE PROF. V. VISWANADHAM

2. ? WHY HUMAN VALUES ? VALUES ? WHY VALUES ?

3. ARE YOU HAPPY ? ARE OTHERS HAPPY WITH YOU ? DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY ? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY ?

4. 1. WHERE ARE WE NOW? 2. WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO ? 3. HOW WILL WE GET THERE ? WAKE UP ! TAKE UP ! MAKE UP ! COME UP ! WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL, OR AN INSTITUTION, OR A NATION . . .

5. ETHICS ETHICS ARE MORAL BELIEFS AND RULES ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG THAT INFLUENCES THE BEHAVIOUR, ATTITUDES AND PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE MORALS MORALS ARE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES BASED ON WHAT A PERSON OR SOCIETY BELIEVES ARE THE RIGHT, PROPER, OR ACCEPTABLE WAYS OF BEHAVING

6. VALUES Values of a person or group are the moral principles & beliefs that they think are important in life & that they tend to live their lives by such values as guiding principles

7. DHARMA DOING DUTIES & DISCHARGING RESPONSIBILITIES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER ENTITLES YOU TO YOUR RIGHTS DHARMA FOR SOCIAL STABILITY SOCIETAL STRENGTH & HUMAN WELFARE TRUTH "IN ACTION" IS DHARMA Aacharinchabadina Satyame Dharmamauthundi

8. 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 . . . HAS LACK OF CONCERN FOR VALUES ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE STATE OF AFFAIRS ?

9. VALUES VARIETY VICES VIOLENCE VIOLATIONS VULGARITY VULNERABILITY VACUUM

10. VALUES POSITIVE ~ LEAD US TOWARDS FREEDOM, PEACE, PROGRESS, JOY, EQUALITY, FULFILMENT, ETC. ~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING NEGATIVE ~ LEAD US TOWARDS BONDAGE, CONFLICT, SORROW, FRUSTATION, VICES, VULGARITY, VACUUM, ETC. ~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING & DEGRADING

11. 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 ?

12. 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 ?

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

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

15. HAS QUALITY ANYTHING TO DO WITH VALUES ?

16. POLITICS PRINCIPLES SCIENCE HUMANITY COMMERCE MORALITY WEALTH WORK WORSHIP COMPASSION EDUCATION CHARACTER

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

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

19. WHAT IS THE CAUSE ? WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE ? CAUSAL CONNCTION

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

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

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

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

24. JUST THINK . . . 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 ?

25. DEVELOP & PRACTICE VALUES

28. DO WHAT YOU LOVE OR LOVE WHAT YOU DO YOU BECOME MOTIVATED WHEN YOU ADOPT "WORK IS WORSHIP" ATTITUDE

29. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ADOPT "WORK IS WORSHIP" ATTITUDE ? Q U A L I T Y GETS IMPROVED P R O D U C T I V I T Y GETS ENHANCED W A S T A G E GETS REDUCED

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

31. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THESE T + W + A ~ C ? WITH WHAT CONSEQUENCES ?

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

33. IN UNDERSTANDING LOVE – THE MOST BASIC HUMAN VALUE IN SPEECH IN ACTION IN THOUGHT IN UNDERSTANDING TRUTH RIGHTEOUSNESS PEACE NON- VIOLENCE

34. 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 TO FIND G O D

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

36. HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS PRESENTATION. DO YOU FEEL MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING ? PUT SOMETHING INTO PRACTICE, FROM TO-DAY. THANKS A LOT, FOR THE PATIENT LISTENING. PROF. V. VISWANADHAM. [ 040 – 2722 3383 ]