UNIVERSAL HUMAN
VALUES
RAJAN BANSAL
Problems at various levels
• HUMAN LEVEL
• RELATIONSHIPS
• NATURE
UNDERSTANDING VALUE
EDUCATION
The subject that deals with ‘what is of value’, or
‘what is valuable to a human being’ is called ‘value
education’.
NEED for VALUE
EDUCATION
• Correct identification of our aspirations
• Understanding universal human values to fulfil our aspirations in
continuity
• Complementarity of value and skill
• Evaluation of our beliefs
• Technology and human values
Basic Guidelines for Value
Education
• Universal
• Rational
• Natural and Verifiable
• All encompassing
• Leading to Harmony
Self Exploration
1. It is a process of dialogue between “what you are” and “what you really want to
be”.
2. It is a process of self-evolution through self-investigation.
3. It is a process of knowing oneself and through that, knowing the entire
existence.
4. It is a process of recognizing one’s relationship with every unit in existence and
fulfilling it.
5. It is a process of knowing human conduct, human character and living
accordingly.
6. It is a process of being in harmony in oneself and in harmony with entire
existence.
7. It is a process of identifying our Innateness (Swatva) and moving towards Self
organization (Swatantratã) and Self-expression (Swarãjya).
Self Exploration
Content of Self exploration:
Desire- What is my basic aspiration?
Program – What is the process to fulfill basic aspiration?
Process of Self Exploration
• Whatever stated is just a “proposal”.
• Don’t start by assuming it to be “true” or “false”.
• Verify it on your own right.
• Don’t just accept it or reject it
- On the basis of “scriptures”
- On the basis of “instrument”
- On the basis of “others”
Process of Self Exploration
• Firstly verify the proposal on the basis of “Natural Acceptance.”
• Secondly, live accordingly to the proposal to verify it experientially.
Process of Self Exploration
Natural Acceptance-
• Natural acceptance does not change with time
• It does not depend on place
• It does not depend on our beliefs or past conditionings.
• The natural acceptance is constantly ‘there’, something we can refer to.
• Natural acceptance is same for all of us, it is part and parcel of every human
being.
Process of Self Exploration
What is the state today?
• Neither we are verifying our assumptions/ proposals put to us in
the basis of our natural acceptance.
• Nor we are verifying what we think we know, in our living!
Process of Self Exploration
What is the way out?
Realization and understanding.
Process of Self Exploration
The answers we get on having realization and understanding are:
Assuring: “I am assured of the answer or understanding in myself.
Satisfying: I am satisfied that the answers are fulfilling for me.
Universal: I know that the answers I have got are the same for everyone.