2.

3 NATURAL ACCEPTANCE
Two mechanisms for self-exploration may be identified as:
• Natural Acceptance
• Experiential Validation

2.3.1. Natural Acceptance

This is the phenomenon that has become the core of happiness. The world around
us is so charming that we start imitating others blindly. Do not be in a hurry; do not
go out to imitate anybody else. This is the lesson we have to remember; imitation is
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not ciVilization We may deck ow~ves . . Natural acceptance implies
. lrnrtation is the sign of a1.vfuJ deg:ra dabon. ma man.d environment. I·t also refers
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unconditional and total acceptance of the self, peop e and truly commit ourselves
to the absence of any exception from others. On~ we yof i·nner harmony, tranquility
f l holistic sense ·
on the basis of natural acceptance. we ee a pt the good things naturally
· way to acce ·
and fulfillment. ActuaJly, natural acceptance 15 b . ·t. and in our own way absorb
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Learn everything that is good from others, but nng '

it; donot become others. . ti f natural acceptance

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We can easily verify proposa1s on e as
is of charactens cs 9
mentioned below· . . . .
· "th time It remains mvanant with
(a) ~atural acceptance does not change wa st and respect does not change
time. For example our natural acceptance for tru
with age. d 10
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(b) It does not depend on the place. Whatever we have accepte ' ur e,
1
·f we move from one pace to
at any time of our age, does not change, even 1
another one.
(c) It does not depend on our beliefs or past conditionings. No matter h?w
deep our belief or past conditioning is, as long as we ask ourselves ~he question
sincerely, as long as we refer deep within ourselves, the answer will always be
the same.
(d) This natural acceptance is 'constantly there', something we can refer
to. Natural acceptance is always there. Whatever we do, this natural acceptance
is within us, it is telling us what is right.
(e) Natural acceptance is the same for all of us: it is part and parcel of
every human being, it is part of humanness. Though each one of us may
have different likes and dislikes and means to live and to react etc. but if we
go deep in our mind the purpose of our work, behavior, efforts etc. are based
on common goals like need to be happy, need to be respected, need to get
prosperity. So our basic acceptance remains the same.
Purpose of Self-exploration: An individual is the entity of the universe. If we
are able to explore ourselves, we can explore the whole universe. An engineer earns a
good name or fame, he earns a good livelihood to sustain his family in this world. A
successful man is one who leads his life happily, and is social. Then what is the need
of this 'Self- exploration'? The answer to that question is innate happiness which can
be attained only through the process of self-exploration. May be possible, when we
are doing our self-exploration, in between we feel disturbed, still we continuously work
for peace and joy and inner -harmony. Thus, the purpose of self -exploration is to find
an answe: to these questions and many more. Self-exploration simply denotes the
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simple practice of closely examining, inspecting or scrutinizing our fundamental and
essential consciousness of our own being. Self-exploration is a process of investigating
your,inner self. It _is looking inside one's own self and focusing on yourself, your needs
and your future. .,
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It is you only who has to decide whether the proposal is good or bad by means
of verification at the level of natural acceptance and experiential validation. Natural
acceptance implies unconditional and total acceptance of the self. It helps us in
differentiating betw~en the right and the wrong. But on the other hand experiential
validation means experiences of an individual. Before accepting or rejecting a proposal
we must give adequate time to think over it and verify it with the help of natural
a~cepta~ce and experiential validation. It may be possible that the proposal may lead
t? unhappiness but later on change into happiness.
For exc1mple: I u_sed to go for a walk at night. Once, I read that morning walk is
more beneficial physically as well as mentally. I accepted it as a proposal and started
going for a walk in the morning. I obser~ed that the first week was difficult, I landed up
sleeping around.11-12 hours per day and felt dull. I~ the second week I started feeling
comfortable and active. In the third week I found that this habit energized me and I
felt healthy. This proposal was naturally acceptable to me and after the process of self
exploration made me realize that it was a good one. ·Process of self -exploration seems
lengthy but it builds up a strong foundation for one's life.

2.3.2. Experiential Validation

"You will know that it is an experiential ~alidation when it is sp~ntaneously
arising, i.e. uncontrived. Only you alone will know that. And when you have
the experiential validation, it shows through your actions, writings, thoughts,
speech, etc. If you seek experiential validation,flrstly we need to be sincere".
Ven. Master Hsuan Hua used to say, "If
your heart is sincere, there will be a
response"
Generally, we feel that Experiences of a
human being are subjective and we cannot
talk about them scientifically. We feel that
everybody's desires, thoughts, expectations,
imagination, feelings etc. are different so we
cannot have a common basis to talkabout them.
It is said that there is no objectivity in them and
it seems that there cannot be. Ultimately it leads
to the conclusions like everybody's preferences Fig. 2.14.
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are different, everybody,s desires,
. thoughts, exPectations are different, everybody's
. .
Truth is different and everybody is different. . h' h make their study
. . Ph 'cal al'ties
I in certam ways w IC .·
Expenences differ from ysi re db the experience i.e. the person
difficult or different. Experiences can only be observe y d by any other person by
f who is experiencing them. Experiences_ cannot_ be _ace:: Experiences are said to
II· any means other than the person who 1s expenencmg · b bl
be personal' and subjective. Physical re al'1bes
. on th e Other hand are o servaS e and .
verifiable through senses. Experiences
. cannot be observed through senses.
. ensory.
observations are relatively
· easier
· to observe an d va!"date
1 than Experiences.. This
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distinction doesn't make Experiences unobservable, they are just observed differently.
... · Like, observing a chair in front Of our eyes and obse_rving_ "willin~~~;" _to live With
'.
' ,, happiness" (or even "willingness to live", "willingness to hve with Tru~t , w11lmgness to
live with Respect") are' two different things. First is sensory, second is not. Second can
only be observed within us. It is not unobservable. The way we can make mistakes iri
observations through senses and in experimentation, the same way there is the possibility
of making mistakes in correctly identifying and recognizing our own Experiences. For
Ol<ample "willingness to live with happiness" is something which can only be obs<ifVed
within. One may be unaware of it till it is observed within, but when a person who has
experienced it draws other person's attention towards it and other pefSon pays attenticin
to it and realizes it within then it is validated for that person that it is true for him
well. This is what is called Experiential Validation.
as
Internal realities or Experiences are not completely subjective in nature. They are as
objective in nature as we feel Physical realities are. It is just the matter of practice that
we are not trained to introspect and self-reflect so we miss many of the internal realities
(Experiences) or are totally unaware of them.
Since these internal realities are not observable through senses th · b t·
. seem difficult.
might
attention
.
. .
towards
. them
ourselves if that is true.
and we can validate

Results in Experiential Validation may

not be instantaneous. The observation itself
by
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A person who has "seen" these rea!it·es by h' , Ife1r o serva
1
d
1mse can raw our
Concrete
Experience
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may take years to be correctly made. It also Active

depends on the "need" of the person who is E>oeomeo1a1100

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Renective
observing. Without "need", it is hard to make \ .
observations within. Strongerthe "need". th
. b 1s, e
more precise o servation can b d Abstract
also obse
. . ~ati on makes need stronger,e masoe,in and
this Conceptualization
way it 1s reinforcing in itself. Fig. 2.15.
 4.1 PROSPERITY
The word prosperity means the sum of three aspects - Health Wealth and Wisdom:.
~most all of us feel that wealth alone means Prosp~;ity " ; ;·
°'this
phenomenon on this non- existent or half fact. This is the state of enlightenmen_t !o~~rd? ..
Jl~~t):~!_life.c!n_d_hap_p~_s.9ci~!Y.. , · .. ------~ - - -- ~~--- - --- --- -
Nation in its totality represents different societies and societies represent different
families with individual people. So if we reverse this order we will find that individual .- -re, •

tP.~91?_1~ _!~e- b~ildtn~ bl~c~ f_?~ a~'la!i?n. ~f :V.e. ~-~~!__!o rp~k~r_1!1i?~ -~~?sperous,
,.~e Q?Y~- !? ]:(2.~qr:cf~ 1~a! l~~i !n.~i'!~-~bo nee~upport to-ge!_ prosperous .
.Otherwise we can never be ·a prosper0us country. The feeling of having or) making
available more than required physical facilities is prosperity. Almost all of us feel that
.

wealth alone means prosperity and try to explain this phenomenon on this nonexistent or
half fact. We are trying to achieve happiness and prosperity by maximizing accur1ulation
and consumption of physical facilities:·It. is becoming anti-ecologicq.l and anti-people,
and threatening human survival itself. t~r_P!9?R.~ri.:ty, ~o,Jhi.ngs_~e reql!ir~-
v-1". Identification of the required ·quantity of physical facilities, and
v-2-. ·Ensuring availability / production of more than required physical facilities.
I W~-C!:l_ll.P? p_r(??P~fO_!.!S_~nlY. i{ th~r~ i~ a limit tot~.n_gefl_for p~ys~lf~cilitjes. !ti!Jete
is no limit what~q_ey~~b~ _ay?i!a~i!itykf~eJipg__of pro3pe_!"i~JJ~~
_
.~:- - s~~~~dly: just assessin~ the need i~ not enough. We need.,.to be ab~_P!_QQ.lJCe. or
make available more than the perceived need. ~--"" ·- .. _.,. - -:---
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Skill
Business
Real Asset§
Finance/Banking
Save

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... Work

Fig. 4.1. Ladder to Prosperity

If we look at this diagram, we·can easily understand the process of prosperity.. !he
last individual has to be elevated in health, edu~n_, wisdoll)_
a~d-~~aitK'" wi·h~ve .to ..w;;k ha;cf tor~;ch the level of a .
j,;;;;p~ro~s natio~. Th~ direction is very dear. ·
· The ~~~~*>p_eQ Qctt~!1? are the live examples of prosperity.
They hav'? .\1/9!½~4. l.!c!r<J JQJ~rovid~ _h__e__altl], ~~dom.e_nd
for th°eir .citizens. Entire system has to work hard to attain
• r• "'._ •"" I - ,-.. - - - ..,

prosperity.

4.1·. i Road to Prosperous Life: Affirmations

Fig.4.2.
How~ver you ·define and see prosperity in your life's ,
visioq, these prosperity affirmations can assist you in standing strong oh the road t() a
prosperous life. · -
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of ~~Qc;! '_thj!)g_s_c!n,._d people. You need to be open to accept the JJ2.~
Life is full
gesture, [hgug~-~~cmc!J;4g~sEE!}~- This will ~~!RY~ ~ining ~r
~11~e_y~:>t.L,!fls!g_lrt_t(! ~y~r~Qm~..YP_t:1r.§h~rtcorning$. Ql}~~y~u ove_rcome that yo~ '-Yill-
defi~J!~l~ P[9flr~~s,.tq~a!4~ J?~O§P.~rity.
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1. One should _q~J!!:1~ the. I?.~!P.-9?~ ~J lif 9!}~ F~~§~!iOl:{~l~Lt.9~a_r~§. th_at.

2. Vfg_c__of) all Je~l) fyg_~ ~nt~ts,~np_Ie99_~r2 ~~h_q ~av~ ~ti~p.filh~~l!.-
. While it seems understandable enough to have an interest in their shared
.

· ~no~l~dge, are you open to advice and learning? You may think you have it
. all figured out, you: plan may be right for you, but much more can be learned
from th?se who are wiser-than us. Be open to learning a new way to go about
prospering. . .
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Desire

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Emotion ·. ·
Body Mind

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· ..tb~ _bjg~r_pL~~!~.: §~t LC?!l.9_t~! Q1.an4 ~h.9rtie..rm £._<?_Q!~i ?!~ ~ery Jr12p~rt~n!
!o,. . a~hi~.V?- The planning will never let you go wrong.
4 . I_rl}st i~Y.9.l!,__Y9~ _d~s_?~_v~ pr_o~~~iy..l~ls_~!titus}? ~!l! ~~ti1:_it~ly_b_!lng pE._02:!i!.Y.
in your life. Nothing will come in your way if you do not express genuine desire
-;;d-l~ngi~g for it. Prosperity will occur when you are ready to prosper and not
a moment sooner.
5. Now the mog_LI1}12.0rtant 2_q_i9t - _!il!le___!D9nageJ!!~nt~Understand everyone has
only 24 hrs in a day and 365 days in a year. This is up to you, how do you
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manage this.~ ~!fect!'!.~1!1~.!l]~Q.a~~l"D~D.! ~s A ml!_~tJ~ -.Manage your

time well or time will manage you without sympathy. Set a schedule and stick

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to that.
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1.4. FEELINGS (VALUES) IN RELAT10NSHIF1(Nw£ ·uNIVfR5~1l '7tJiµ;

1ne be1luty of life is in relationships. From the time of birth to death we femain trapped -
in a web of relationships . There are certain basic and important values in maintaining
relationships. These values (feelings) are the backbone of healthy ·and happy _family
relations. These feelings help us to attain harmony._Try to verify all the feelings on the basis
of our natural acceptance. Feelings; emotions, sentiments·aryd respect are important for
harmony in relationships. Values like trust, respect, affection, care,' guidance, reverence,
1 ' . \ ' '

glory, gratitude, love etc. are the core·of ?ill relations. These\,alues lead to elimination
, -- ' ·. ' '· \',1.

of total harmohy iri relationships on a long term basis.

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of friction and establishment/ . ' ' .

Values those are impqrtant In any relationship are;. ··;., .' . ,

·1. .Trust: Trust or vishwas is,the foundation~ 'v~IJ~j~ a relationship. '-'To be assured
that each human being inhere~t!Y' ~ants dneself a~d the other to be hap!)y
and prosperous." If we h_ave trust irf the/other, we are able to see the other ~s a'
relative and not as an adversary. . /
2. Respect: Respect means indi~idualiti"The sense of individuality is prime object.
This is the first basic step towards respect (sammana). Once we have realized_
that we are an individual then only we can see our _self difference from others.
In other words, r~spect means right' evaluation, to be evaluated as I am. ,,_
3. Affection: Affection is the feeling of being related to the other._Affection comes .
when I recognize that we both want to make each other happy and both of us
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4. Care: The feeling of care is the feeling to nurture and protect the ~ody of oUr
relative. Or in other words a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry,
. anxiety, or concern is called care. r . . . •

5. Guidance: The.feeling of ensuring right understanding and feelings in the other

(my relative) is called guidance. We understand the need of.self ('I') for right
understanding and feelings. We also understand that _other is simila.,r__to me
in his/her facuity of natural acceptance, desire of wanting continuous happiness
and the program of living in harmony at all the four levels.
:6. Reverence: The feeling of acceptance of excellence in the other is· called
reverence. When ·we see ·that the other has achieved this excellence: ·which
means to understand and t~ live in harmony at all t}:le levels of living ~nsuring
continuity of happiness, we ha~e feeling of reverence for him/her. · · ··-
7. Glory: Each one of us wants to live with continuous happiness and prosperity.
Each one of us has the similar faculty of natural acceptance, has the same goal
. and program and we have the same potential to realize this. Glory is the feeling
for someone who has made efforts for excellence.
8. Gratitude: Gratitude is the feeling of acceptance for those who ·-have -
m~de"" ' ' -

efforts for my excellence. Gratitude is an emotion that occurs after peopl~ receive
help, depe_n ding on how they interpret the situation. · ·· , ·
9. Love: Love is the e~otio11: of strong affection and ·personal attach~e~t. In
other words, love is a feeling of warm personal attachment or de~p, a.ff~¢on,
as for a parent, child, or friend. This feeling or value is also called the complete ·
• • , I •

value since this !s the feeling of relatedness to all human beings. It starts with
· _identifying that on·e is related to the other human being (the ·feeling of affection)
a nd .it slowly expands to the feeling of be_ing related to all hu.m a n beings. _
The above mentio ned values are the core of a ll .r elations. O ne has to fa llow all to gain
· on the day to day I?roblems. These values are intrinsic a nd availabie in every person,
We need to find out in ourselves a nd impleme nt. Without implementa tion o ne cannot
think of a strong fa mily relation. '
~ ATUR~ AND OUR LIFE
The word nature ts denved from the Lalin word natura, "essential qualities, innate
disposition", and literally means "birth". Natura was a Latin translation of the Greek
word physis, which is originally related to the _intrinsic characteristics.
Those plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord.
It is often taken to mean the "natural environment" or wilderness-wild animals, rocks,
forest, beaches and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by
human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention. Life is divided into
three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to
profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future.
Nature most commonly refers to the "natural environment", the Earth's environment
or wilderness-including geology, forests, oceans, rivers, beaches, the atmosphere, life,
and in general geographic areas that have not been substantially altered by humans, or
which persist despite human intervenlion1 This traditional concept of "nature" implies
a distinction between natural and man-made, artificial elements of the Earth.
"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."

William Wordsworth
Beauty in nature has long been a common theme in life and in art, and books
emphasizing beauty in nature fill large sections of libraries and bookstores. That nature
has been depicted and celebrated by so much art, photography, poetry and other
literature that shows the strength with which many people associate with nature and
beauty' . Our life depends upon nature ,Earth is the only planet presently known to
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support life, and the abnospheric conditions have been significantly alt
original conditions by the presence of life-forms, which creates an ecological b
stabilizes the surface conditions. Natural harmony refers to maintaining hanno
natural order. The various sub-systems of the natural order are unified and integra
respecting, preserving and nurturing the natural order, the problems of global w •
depletion of ozone layer, melting of icebergs, and depletion of non-renewable na
resources can be avoided. It is right to say "Take care of small things, big things Will
':<'re of themselves. Concerted efforts have to be made to make earth better place
hve not only for the present generation but also for the future generations. If we ~
to study nature Antarctica is the best place to go to understand.
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1.2 FOUR ORDERS OF NATURE

There are four orders of nature-
• Material order (padartha avastha) - example-soil, water, air etc.
• Pranic ord~r Plant /Bio Order (prana avastha) ~xample'. -_grass,_plar~~ -~
· flowers, fnuts etc. · · - · -~- -·'I
· • Animal order Uiva avastha) - example animals and bi~ds ·
• Human order (gvana avastha) Human Beings. .. .
The four orders as above shoul·d not' be viewed in isolation. All th_ese ru-e part
and parcel of nature and existence. These are really mutually complementary and
supplementary. They 'are not independent but are mutually interdependent. Each one
nurtures and nourishes the others. ·
• Material order consists of things like air, water, soil and so on.
' .
• Pranic order comprises trees, plants, insects, etc.
• Animal order includes birds and animals.
• Human order denotes human beings.
Let us now discuss these orders of nature in detail-
Material Order (padartha avastha): The material order provides the nutrients to
the Plant/ Bio Order in the form of soil, minerals, etc. while the Plant/Bio -Order decays
and forms more nutrients, thus enriching the soil. The big land mass of the continents,
large water bodies like ocean and seas, mountains and rivers, the atmosphere aboVet
the metals and minerals below, the fossil fuels deep below the surface of the earth .J
are part of the material order or padarth avastha. Material order is not limited to earth
only; it is even seen in space in the form of stars, planets, moons, etc.
Plant/Bio Order
Grass and small shrubs (that cover our land mass ;) plants and trees (that forrn hO, :
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ra in the ocean -an·are part of plant fb•
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order or
armony in NatureI Iii
fores . ' far greater in quan ty compared to the l tfb• pran avastha. The mat . l
oer is . P an io order ena
or ·rnal Order: Anu:nals and birds forrn-th th. ·
~l•order or jiv avastha. The plant /bi'o ed •~d largest order and it is called th
·r!la · or er 1s far e
aOI Iorder, greater in quantity than the
otrfla
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r• Order: Humans are the smallest order of nature d th
hl)lllan order or gyan avastha. Animals are far . an ey are referred to
:e hurnan order. greater m quantity as compared to
All these orders are part of nature and exis
. tence These order
· all
co01Plementary and supplementary. They are not . d. d s are mutu Y
endent m epen ent but are mutually
interdep ·
. among the Four orders of Nature
Jnter~~nnectedness and Mutual Fulfillment
Mu~al.fulfillment implies that every unit of the four o~ders is related to each other
and_/ ennch1ng
1. to each• other. Human beings are related to all human bemgs · (.on the bas1s··
of feelings and emotions) and are also conne~ted to all the oth~r entities in nature. We
ne~d }o ~n~er~ta~d the four o_r~~rs in terms of their characteristics, par_ticip9µon with
other urnts 1n s1m1lar order, activities, pattern of inheritance, etc. These orders of nature
are interconnected and they are related to each othe~ in such a way that they all fulfill
each other and co-exist with each other.
Let's Discuss Interconnectedness:
Material Order-and Plant /Bio-Order
The material Order provides the nutrients to the Plant/Bio'=-Order in the form of
soil, minerals, etc. while the Plant /Bio-Order decays and forms •more nutrients,,thus
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enriching the soil. Plant /bio order also·decays-'to form substances such as oil and·coal
that are' stored deep within the earth. Plant-order helps in preventing soil erosion .as
the roots of the plants hold the soil together (which is the ·part of the,material order).
Plants produce oxygen /carbon dio~de and th~s helP in the movement of the
material order. Thus, we can see that there 1s a mutual interdependence and co-existence
between material order and plant/bio 0rder.
Material Order, .Plant /Bio- Order and Animal Order
The M~terial order provides the basis for movement of all animals, birds and fishes.
Water, Oxygen and other gases a~ necessi~es f?r ~oth plants and animals. At the same
fun the Anirnal Order.helps enqch the s01l with its excreta and this excreta helps the
pla~~ .;,ith ·nutrients. Th~ Pla~~io order provides food for animals, birds and fishes.
The Ar,irnal Order helps m polhna\!on of the flowers of the Pranic order. The relationship
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across all three orders is - naturally one of mutual fulfillment. None of these ord
denies the other. · . . . ers
Material Order, Pranic Order, Animal Order and Human Order
Humans are the smallest order and they are referred to as human order or 9Yana
avastha. Animals are far greater in quantity as compared to the hu.man order. When We
look at the human being, we find that 'existence' and 'growth' are fundamentally present
in the body, just as in the animal body. At the level of 'I' however, in addition to the 'Will
to live', a human being's innateness is the 'will to live with happiness'. The human order
is constituted of all the human beings ...Each human being is a coexistence of the self
('I', conscious entity= consciousness) and the body (pranic order): We are dependent
on the material order for air, water, soil, minerals and metals but only end up polluting
the soil and exhausting the fossil fuels. Not only that , we are als~ dependent on plant
order for, our food and ·holding together the ecosystem ·but we are destroying forests
and num-e rous species ~f plants and herbs. We-are dependent on animal order for our
food, transportation and manufacturing various leather products, ·ek., but unfortunate~
because of our actions many animal species are becoming extinct. We thus see that the
three orders besides the Human Order are in harmony and are fulfilling to the human
order.,.This is because we have not understood our own needs properly, nor have we
understood the ha.r monious ways to fulfill our needs. This has resulted in disharmony
between human order and other three orders.
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·~e climatic change Antarctica is the place to study the effect This is the
t to se~hich is unaffected _
or unspoiled. It has a simple ecosystem.

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· pte: We see Phytoplankton are single-cell~d grasses. They do a wonderful job.
fO'~~ 1·iate carbon and through photosynthesis create carbon compounds. They
'[tie'/ ass:entire food ch_ain in the souther~ ~~as. Scientists warn us further depletion
s0Pl'°rt one layer that will hamper the activities of phytoplankton. If it happens, the
0
f ttie £~-chain will collapse. Sea animals and birds will be adversely affected. In fact
ell~ ffed the global carbon cycle.
~wil a ith the help of this example we can easily understand that we take care of
50 :ecause if we sp9il nature, we can't live on this earth. Take care of the small
o~tur: and the big things will take care of themselves.' If we take care of small plants,
:;~ig things automatic~lly t~ke ca~e of th~m. .
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Recyclability a~d self-regulation are the ~o characteristics of nature that help us to
understand the harmony in nature. Let's discuss and explore:
·There are several cyclical processes that we can see in nature. For example the cycle
of water, evaporating, condensing and precipitating back to water giving the weather
phenomena. The cycles keep these materials self-regulated on the earth. Breeds of
plants and animals are similarly self-regulated in their environment. In a forest, the
growth of trees takes place in a way so that the amount of soil, plants a nd animals
remains.conserved. It nev~r happens that the number of trees shoots up and there is
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a lack of ·soil. ~e trees nclitionsulforti ~~wth of h....
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plants and animals are self-regiilate m. na self-regulation. In as· r••~
naturally maintained This phenomenon is t~rmed as d-th: h · · .>· Ingle h,.,,_
of animals the number · of males and iemales ·· generate roug "th procreation
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that the co'ntinuity of species is ensured by itself. This happens wi_: urnans loo, I.."
·inhuman practices
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two characteristics namely, cyclical natu~ and self-regulatmn provide us With Soil!e
cluesoftheharmonythatisinnature. ,' . ;1', ,~.1 r - j I ' ' 1 'J' 1rl ':t•r
• The forest is the best example of a self .:.regulate~ eco~st~m.' _The ll<>Pulation q
animals birds and plants is maintained in a way which permits ·tl:iat all forms of lifi
are allo~ed to thrive. The trees grow in accordance to th~ am~unt of soil Present.~
food chain between the grass, deer and tigers is maintamed m a 1.Yay which JJe1Inib
the coexistence of all the _species. This is the true definition of self '-regulation. Theii
is an ai>propriate proportion between the number of_males and femajes in_<!illeieii
species to ensure their continuity. This applies ,to human beings also but inhuman
practices have led to a disproportionate num~er of men and women. Due to the lack of
right understanding, the human order fails to be in harmony with itself and YJith other
three orders. It fails to take care of its own body and·other units in nature. To enhance
the fulfillment of the human order with the other three (?rders, we need to work in the
direction of development of mankind with the right understanding. Today, the problem
with us is that we don't know 'what to do' and are busy workin'g out 'how to do' which
has resulted into various
", ., environment vulnerabilities.
I It is the right understanding orny
by which we attained harmony at four levels/ orders of nature. .
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1.5 CAN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

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"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." . -Mother Teresa
Energy shortages, power crises, petrochemicai pollutants, ozone depleti011
hazardous waste, and nuclear radiation, -bioengineered crops: these are just a few d
the nightmares of a technological world raging against natural laws. In the midst of this
technological onslaught, we have been conditioned to believe that technology the
inheriintly evil nemesis of nature, the twO forever destined to be at incompatible odd!
with one another. Modem society perpetuates this belief that orie must be sacrificed/01
the ~!her, thus·suggesting _the illusory options of either abandoning the "urban" Ii/e/01
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huts the forest and cots m the ashram or supporting a society which plunders na~
res~urces to sustain the modern lifestyle of our unabated consumerism. . ., ·
·, Foitunateli,; the fundamental myth of a technology/nature trade-off has !,eel
overturne~ by recent scientific and spiritual discoveries re\/ealing what"ancienl
have long understood -- that we can live in harmony with the web of !ife and access
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'fi 5hui _reve e ~1~1 cance the Chinese assi. verse SOci~es. The ancient art of
fetlg ,,nnd ,mountam.s, water and oth
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Qned to keeping one' 1:.c • baJ
ere1ernents · s we m ance
wiu• rosperous hfe. The architectural Wond of nature in order to have a healthy
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· tists whocannot(evenwiththers. of ancient PYiamid temples astound
rflode og results. Recent re~earch reveals that ;,~ currenttechnologies) reproduce these
arfl3'l bjecls-. lit .fact, pyramid structures • etan monk., utilized sound to levitate
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)a(9i! ,o 50ggestingthqt the ancient Egyptian~~ h are discovered to have resonator
&she5d,--possibly to,lift the heavy blocks used _sotha? knowledge of utilizing the power of
un r -- ., m e1r p ·d th
sO complex dties of.over 3001000 inhabitants d' yra~1 s ousands of years ago.
ere;<lesigned in such harmony with nature an~s::ered mthe Columbian mountains
w they hardly show signs of erosion An . elements that thousands of years
later d geometries have been show t· aent .temples constructed w1'th kn owIedge
of sacre · .· °
n neutral12e geomagnetic stresses which today
efound to,contribute to the onset of cancer in ov ~ fh ' .
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aarn.~ie~t•cultures knew a type of technology that aligenred wo1_tho NtaetucasesB studied._Thethse
·, ,.. f th re. y accessmg e
secreJrpqwers O nature, ese peoples built their societies in harmony with that wi$dom.
Because o£out prese~t reliance on processed and agriculturally modified foods, we
often,forget,th,at ~ature .i~ th: source of all life -- synthetic or natural -- on our planet.
We are ldeluded mto behevmg that the McRib ,sandwich comes from some hidden
McDonalds's ranch, or that the strawberries we buy in the.store in the middle of winter ,
are somehow naturally grown. The levels of chemicals used in the agri-busi~~ of
growing Jo,ods have spawned a new industry of pharmaceutical needs to offset the
rash of diseases that plague modern culture. Our polluted waters have necessit~ted a
need {qr chemically treating drinking water,.thus creating a bottled water indu~ that
sells what used to be free to all for more than the cost of a gallon of gasoline. We have
been using more of the same kind of destructive counter-nature technologies to fix the
problems that technology has created.
What is needed is a return to the source of Life itself, through realignment with
nature and her laws We need to restore our individual lives and our societies to health.
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We cannot expect this from the governments that have helped to sponsor and create
the problems of unbridled growth at the expense of precious natural resources. As my
favorite bumper sticker notes, "If voting did anything, it would be illegal." As long as our
World leaders hold money and power supreme, it is unrealistic to expect cooperation
fromgovernments in this area.
Fortunately it is well within the reach of each of us to find a way to return to an
alignment with' Nature. We can do this in numerous w~ys. Alternative energy sources
~from solar to water-powered systems) hold the potential to "get off_the grid" for mq_st
~ndividuals in the western world today. Technologies that employ the hfe force of wat~r m
its natural state, using nature as their guide, are producing up to 250% more crop yield
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with 30% less fertilizers. (For example, Vortex Water Energizer, made in England, utilizes '
a form of water called "imploded" water based upon Viktor Schauberger' s _research.)
Other methods utilize sounds in nature to stimulate plant growth and blooming cycles
achieving amazing results far surpassing that produced either by bioengineered meth~
or chemical fertilizers and pesticides. · , - '· ' ·, · · ·1 ' •• •-. :,
Systems of water purification and revitalization that follow the patter~·of the natural
flow of water are producing results without the use of harmful ch~mk_als·and far surpass
traditional and more costly sewage treatment systems typic~Ily .use? t~day. -(The Flow
Forms of Rudolph Steiner, for example, utilize the vortex mechanics'of water, and are
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used throughout Europe for sewage treatment.) Gardening methods such as those used
in Findhorn align with the intelligence of Nature to produce vegetables in .the worst
possible soil conditions, thus defying all traditional logic. · { ··
Recent technologies that resonate sound patterns of water molecules through a field
of universal archetypal geometries are able to reverse water and atmospheric pollution
for pennies on the dollar over conventional methods, and without adverse effects to
the environment. (The tool is called a Harmonizer and the sound tape is Environmental
Clearing. Both are ·available through, which also includes detailed reports of.other
clearing processes used worldwide.) Straw-bale homes, which are better insulated,
easier and cheaper to build than their counterparts are totally biodegradable, recycle raw
materials currently being wasted and can successfully replace normal building methods
that surround our internal environment with harmful toxins and deplete our forests,
These are just a few of the many Earth friendly "eco-technologies" that view nature
a~ a _mentor inste~d of a personal treasure chest. By utilizing these and similar nature·
aligned technolog1es currently available to the average individual we can remake our
so.ciety brick by brick, house by house, garden by garden. ' ·