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Lecture 32

Self exploration is a process of dialogue between 'what you are' and 'what you really want to be'. It involves investigating oneself to find what is truly valuable and right for oneself. If what one is does not match what they want to be, then there is a contradiction that needs to be resolved.

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Lecture 32

Self exploration is a process of dialogue between 'what you are' and 'what you really want to be'. It involves investigating oneself to find what is truly valuable and right for oneself. If what one is does not match what they want to be, then there is a contradiction that needs to be resolved.

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Self exploration is a process of dialogue

between ‘what you are’ and ‘what you really


want to be’. Explain and illustrate.

ANS. Self exploration is the process to find out


what is valuable to me by investigating within
myself, what is right for me, true for me, has to be
judged within myself. Through self exploration we
get the value of our self. It is a process of focusing
attention on our self, our present beliefs and
aspirations vis-à-vis what we really want to be
(that is to say, what is naturally acceptable to us). If
these two are the same, then there is no problem. If
on investigation we find that these two are not the
same, then it means we are living with this
contradiction (of not being what we really want to
be) and hence, we need to resolve this contradiction
How can we verify proposals on the basis of our natural
acceptance? Explain with example. What do you mean by
your natural acceptance? Is it innate, invariant and universal?
Explain “Natural acceptance is innate, invariant and
universal.” Explain this statement with an example.

ANS. Natural acceptance implies unconditional and total


acceptance of the self, people and
environment. It also refers to the absence of any exception
from others. Once we fully and truly commit ourself on the
basis of natural acceptance, we feel a holistic sense of inner
harmony, tranquillity and fulfilment. Actually natural
acceptance is way to accept the good things naturally. Learn
everything that is good from others, but bring it in, and in
our own way absorb it; do not become others. We can easily
verify proposals in the basis of characteristics of natural
acceptance mentioned below:
Natural acceptance does not change with time. It remains
invariant with time. For example our natural acceptance for
trust and respect does not change withage.
It does not depend on the place. Whatever we have accepted,
in our life, at any time of our age, does not change, even if
we move from one place to anotherone.
It does not depend on our beliefs or past conditionings.
No matter how deep our belief or past conditioning, as
long as we ask ourselves the question sincerely, as long
as we refer deep within ourselves, the answer will always
be the same.
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.
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.
What is happiness?

ANS. Happiness may be defined as being in


harmony/synergy in the state/ situation that I live in. “A
state or situation in which I live, if there is harmony in it
then I like to be in that state / situation. The state of liking
is happiness.” Happiness is a state of mind or feeling
characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure
or joy. Happiness may be described as consisting of
positive emotions and positive activities. There may be
three kinds of happiness: pleasure, engagement, and
meaning. In other words, freedom from want and distress,
consciousness of the good order of things, assurance of
one’s place in the universe or society, inner peace and so
forth. Happiness is the state of mind, where we feel good in
most of the walk of life.

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