UHV IV

Vision for Humane Society

Module 3: Universal Human Order from Family to World

Family Order

Lecture 20: Universal Human Order

UHV Team (uhv.org.in)

Universal Human Order

• In the last unit, we discussed justice from family to world family order culminated in an
undivided human society.
• Justice is recognising, fulfilling, and evaluating human-human relationships, leading to mutual
happiness.
• Mutual fulfilment with the rest of Nature along with human beings is also required to ensure a
humane society.
• Mutual fulfilment in the human rest of nature alludes to mutual enrichment.
• This mutual enrichment is desirable not just in the family order but starting from family to world
family order all the way to world family order.
• Therefore, ensuring mutual enrichment from family to world family order culminates in
Universal Human Order.

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Three Aspects of Universal Human Order

There are three aspects of universal human order:

(a) human goals,
(b) the system required to achieve human goals, and
(c) the scope of this system

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Human Goals

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System Required to Achieve Human Goals

Eight-dimensional System Required to Achieve the Human Goals

The following eight dimensions are proposed to ensure human order for a humane society:

1. Education

2. Health

3. Justice

4. Production, Service

5. Exchange, Distribution

6. Right Utilisation

7. Preservation

8. System Service

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Dimension of Education

• The dimension of education holds immense significance in achieving universal human order as
it fosters the essential understanding and competence needed for harmonious living.

• Education nurtures the competence and skills required for correct comprehension, rational
thinking, and just behaviour in each individual.

• This, in turn, enables people to interact respectfully with one another and work together
harmoniously with the rest of nature, thereby contributing to a well-functioning human society
or system.

• The wisdom attained through education profoundly impacts all other dimensions of human
existence.

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Dimension of Health

• The dimension of health is of utmost importance as it reflects the attainment of a healthy mind and
a sound human body.

• When this dimension is well-maintained, individuals can lead a life that promotes overall well-being.
A human being is the coexistence of the Self and the Body.

• The dimension of education ensures contentment in the 'Self,' while the dimension of health takes
care of the body's physical well-being.

• By ensuring the well-being of both education and health, every individual can live a fulfilling life in
harmony with others.

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Dimension of Justice

• When an individual possesses a healthy self and a sound body, it paves the way for fulfilling
relationships with others, thereby fostering justice.

• Justice is achieved when human relationships are acknowledged and nourished through values that
promote mutual happiness.

• The practice of adhering to this comprehensive approach is known as the system of Justice. The
dimension is crucial for ensuring an undivided society and universal human order.

• When Justice is ensured, trust and fearlessness are established within interpersonal relations and
systems. Therefore, we talk about education and health first and then about justice.

• If both the health of the mind and the body are ensured, then we will be able to ensure justice.

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Dimension of Production and Services

• The dimension of production plays a crucial role in establishing Universal Human Order.

• It ensures the physical resources necessary to meet our basic needs. Production refers to the
outcomes we obtain through laboring with the rest of nature.

• Additionally, certain activities may not involve creating new goods but focus on protection or
maintenance instead. For instance, washing clothes preserves and maintains existing items without
producing anything new.

• Such repair and maintenance activities are not directly involved in manufacturing but are essential
for safeguarding the items already produced.

• These types of activities are commonly referred to as services. Thus, production and service
together fulfil the needs of individuals and society within the Universal Human Order.

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Dimension of Exchange and Distribution

• In our lives, it's not possible to produce everything we use or perform every service we require. We
can only manufacture certain items, while different individuals or entities produce others.

• The exchange process makes these various items and services available to us according to our
needs. When we have surplus physical resources, distribution happens naturally, driven by a sense
of interconnected relationships.

• This exchange is based on mutual fulfilment, where individuals offer what they can produce in
abundance and receive what they need from others who excel in producing those items or services.

• This interconnected exchange system enables us to access diverse goods and services, fostering a
sense of interdependence and cooperation among individuals. It encourages us to value and respect
the contributions of others while also acknowledging our own role in meeting the needs of the
broader community.

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Dimension of Right Utilisation

• The dimension of right utilization holds immense significance as it directly impacts the identification of
our physical facility needs. We cannot determine the appropriate amount of physical facilities required
without understanding how to utilise resources properly. Thus, creating a program that emphasizes the
proper utilization of these resources within the dimension of right utilization is essential.

• This program should focus on elucidating the correct methods of using the physical facility obtained
through production or exchange. As physical facilities are derived solely from natural resources and the
rest of nature, it becomes crucial to employ them judiciously.

• By emphasizing the right utilization, we lay the foundation for prosperity. It allows us to assess our needs
accurately and helps us develop strategies to safeguard and sustain the rest of nature. In turn, this
responsible approach to resource utilization promotes a harmonious balance between human needs and
environmental preservation. Embracing the right utilization leads to a more prosperous society and fosters
a deeper connection and care for the environment. It aligns with the principles of the Universal Human
Order, where every dimension works in harmony to create a thriving and balanced existence for all.

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Dimension of Service

• The service part, which is known as the system service, will be elaborated in this dimension.
Performing various functions i.e. organizing a festival in the community where people come, meet,
share, and enjoy, is very important even though no physical production is targeted.

• The above was a brief discussion on each dimension required for a harmonious social structure to
live a fulfilling life. Whereas, laws (basic guidelines) and their proper implementation led to the
achievement of the system.

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 UHV IV
Vision for Humane Society

Module 3: Universal Human Order from Family to World

Family Order

Lecture 21: Universal Human Order – The Scope of the

System

UHV Team (uhv.org.in)

Understand limitation of centralized socio-economic structure.

• The prevalent modern system is a centralized socio-economic system heavily based on non-
renewable resources.

• The megastructure seems highly attractive, like having five-star hotels, shopping malls,
financial and commercial institutions, research centres, etc. On the other hand, there are
increasing ill-effects associated with it viz. poverty, ever-increasing socio-economic gap,
dangerous living conditions, etc. (Mavropoulos et al.).

• These ill effects are generally ignored because of the tubular vision that shows us only the
direct costs involved in any technology; the hidden costs, e.g., depleting non-renewable
resources for future generations, the cost of polluting environment, etc. are completely
escaped from our notice (Dhar & Gaur, 1992b). Do you think that justice from family to world
family order can be ensured with these structures? It is a point to explore for all of us.

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The present social-structure

• The present community structure having a strong tendency towards larger and larger,
centralized urban format is an outcome of the prevailing worldview devoid of holistic wisdom
and justice.

• It has come into existence by the excessive utilization of non-renewable resources and
centralized industrial patterns.

• It is exploitative and environmentally degrading.

• Such a community structure always draws heavy migration from the decentralized rural areas,
making them impoverished.

• Therefore, it turns out to be highly unstable.

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Decentralized socio-economic structure

• Alternatively, a decentralized socio-economic structure conducive to ensuring justice from

family to world family order is visualized in the chapter.

• A small-sized, wisdom-driven community living in an eco-friendly way, largely based on its local
natural resources and adequately autonomous, can become the appropriate building block for
a sustainable community network.

• Such a basic community unit is generally called an ‘Eco- village’.

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Basic Building Block for the Decentralized Community Structure

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Community Structure Depicting Decentralized Clustered Network

It is to be noted that the above structure is a

proposal only. Decentralization remains crucial
to ensure justice from the family to the global
level. However, the specific administrative
levels and structure might vary based on the
geographical area and circumstances. For
example, in the present time, it may be like
below:

Village—Village-Clusters—Block—District—
commissionaire—State—Nation—Continent—World

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Community Structure Depicting Decentralized Clustered Network

• Universal human order starts with family order.

• Then order in a cluster of 10 families, onward to village order of 100 families and so on till the
world family order.

• Family order refers to the system in a family of 10 responsible people living together for the
common human goal. In particular, the family is making effort for (a) mutual development of
right understanding and right feeling (trust, respect and so on) in every family member,
including the next generation, leading to mutual happiness, (b) participation in production of
required physical facility the form of labour by, leading to a sense of prosperity, and (c)
contributing to a humane society by way of participating at the next higher level order.

• In the case of family, the next higher levels are clusters of families, then village families and
so on. In this way, 10 billion people are organised in 10 steps.

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