Module II

Chapter-7

HARMONY OF THE SELF WITH

THE BODY
-UNDERSTANDING SELF-REGULATION AND HEALTH

Asst.Professor: Swapna S Banasode

Human Being Self Co-existence Body
Ekkuo eSa lgvfLrRo “kjhj
Need Happiness (e.g. Respect) Physical Facility (e.g. Food)
vko';drk lq[k ¼tSls lEeku½ lqfo/kk ¼tSls Hkkstu½
In Time Continuous Temporary
dky esa fujUrj lkef;d
In Qualitative (is Feeling) Quantitative (Required in
Quantity xq.kkRed ¼Hkko gS½ Limited Quantity)
ek=k esa Ekk=kRed ¼lhfer ek=k esa½
Fulfilled Right Understanding & Physio-chemical Things
By Right Feeling lgh le>] lgh HkkSfrd&jklk;fud oLrq
iwfrZ ds fy, Hkko

Activity Desire, Thought, Eating, Walking…

fØ;k Expectation… [kkuk] pyuk---
bPNk] fopkj] vk”kk---
In Time Continuous Temporary
dky esa fujUrj lkef;d
Response Knowing, Assuming,
Recognising, Fulfilling Recognising, Fulfilling
tkuuk] ekuuk] igpkuuk] fuokZg igpkuuk] fuokZg djuk
The Self as the Seer-Doer-Enjoyer(Body as an Instrument)

Self Body
Consciousness INFORMATION Material
Instruction
Sensation
 Self Body
Consciousness INFORMATION Material
Instruction
Sensation

I am My body is
I want to live My body is used as an instrument
 Self Body
Consciousness INFORMATION Material
Instruction
Sensation

I am My body is
I want to live My body is used as an instrument
I want to live with continuous Physical facility is required for
happiness nurturing, protection and right
utilization of the body
To understand and to live in harmony Production, protection and right
at all levels of being (from self to utilization of physical facility is a
entire existence) is my program of part of my program (<1/4th)
action for continuous happiness
 Self Body
Consciousness INFORMATION Material
Instruction
Sensation

I am My body is
I want to live My body is used as an instrument
I want to live with continuous Physical facility is required for
happiness nurturing, protection and right
utilization of the body
To understand and to live in harmony Production, protection and right
at all levels of being (from self to utilization of physical facility is a
entire existence) is my program of part of my program (<1/4th)
action for continuous happiness
I am the: I use the body as an instrument
Seer, Doer, Enjoyer (Experiencer) for fulfillment my program
nz’Vk] drkZ] HkksDrk
I am the Seer
“Seer” means the one that sees / understands

e.g. If you are given something in your hand and you conclude that it is a pen, it is not
your eyes that concluded this. It is you that concluded this. The Self sees via the
eyes – the eyes don’t see themselves
Like that all the 5 senses are just the instrument that enable the Self to see something
outside

Just like you see outside, you can also see ‘within’, without using the body for sensation
e.g. You can ‘see’ that you are feeling happy, getting angry...

Thus, the Self ‘sees’ or understands, sometimes with the help of the body, sometimes
without the help of body

The Body is used as an instrument

I am the Seer (Cont….)
I am the Doer
“Doer” means the one that does, who takes decision to do

I am the one who decides. I decide what to do, what not to do...

I may or may not use the body to do – what I think of is my decision. I do that thinking
within myself (there is no role of the body in this)

If required, the body is used to express my decision

The Body is used as an instrument

I am the Doer (Cont….)
I am the Doer (Cont….)
I am the Enjoyer (Experiencer)
“Enjoyer” means the one that experiences happiness / unhappiness

I am the one that feels enthused or depressed. I am the one that feels angry or
delighted...

I am the enjoyer, the experiencer

The Body is used as an instrument

I am the Enjoyer (Experiencer) (Cont….)
 Self Body
Consciousness INFORMATION Material
Instruction
Sensation

I am My body is
I want to live My body is used as an instrument
I want to live with continuous Physical facility is required for
happiness nurturing, protection and right
utilization of the body
To understand and to live in harmony Production, protection and right
at all levels of being (from self to utilization of physical facility is a
entire existence) is my program of part of my program (<1/4th)
action for continuous happiness
I am the: I use the body as an instrument
Seer, Doer, Enjoyer (Experiencer) for fulfillment of my program
nz’Vk] drkZ] HkksDrk
The Self is The Body is
central to human existence an instrument of the Self
Body as a Self-organized System and an Instrument of the Self
 The body is a self-organized unit each part is co-existing in harmony with every
other part.

 Body is like an instrument, an equipment which we can use as and when

required for fulfilling our programme i.e., happiness and prosperity.
Harmony of the Self with the Body

Self Body (Instrument)

Consciousness INFORMATION Material
Instruction
Sensation

Needs: Happiness, Prosperity  Continuity Physical Facility

Needs & activities are continuous in time Temporary in time

Self-regulation Health
Feeling of responsibility toward the body – for 1. Body acts according to I
Nurturing, Protection and Right Utilization of 2. Parts of the body are in
the Body harmony (in order)
Program for Self-regulation and Health
Self-regulation in the Self : Feeling of responsibility toward the body
– for Nurturing, Protection and Right Utilization of the Body

Program for Fulfillment of Feeling of Self-regulation

1a. Intake 1b. Daily routine
2a. Labour 2b. Exercise
3a. Balancing internal & 3b. Balancing breathing of body
external organs
of body
4a. Medicine 4b. Treatment

Health in the Body

1. Body acts according to Self
2. Parts of the body are in harmony (in order)

1a. Intake includes air, water, sunlight, food (food is nutritious, digestible & tasty and waste is excretable)…
1b. Rising time, sleeping time, eating time…
2a. Outcome of labour is production of physical facility
2b. No physical facility is produced by exercise
 Program for harmony in the body
 There is a feeling of responsibility in the self toward the body
– for nurturing, protection and right utilization of the body

(A) Staying Healthy

1 Intake and Daily Routine (Lifestyle)

2 Labour and Exercise

3 Postures for regulating internal & external body organs and Regulated
Breathing

4 Medicine and Treatment

Program for harmony in the body
There is harmony in the body (body remains healthy)
 Body acts according to self
 Parts of the body are in harmony (in order)

4 Medicine and Treatment

(B) Bringing body (C) Dependence on

back to harmony drug / machine to
from temporary perform a body
disharmony function
Protecting the Body

 Includes clothing, shelter, vaccinations etc

 Clothing- required to protect the Body from exccessive heat,cold,rain etc.
 Shelter – required while the Body is resting
 Vaccinations – necessary for developing antigens to protect theBody from
viruses etc.
 Right Utilization of the Body
 If Iam using the Body in the process of fulfilling my need, it is right
utilization of the Body.

 If Iam using my Body for anything else, would you call it right utilization?

 Aspiration is continuous happiness and prosperity.

 Right utilization of body would mean using Body for right understanding and
right feeling.

 Need for prosperity is fulfilled by right understanding and physical facility.

 Revisiting Prosperity in the Light of the Harmony between
Self and the Body
 Human beings as co-existence of Self and Body.
 Identify that need of Self is continuous happiness and the need of Body is physical
facility.
 Studied about the programme is for continuous happiness.
 Self is harmony within, it naturally has a feeling of self-regulation i.e., feeling of
responsibility towards the Body.
 So, harmony of body is maintained.
 We need physical facility for nuturing the body,for protecting the body and for rightly
utilizing the body.
 Right utilization- Using physical facility for your purpose (of having right understanding
an dright feeling etc.)
 Revisiting Prosperity in the Light of the Harmony between
Self and the Body(Cont….)
 The third misconception is the shortage of physical facility that is an outcome of the
very first assumption that human being is body.

 Eg. Food production per year is 600 kg per person per year on Earth which has been
reported by FAO 2011.

 By evaluating you can identify your need for physical facility with its' requisite
quantity.

 With the feeling of prosperity, you will think of right utilization, you will think of
nurturung others, you will think of production.

 If the feel is deprived, you think of accumulation and exploiting others.

 A propserous person thinks of nurturing the other and right utilization of physical
facility.
 Revisiting Prosperity in the Light of the Harmony between
Self and the Body(Cont….)
 Prosperity can be understood only when one is able to see that the human being is
the co-existence of the Self and the Body.

 Physical facility is required for nurturing and protection of the body to keep it in
good health.

 Physucal facility is also required for the right utilization of the body which means
for self evolution within and societal development outside.
My Participation (Value) regarding my Self and my Body
 My participation in terms of Self:

 Ensuring right understanding and right feeling in the Self.

 Ensuring that my imagination is guided by right understanding and right

feeling which is based on my natural acceptance.

 My participation in terms of Body:

 Ensuring a feeling of self-regulation in the self.

 Ensuring the nurturing, protection and right utilization of the body.

 Ensuring the production/availability of more than required physical facility

for the above.
 Sum Up
Human Being is co-existence of Self and Body
The Self is the seer, doer and enjoyer – it is central to human existence
The need of the Self is continuous happiness

For this, the program of the Self is:

To understand harmony & at all levels of being

To live in harmony 1. As an individual human being
2. As a member of the family
3. As a member of society
4. As an unit in nature/existence

Production, protection and right utilization of physical facility is a part of

my program (<1/4th)
The Body is an instrument of the Self
The transaction between Self and Body is only in the form of information
 Sum Up(Cont….)
Human Being is co-existence of Self and Body
The Self is central to human existence; Body is an instrument of the Self
The transaction between Self and Body is only in the form of information

Physical Facility is required, in a limited quantity, for Nurturing, Protection &

Right Utilisation of the Body

Prosperity = Feeling of having / producing more than required physical facility

1. Identification of required physical facility (including the required quantity)
– with right understanding
2. Ensuring availability/ production of more than required physical facility
– with right skills
The Self and the Body are in Harmony when there is a feeling of Self-regulation
in the Self and Health in the Body
 Self-regulation = Feeling of responsibility toward the body – for Nurturing,
Protection and Right Utilization of the Body
 Health = The body acts according to Self and parts of the body are in
harmony (in order)
 Self Reflection
1. Find out if you (self) decide what to do or your body decides what to
do

2. Which is the higher priority for you – your self or your body?

3. Can you see that you use your body as an instrument to fulfill your
desires (right or wrong desires)?
 FAQ
1. It has been scientifically proven that the brain controls the body. So is the brain
the self?

2. I thought seeing is through the senses only. You are saying that we can see
without the use of sensation also. It does make sense. Please explain what is the
full meaning of seeing?

3. When we want to convey something to another person, we use some words or

some gestures, some drawing… something to convey the meaning of what we
want to convey. So isn’t there always a role of sensation in communicating?
Ans 1: Brain & Self
Ans 2: Seeing
 Ans 3: Communicating

HB1 HB2
Sees a  gives a name --- word is heard 
sees reality R2
 Communicating
Conception
Reality Name (word)

Representing
Bigger Reality Sentence (collection of
words)
Ans to other questions
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