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theprofoundonenessordevotionofreligiouslove.Thisdiversityofusesand meanings,combinedwiththecomplexityofthefeelingsinvolved,makeslove unusuallydifficulttoconsistentlydefine,evencomparedtootheremotionalstates. Thisfeelingorvalueisalsocalledthecompletevaluesincethisisthefeelingof relatednesstoallhumanbeings.Itstartswithidentifyingthatoneisrelatedtothe otherhumanbeing(thefeelingofaffection)anditslowlyexpandstothefeelingof beingrelatedtoallhumanbeings.Thefeelingofloveleadstoanundividedsociety,it startsfromafamilyandslowlyexpandstotheworldfamilyintheformoflove. Q.Whatismeaningofjusticeinhumanrelationships?How doesitfollow from familytoworldfamily? or Whatis‘justice’?Whatareitsfourelements?Isitacontinuousoratemporaryneed? or Whatisjustice?Howdoesitleadtomutualhappiness? Ans:Justiceistherecognitionofvalues(thedefinitefeelings)inrelationship,their fulfilment,therightevaluationofthefulfilmentresultinginmutualhappiness.Justice concernsitselfwiththeproperorderingofthingsandpeoplewithinasociety.There are fourelements:Recognition ofvalues,fulfilment,evaluation and mutual happinessensured.Whenallthefourareensured,justiceisensured.Mutual fulfilmentisthehallmarkofjustice.Andjusticeisessentialinallrelationships. Justicestartsfromfamilyandslowlyexpandstotheworldfamily.Thechildgetsthe understandingofjusticeinthefamily.Withthisunderstanding,hegoesoutinthe societyandinteractswithpeople. Iftheunderstandingofjusticeisensuredinthefamily,therewillbejusticeinallthe interactionswehaveintheworldatlarge.Ifwedonotunderstandthevaluesin relationships,wearegovernedbyourpettyprejudicesandconditionings.Wemay treatpeopleashighorlowbasedontheirbody(particularcaste,orsexorraceor tribe),onthebasisofwealthonepossessesorthebeliefsystemsthatonefollows. Allthisissourceofinjusticeandleadstofragmentedsocietywhileournatural acceptanceisforanundividedsocietyanduniversalhumanorder.Havingexplored theharmonyinthehumanbeings,weareabletoexploretheharmonyinthefamily. This enables us to understand the harmony atthe levelof society and nature/existence.Andthisistheway,theharmonyinourlivinggrows.Weslowlyget thecompetencetoliveinharmonywithallhumanbeings.
Onthebasisofbody Sex/gender:Weignorethefactthatbeingmaleorfemaleisanattributeofthe body,andnotanattributeatthelevelof‘I’.Anddifferentiateingivingrespecton thebasisofgendercalledmaleandfemales.Inmanycountries,peopleeven preferamalechildtoafemalechild,andinsomeothersocieties,theotherway round. Race:Ifthepersonisofthesameraceasoneself,thenwetreatthem differently.Forexample,wedifferentiateonthebasisofskincolour–white, brown,blacketc.oronthebasisofwhetherthepersonisofAryanrace, Mongolianraceetc.oronthebasisofcaste.Againhere,wedon’tdothe evaluationonthebasisof‘I’,butonthebasisofthebody Age: Wehavenotionssuchas‘onemustrespectelders’.Thereisnosuch notionasrespectyoungsters.Here,weseethatweareagainevaluatingatthe levelofthebody–ageisrelatedtothebody,andnotto‘I’. Physicalstrength:Ifsomeoneisstronger,weagaintreathim/herdifferently. Thisisagainatthelevelofthebody.Infact,wethinkthatwearerespectingthe otherwhileitisfear;thefearthatifwedonottreatthem likethis,wewillbe harmed. Onthebasisofphysicalfacilities Wealth:Wedifferentiatepeoplebecausesomehavewealththanothers.What wetermasa“richperson”getsidolized.Wedon’tevenbothertofindoutwhether suchpeoplearefeelingprosperous,oriftheyjusthavewealth.Thisway,weare over-evaluatingphysicalfacilitiesfirst,whicharejustmeanttofulfiltheneedsof thebody,andthenonthisbasis,wearewronglyidentifyingourrelationship. Post:Wetrytorespectonthebasisofaperson’sposition.Thepostiswrongly evaluatedasthemarkofaperson’sexcellenceanddifferentiationsetsin.The postisconsideredimportanteitheronthebasisthatitgivesmorephysical facilitiesoronthebasisthatcertainpositionsareassumedtobeimportant.In oureducation,wearetraineddirectlyorindirectlytoearnpostsforustofetch respect. Onthebasisofbeliefs ‘Isms’:‘Ism’meansanybeliefintermsofa‘thought-system’thatwehave,or thatwehaveadopted.Therearealsomanymodern‘isms’suchascapitalism, socialism,communism,etc.Thepeoplefollowingthesesetsofbeliefsarecalled capitalists,socialists,communists,andsoon.Thepeoplethathaveadopted them orarefollowing them havebeen exposed to them sincechildhood. Believingtheirstobetherightbelief.However,allbeliefs,aswehaveseenareat thelevelofdesires,thoughtsandexpectations(selections)in‘I’.Thereisno