1. Harmony in the Human Being Understanding Human being as Coexistence of
Harmony in the Human Being Understanding Human being as Coexistence of Self (I) & Body

2. HUMAN BEING IS MORE THAN JUST THE BODY
What do we visualize when we refer to someone as a human being?
The familiar shape and structure of human body
Human features such as eyes, nose, ears etc…
Alive-ness of the person- the entity that keeps the body alive and make it operate in various ways.
The activities demonstrated by the person (seeing, talking, listening, walking etc..)
We sense the subtler activities of the person (feeling, thinking, believing, etc…)
Thus its impossible to imagine a human being- a person that is alive without these two aspects namely the body and the alive-ness (jivana)

3. Distinct characteristics of self and body
Human Being
a) Self (I) b)Body
Three ways to distinguish between “Self” & “Body":
Time a) continuous
b) temporary/periodically
Needs
Quantity a) qualitative
b) limited/ quantitative
Activities
Types
co-existence

4. Body has a need for nourishment
Needs of self and body
Eg.
Hungry
Food & water
For its nourishment and each cell uses the energy from the digested food for its sustenance.
(basic need of body)
Body has a need for nourishment

5. Besides food, physical facilities
The body can be damaged by continuous exposure to cold, rain or the sun. Hence,
there is need for some physical
facilities to protect the body
like clothes and shelter.
Who take cares of the body?
Ans. “ I DO ” i.e. “Self”
What do I want? Or what is my need?
Trust? Do I need trust, or is it the need of the body?
Respect and happiness

6. Needs are fulfilled by…
Self Body
Lots of physical facilities – lack of right understanding – not happy
Lots of wealth – do not have right feelings – not happy
We need both: since one is the need of body and other is the need of ‘I’.
Right Understanding
Right Feelings
Physical facilities

7. Understanding the activities
All our activities
Thinking Seeing Breathing
Dreaming Talking Digesting
Imagining Listening Blood flow
Analyzing Eating Heartbeat
Understanding walking
1) self
3) Body
2) Both

8. Cont……….. Body Self Recognizing and fulfilling
Thirsty drink H2O Body absorbs
Water has definite relation with the body
The body recognizes its relation with water and fulfils it.
Knowing, Assuming, Recognizing and Fulfilling
Recognizing and fulfilling changes based on the assumption

9. Self as conscious Entity and body as material Entity
co-existence
Human being = Self Body
information
The conscious entity that The material entity that desires, thinks, imagines has physico-chemical activities like digesting, heart-beats
etc
Knowing, assuming,
recognizing & fulfilling recognizing & fulfilling
I co-exist with the body. I and my body keep exchanging information

10. Cont..... Self (I) Body (conscious entity) (physico chemical entity)
‘I’ has acceptance of co-existence with the body
‘I’ directs to make available physico-chemical condition
for the body
Self (I) Body
(conscious entity) (physico chemical entity)
‘I’ takes decisions and instructs the body
Body co-exists with ‘I’
Self (‘I’) Body
(Conscious entity) (physico chemical entity)
Body cannot decide or instruct.
Body makes available information (sensations)
to the self (‘I’)
Information
Information

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