Understanding the Harmony in the society
by
Dr. I.Nelson
Associate Professor/ECE
SSN College of Engineering
Society
Family
Individual
Session Objective
▪ At the end of the session, students will understand
how-to live-in harmony with society.
Session Outcome
▪ At the end of the session, students will be able to
understand the comprehensive human goals to
achieve harmony in the society.
Outline
▪ Society
▪ Classification of Society
▪ Harmony in Society
▪ Comprehensive Human Goals
▪ Visualizing a Universal Harmonious Order in Society
▪ Harmony from Family Order to the World Family
Order: Universal Human Order
▪ Summary
▪ Quiz-IV
▪ Test Your Understanding
Society
• The concept of harmony in society is complex and
multidimensional, encompassing peace, cooperation, and a
shared sense of identity among its constituents.
• It incorporates several social-life aspects, including political
stability, economic equality, cultural diversity, and
interpersonal interactions.
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Source: Swasti Health Resource Centre
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• Definition
A society is a group of people who live
together to assist each other in living life and
enhancing their circumstances.
Classification of Society
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Early Developing Advance
Classification of Society
Harmony in the Society
• Today, the world faces the following issues
1. Crime
2. Terrorism
3. Violence
4. War
5. Corruption
6. Exploitation
7. Domination
• Efforts taken to combat these issues tends to aggravate.
Harmony in the Society
• Human is indefinite and incomplete.
• To ensure good human conduct,
1. Understanding or clarity
2. Acceptance
3. Commitment
4. Preparation
5. Fulfillment
6. Evaluation
7. Satisfaction drawn out of it.
Harmony in the Society
• To pass human conduct from one generation to the next
generation requires
1. Human Education
2. Human Constitution
3. Human Order - Realization of harmony with the entire
existence
Harmony in the Society
1. Right Understanding
1. Animal behaviour is definite.
2. In proximity to humans, animals have unnatural
behaviour.
3. e.g., Mad cow disease
4. Human beings are different. ( Even identical twins)
5. Human beings behave based on the way they perceive
or understand.
6. Human beings have a choice only at the level of
perceiving but not at the level of behaviour or action.
Right understanding leads to realization resulting in
Happiness and Harmony.
Harmony in the Society
2. Prosperity
• It is a state of flourishing, developing, success, or good
fortune.
• Prosperity encompasses wealth with happiness and health.
• Prosperity comes by fundamental law but not by chance.
Harmony in the Society
• The top ten reasons why people are not prosperous
1. Clarity
2. Clear path
3. Struggle
4. Fear
5. Conditioning
6. The norm
7. Out-grow our peers
8. Negativity
9. Courage
10. Beliefs
Harmony in the Society
3. Fearlessness or Trust
• It means means the quality of mind enabling one to face
danger or hardship resolutely.
Harmony in the Society
Captain Karnal Sher Khan
Harmony in the Society
4. Coexistence
• It means learning to live together and accept diversity. It
implies a positive relationship with others.
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Harmony in the Society
Comprehensive Human Goals
• To fulfil comprehensive human goals at the individual level, as
well as sustainable prosperity, peace and Harmony in society
requires
1. Right understanding
2. Prosperity
3. Trust in society
4. Coexistence
• Society requires all four goals; otherwise, continuity is lost.
The goal cannot be achieved.
Visualizing a Universal Harmonious
Order in Society
• Programme needed to achieve the comprehensive human
goals
• The five-dimensions of universal human order are:
1. Education-Right Living
2. Health- Self-regulation
3. Justice- Preservation
4. Production – Work
5. Exchange - Storage
Visualizing a Universal Harmonious
Order in Society
• Education refers to understanding harmony at all four levels
of living. At the same time, right living refers to commitment
and preparedness to live in harmony at all four levels of living.
• Health - Self Regulation: Sanyama refers to a feeling of
responsibility for nurturing, protecting, and rightly utilizing
the body. When the body is fit to act according to the needs
of the Self ('I'), and there is harmony among the parts of the
body, it is referred to as health or svasthya.
Visualizing a Universal Harmonious
Order in Society
• Justice - Preservation: Justice refers to harmony in the
relationship between human beings, while preservation refers
to harmony between human beings and the rest of nature.
• Exchange - Storage: Exchange refers to the exchange of
physical facilities between the members of the society. In
contrast, storage refers to the storage of physical facilities that
are left after fulfilling the needs of the family. We can now see
how these five dimensions of humanistic society can ensure
the human goal:
Visualizing a Universal Harmonious
Order in Society
• The five-dimensions of universal human order ensure:
1. Education-Right Living leads to Right Understanding
2. Health- Self-regulation leads to Prosperity
3. Justice- Preservation leads to Fearlessness and Coexistence
4. Production – Work leads to Prosperity and Coexistence
5. Exchange – Storage leads to Prosperity and Fearlessness
Harmony from Family Order to the
World Family Order: Universal
Human Order
• Understanding the Comprehensive Human Goal and the five
dimensions of Human Endeavour.
• With the right understanding, our Natural acceptance extends
from the level of Individual to the levels of Family and then
Society and finally into a feeling of World Family. This forms the
basis of an undivided society.
Harmony from Family Order to the
World Family Order: Universal Human
Order
• Universal human order is a complex and aspirational goal.
• Understanding comprehensive human goals results in
1. Harmony with human beings
2. Harmony with the rest of nature.
Harmony from Family Order to the
World Family Order: Universal
Human Order
• Universal human order requires addressing numerous challenges:
1. Global conflicts
2. Economic disparities
3. Environmental issue
4. Cultural differences.
Summary
• The following are some essential elements that support harmony in
society and aid in its understanding:
1. Respect for diversity
2. Social justice
3. Effective communication
4. Rule of law
5. Education and awareness
6. Community engagement
7. Political stability
8. Conflict resolution
9. Economic opportunities
10. Civil engagement
11. Cultural and artistic expression
12. Empowerment and Inclusion
Summary
• We must work towards the comprehensive Human Goal: the Right
Understanding in every Individual, Prosperity in every Family,
Fearlessness in Society, and Coexistence in Nature/Existence.
• This is the way to ensure Happiness holistically and not just
concentrate on economic development only.
• The five dimensions of Human Order (to be correctly visualized).
1. Education – Sanskar
2. Health – Sanyam
3. Production – Work
4. Justice – Suraksha
5. Exchange – Storage
Quiz-IV
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Test Your Understanding
1. Why storage required in a society? Suggest any two
ways in which you can store the produce for right
utilization in the future.
