Transcript (I) & Body

Harmony in the Human
Being
Understanding Human
being as Coexistence of
Self (I) & Body
HUMAN BEING IS MORE THAN JUST
THE BODY
 What do we visualize when we refer to someone as a human
being?
1. The familiar shape and structure of human body
2. Human features such as eyes, nose, ears etc…
3. Alive-ness of the person- the entity that keeps the body
alive and make it operate in various ways.
4. The activities demonstrated by the person (seeing,
talking, listening, walking etc..)
5. 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)
Distinct characteristics of
self and body
Human Being
a) Self (I)
co-existence
b)Body
Three ways to distinguish between “Self” & “Body":
Time a) continuous
b) temporary/periodically
 Needs
Quantity a) qualitative
b) limited/ quantitative
 Activities
 Types
Needs of self and body
Eg.
Hungry
Food & water
Body has a
need for
nourishment
For its
nourishment
and each cell
uses the energy
from the
digested food
for its
sustenance.
(basic need of
body)
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
Needs are fulfilled by…
Self
Right
Understanding
Right Feelings
Body
Physical
facilities
 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’.
Understanding the activities
All our activities
1) self
Thinking
Dreaming
2) Both
Seeing
Talking
3) Body
Breathing
Digesting
Imagining
Listening
Blood flow
Analyzing
Eating
Heartbeat
Understanding
walking
Cont………..
Body
Self
Recognizing and fulfilling
Knowing, Assuming, 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.
Recognizing and fulfilling changes based
on the assumption
Self as conscious Entity and body
as material Entity
co-existence
Human being = Self
Body
information
The conscious entity that
desires, thinks, imagines
activities
The material entity that
has physico-chemical
like digesting , heart-beats
etc
Knowing, assuming,
recognizing & fulfilling
recognizing & fulfilling
I co-exist with the body. I and my body keep exchanging
information
Cont.....
‘I’ has acceptance of co-existence with the body
‘I’ directs to make available physico-chemical condition
for the body
Self (I)
Body
Information
(conscious entity)
(physico chemical entity)
‘I’ takes decisions and instructs the body
Body co-exists with ‘I’
Self (‘I’)
(Conscious entity)
Body
Information
(physico
Body cannot decide or instruct.
Body makes available information (sensations)
to the self (‘I’)
chemical entity)
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