KVE 401 (UNIT 1)
NEED, BASIC GUIDELINES, CONTENT AND PROCESS FOR VALUE
EDUCATION
What is value education? Why there is a need for value education.
Value Education:
1. Value education is the study of ‘what is valuable’ in terms of human happiness.
2. Value education is necessary to assist everyone in improving and implementing the value system that he or she holds.
3. Once one understands his or her own values in life, he or she can examine and control the various choices he or she makes in life.
Needs for the Value Education:
1. The subject that enables us to understand ‘what is valuable’ for human happiness is called value education.
2. The current educational system is heavily skill-based.
3. The focus is primarily on science and technology. Science and technology, on the other hand, can only help to provide the means
to achieve what is deemed valuable.
4. It is not within the scope of science and technology to provide the ability to determine what is truly valuable.
5. Value Education is an important missing link in today’s educational system.
6. Because of this shortcoming, most of our efforts may be ineffective, and serious crises at the individual, societal, and
environmental levels are manifesting.
Define self-exploration. What is the content of self-exploration?
Self-Exploration:
1. Self-exploration is the process of investigating within myself to discover what is valuable to me; what is right for me, true for me,
must be judged within myself.
2. Through self-exploration we get the value of our self. We live with different entirely (family, friends, air, soil, water, trees, etc.)
and we want to understand our relationship with all these.
3. To do so, we must first look within. The main focus of self-exploration is myself – the human being.
Basic Contents of Self Exploration: Content of self exploration is just finding answers to the following fundamental questions of
all human beings:
1. The Desire/Goal: What are my (human) desires and objectives? What do I truly desire in life, or what is the purpose of human
life?
2. Program: What is my (human) plan for satisfying the desire? How should it be carried out? What is the plan to make the above a
reality?
In short, the above two questions cover the whole domain of human aspiration and human endeavor. As a result, they constitute the
content of self-exploration.
What are the basic aspirations of human being? Define and explain .
Basic Aspiration:
Following are the basic aspirations of a human being:
1. Every person wishes to be happy. All of his efforts are directed toward this goal. The outcome of his efforts is determined by the
focus of the effort, specifically his ideas about happiness.
2. When these assumptions are correct, the result is mutual happiness. When the notions are wrong, the outcome is unhappiness.
3. Close inspection reveals that every human being aspires to a way of life that ensures happiness for all human beings living in
harmony with nature.
4. Individual happiness is the harmony and integration of all four dimensions of the self: thought, behaviour, work, and realisation.
5. Individuals aspire to achieve harmony and integration among four levels of society: individual, family, society, and nature.
6. This is every human being’s aspiration; this is their desire; this is their innate need, regardless of age, gender, caste, creed, nation,
or beliefs.
Define the process of self-exploration with help of diagram and its benefits.
Self-Exploration:
1. Self-exploration is the process of investigating within myself to discover what is valuable to me; what is right for me, true for me,
must be judged within myself.
2. Through self-exploration we get the value of our self. We live with different entirely (family, friends, air, soil, water, trees, etc.)
and we want to understand our relationship with all these.
3. To do so, we must first look within. The main focus of self-exploration is me – the human being.
Process of Self-Exploration: The process of self-exploration is as follows:
1. First and foremost, we must remember that whatever is presented in a proposal.
i. Don’t assume it right away, and don’t dismiss it without proper investigation.
ii. Verify it in your own right, assuming it is naturally acceptable to you.
iii. Not just on the basis of scriptures.
iv. Not based on equipment/instrument data.
v. Not on the basis of the assertion by other human beings.
2. As a result, it is critical that you carefully consider these on your own. Accept them as true right away, but don’t dismiss them
without proper investigation.
3. Then what to do:
i. Verify on the basis of your natural acceptance.
ii. Live accordingly to validate it experientially.
iii. If the proposal is true in human behavior, it leads to mutual.
iv. If the proposal is implemented in collaboration with the rest of nature, it will result in mutual prosperity.
4. The process is shown in Fig.
5. However, this is not the end of the process. It will be finished when the verification based on natural acceptance and testing in our
daily lives results in realization and ‘understanding’ in us.
6. With realization and comprehension, we gain assurance, satisfaction, and universality (applies to all time, space, and
individuals).
7. For instance, ‘respect’ is a value in human relationships. I find it naturally acceptable when I verify at the level of natural
acceptance. Similarly, when I act with respect, it benefits both me and the other person. As a result, the proposition is ‘True’. It is
untrue if it fails either of the two tests. This verification leads to the realization that the proposal is true, and it becomes an integral
part of my understanding. It manifests itself in my thoughts and actions.
Explain the basic requirement for the fulfillment of human aspirations. Write down the concept of SSSS
with the help of diagram.
1. To fulfill basic human aspirations, three things are required: right understanding, right relationships, and physical facilities.
2. Human aspirations are the goals that all people strive for. Aspirations represent our deep desires and longings. As a result, all
human beings’ basic aspirations or deep desires are only happiness and prosperity. In order to realize these ambitions, we require
basic necessities such as food, clothing, and shelter. Furthermore, if a person follows the correct order, his or her aspirations can be
fulfilled. The basic requirements for fulfillment of human aspirations are:
i. Right Understanding: The proper understanding allows us to decide how we will work for physical facilities while maintaining
feelings of different relationships with others. It is one of the most important tools for realizing our dreams, which essentially
require a shift from animal consciousness to human consciousness. To comprehend the surroundings, the theory of coexistence
(living together) is fundamentally required.
ii. Relationship: There is a basic need in nature for affectionate relationships with other individuals in order to create harmony. We
require relationships based on love, understanding, care, and respect, which will undoubtedly lead to happiness and prosperity
iii. Physical Facilities: Physical necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, and protection are essential for all humans. It is the
correct understanding that allows us to fulfill them as needed.
Concept of SSSS:
1. Having physical resources and feeling content and prosperous.
i. Such people are said to be ‘Sadhan Sampann Sukhi Samridh,’ or materially prosperous, happy, and prosperous.
ii. The short form for this can be written as : SSSS!
2. Thus, we can conclude the following: We need to work for all three, and this is the order in which we have to work:
i. Right understanding
ii. Relationship
iii. Physical facilities
3. Working with this order, we are able to ensure mutual fulfillment with human beings and mutual prosperity with the rest of
nature.
Critically examine the prevailing notions of happiness and prosperity and their consequences .
1. We seek happiness and prosperity by maximizing the accumulation and consumption of physical resources.
2. It is becoming anti-ecological and anti-people, and threatening human survival itself. The following are some of the
consequences of this trend:
3. Individual problems such as depression, psychological disorders, suicides, stress, insecurity, and so on are on the rise.
4. At the family level, there has been the dissolution of joint families, mistrust and conflict between older and younger generations,
insecurity in relationships, divorce, dowry tortures, and so on.
5. At the societal level, there is an increase in the incidence of terrorism and Naxalism, rising communalism, spreading casteism,
racial and ethnic conflict, wars between nations, and so on6. At the level of nature – global warming, water, air, soil, noise, etc.
pollution, mineral and mineral oil resource depletion, etc.
7. All of the issues arise directly from our flawed view of happiness, wealth, and the continuation of these things.
Short questions
Q1. What do you mean by values or human values?
Ans. Values are the primary guiding principles in a person’s life. Whatever becomes a way of reaching happiness has value in our
eyes. All of our ideas, behavior, and actions are founded on the values that we hold. Ans. Values are the primary guiding principles
in a person’s life. Whatever becomes a way of reaching happiness has value in our eyes. All of our ideas, behavior, and actions are
founded on the values that we hold.
Q2. What is Natural Acceptance? / What do you mean by your natural acceptance and experiential validation?
Ans. Natural Acceptance: Natural Acceptance is something that all of us have. It’s something we can’t find somewhere else.
Whatever appears naturally acceptable to us is correct, and whatever causes us difficulty or struggle is incorrect.
Experiential Validation: Experiential validation is a procedure that includes direct experience of the learning environment and
material.
Q3. What is the fundamental value of life? Elucidate.
Ans. Human values are the good, important attributes of character that all people share, such as honesty, integrity, tolerance,
responsibility, sympathy, justice, and respect. Human values are important to human life and cross all cultures, nations, and
economic classes. Human values develop as a result of the following factors:
1. From society
2. Due to one’s own awareness, choice &judgment, etc.
Q4. What are the five core human values?
Ans. Five core human values are as follows :
• 1. Love
• 2. Truth
• 3. Peace
• 4. Right understanding
• 5. Non-violence
Q5. Describe the basic nature of man. How is it helpful in obtaining Natural acceptance?
Ans. Human nature’s requirements can be described as drives for self-preservation, community maintenance, and the development
of the material conditions required to meet these demands. Natural acceptance is something we all have. Whatever feels natural to
us is correct, and whatever causes us difficulty is incorrect. Basic nature helps us in understanding what is good and bad.
Q6. What is the difference between prosperity and wealth? / Discuss prosperity?. / Define wealth.?
Ans. Prosperity: Prosperity is the feeling of having or providing more than necessary physical resources. Two factors are required
for prosperity:
• Correct evaluation of physical facility requirements.
• The ability to provide more than the minimum physical resources.
Wealth: Wealth is a physical object. It means having a large amount of cash or a great of facilities, or both.
Q7. Define SVDD & SSDD?
Ans. SVDD: SVDD stand for ‘Sadhan ViheenDukhiDaridra’. He/She does not possess material facilities and happiness and feels
materially deficient, unhappy and deprived.
SSDD: SSDD stand for ‘SadhanSampannDukhiDaridra’. He/She does possess material possessions but is still unhappy and feels
deprived.
Q8. What do you understand by LOVE ?
Ans. Love:
1. Love is the feeling of being connected to everything (or prema).
2. The emotion of love leads to an Undivided Society, which begins with a family and gradually spreads to include
the entire planet. In the form of love, every human being has a natural acceptance for relatedness up to the world
family.
3. We begin with trust, which provides the basis for being attached to one (Affection), and progress to being related
to everyone (Love).
Q9. What is the method to fulfill basic aspiration of human-being? Is it same for everyone.
Ans. The following are the fundamental requirements for fulfilling human aspirations:
1. Correct Understanding: Correct understanding enables us to select how we will work for physical facilities while
maintaining sentiments of various relationships with others.
2. Relationship: In order to build peace, there is a basic need in nature for emotional relationships with other people.
3. Physical Resources: All humans require physical facilities such as food, clothing, shelter, and protection.
Q10. What is Sukh and Daridrata?
Ans. Sukh: Sukh is the result of a variety of feelings that are simple and natural to us. Trust, honesty, respect, confidence, and other
positive emotions are always welcomed. They guide us to a condition of harmony within myself and with others.
Daridrata: Daridrata is essentially lacking of physical capabilities for satisfying the self and body. Daridrata makes people
unhappy. Human being is the coexistence of the ego and the body. Materials or physical facilities can meet the demands of the
body. Daridrata results from a lack of essential supplies and physical facilities.
Q11. Which will be a true testimony of ethical human conduct for an individual?
• i. Person holding certificate of value education.
• ii. Person believes in value education.
• iii. Person reflecting his or her behavior accordingly.
Ans. Person reflecting his or her behavior accordingly.
Q12. Verify the proposal, ”Value education augment to utilize your professional competence”.
1. Professional ethics refers to the development of professional competence via ethical human behavior.
2. Value education encourages the growth of ethical competence.
3. Individual ethical competence is the only effective means to ensure professional ethics. As a result, value
education enhances your professional skills.
Q13. What is the need for value education in technical and other professional Institutions?
Ans. Value education is the topic that teaches us ‘what is important’ for human happiness. The current educational system is
heavily skill-based. The focus is mostly on science and technology. Science and technology, on the other hand, can only contribute
to offer the tools to attain what is deemed valuable. It is not within the realm of science and technology to give the ability to
determine what is truly valuable.
Q14. What are the two basic aspirations of any human being?
Ans. Basic Aspirations: Following are the basic aspirations of a human being:
1. Every human being desires happiness. All of his efforts are directed toward this goal. The outcome of his efforts is
determined by the focus of his efforts, especially his ideas about happiness.
2. When these expectations is correct, the result is mutual happiness. When the expectations are incorrect, the result
is unhappiness.
Q15. What are the abbreviations given as SVDD, SSDD AND SSSS signify?
1. Those who lack physical resources/wealth and are unhappy and deprived. SVDD stands for Sadhan Viheen Dukhi
Daridra, which means Materially Unfit, Unhappy, and Deprived.
2. Those who have physical resources/wealth yet are unhappy and deprived. SSDD stands for Sadhan Sampann
Dukhi Daridra, which means Materially Wealthy, Unhappy, and Deprived.
3. Those who have physical resources and are happy and prosperous, i.e., SSSS: Sadhan Sampann Sukhi Samriddha –
Materially Affluent, Happy, and Successful.
Q16. What is meant by continuity of happiness?
Ans. Continuity of happiness suggests that humans do not desire enjoyment in spurts or intervals, but rather continually.
Q17. Give the importance of value education.
Ans. The importance of value education are :
• 1. It helps us to explore our inner happiness.
• 2. It helps us to visualize our goals clearly.
• 3. It widens our perception towards analyzing things.
• 4. It helps us to build up strong relation.
Q18. Briefly explain happiness.
Ans. Happiness is the outcome of a range of feelings that are simple and natural to us. Trust, honesty, respect, confidence, and so on
are all emotions that we appreciate at all times. They guide us to a condition of harmony within myself and with others.
Q19. What is self-exploration?
Ans. It is the practice of noticing what is within us and focusing on ourselves, our current beliefs and our objectives. It is a process
of a dialogue between ‘what we are’ and ‘what we really want to be’.
Q20. What is unhappiness?
Ans. Unhappiness is caused by any form of disagreement, struggle, or conflict inside ourselves or with others. Unhappiness can be
caused by sentiments such as mistrust, dishonesty, a lack of respect, and a lack of confidence.
Q21. Discuss briefly mutual fulfillment and mental prosperity.
Ans. Mutual fulfillment = Right understanding+ Relationship
Mutual prosperity= Right understanding+ Physical facilities.
Q22. Write the need for Value Education.
Ans. The need for Value Education is : 1. Correct identification of our aspirations.2. Understanding universal human values to
fulfill our aspirations in continuity.3. Complementarily of values and skills.4. Evaluation of our beliefs.5. Technology and human
values.
Q23. Explain the difference between animal consciousness and human consciousness.
1. Giving all priorities to physical facilities exclusively, or living purely on the basis of physical facilities, this may be
referred to as ‘Animal Consciousness’.
2. ‘Human awareness’ refers to living with all three: correct knowledge, relationships, and physical facilities.
Q24. What is the difference between belief and understanding?
Ans. The distinction between beliefs and understanding can be underpinned by evaluating the following points:
S.No Belief Understanding
Correct understanding is the
1. Beliefs are the ad-hoc values.
universal human values.
2. They usually not the same for everybody. They are same for everyone.
3. Beliefs are assumed values. Understanding is evaluated values.
4. Belief usually change with time. Understanding does not change time.
