2010July21 Ethics, Values and Good Habits - Vivekananda Centre of Human Excellence, Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of AP, Hyderabad. A one week programme was arranged for the officers of the various Departments of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, at the Vivekananda Centre of Human Excellence, at the Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of, Hyderabad, popularly known as MCR HRD Institute, with the active support and collaboration from the Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad. As a part of the programme, myself, i.e. Prof. V. Viswanadham was assigned the topic of Ethics, Values and Good Habits. The usual power point presentation, was slightly modified for this occasion. The presentation can be viewed at www.scribd.com please search for Viswam.vangapally4581 and kindly locate the item. Also, you can visit: www.slideshare.net/viswanadham and locate the PPT. The lecture was delivered in Telugu, while the presentation was in English. The live recording of the lecture, if 2 parts, can be heard / downloaded. Please visit: www.archive.org – please search for Prof. V. Viswanadham, and further sort the results by date added to locate this item – 2010July21 Ethics, Values and Good Habits - Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence - MCR HRD Institute. Importance of values, particularly human values was explained in the general context of declining values. The importance of cultivating good habits and its influence on our attitude and life were explained. A copy of the booklet titled Deshamunu Preminchumanna was distributed to the participants. The participants were also informed that they can freely download and read 7 booklets, published by POOLABATA, 2 in English and 5 in Telugu, from www.archive.org – please search for POOLABATA. Each time the presentation is made, as a teacher, I ensure that right from the introduction to the development of the theme, it is done differently, the examples are appropriate to the audience, the language style, and the mixture of local language, some times with local accent, – an attempt is made to create a unique blend. This is being mentioned, so as to make it clear that you may not feel bored or disinterested, and by listening to two or more lectures on the same topic, presented before different audiences, at various places, you may actually obtain a better insight into the scope of the topic. It is humbly suggested that you may please use the power point presentations, freely. Please feel free to refer to these websites to your friends and motivate them to become better, continuously. Please help me to spread the motivating message to as many people as possible. Your feedback will be highly appreciated : Viswam.vangapally@gmail.com .

1. Special Ed. for MCR-HRD Institute PROF. V. VISWANADHAM Ethics, Values and Good Habits

2. Ethics

3. Ethics

6. “ Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what gets you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

7. “ Why Not Be a Bad Person?”

12. V A L U E S

13. ? WHY VALUES ARE NEEDED FOR LIFE ? VALUES ? WHY VALUES ? WHAT IS LIFE ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE ? WHAT ARE HUMAN VALUES ?

14. ????? ARE VALUES DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT FIELDS ? Why there is general indifference towards VALUES?

15. ARE THESE VALUES ETERNAL ? OR, ARE THEY SUBJECT TO CHANGE, WITH CHANGING TIMES ? . . . . as in the case of fashions ? ARE THESE VALUES UNIVERSAL ? [ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~ IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION, CASTE, CREED, AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ? ]

16. THE INEQUALITY, THE INEFFICIENCY, THE INDIFFERENCE, THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . . THE GROWING POVERTY, THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION, CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY, EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION, ~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT, BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION, DECREASING STANDARDS, DECLINING VALUES, WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES, GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . . HAS LACK OF CONCERN FOR VALUES ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE STATE OF AFFAIRS ?

17. VALUES ARE NEEDED FOR PEACE, HEALTH, PROSPERITY & HAPPINESS ~ for you and also for everyone else

18. VARIETY VALUES VICES VULGARITY VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VACUUM

19. ~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING ~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING & DEGRADING VALUES : POSITIVE ~ LEAD US TOWARDS FREEDOM, PEACE, PROGRESS, JOY, EQUALITY, NEGATIVE ~ LEAD US TOWARDS BONDAGE, CONFLICT, SORROW, FRUSTATION, VICES, VACUUM, etc.

20. IN GOD’S CREATION, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE 84 LAKHS OF SPECIES ~ WITH HUMAN LIFE TOPPING THE LIST. THE HUMAN BEING IS BLESSED WITH A MIND – THE THINKING FACULTY, & “ VIVEKA” – THE FACULTY OF DISCRIMINATION.

21. “ EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON, ~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME FOR EACH OTHER; PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME FOR THEIR CHILDREN; - AND IN THE HOME BEGINS THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD” MOTHER THERESA

22. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE RIGHTLY, THINK RIGHTLY AND ACT RIGHTLY MAHATMA GANDHI

23. A LONG WAY TO GO TO PRACTICE THE VALUES WE ALL KNOW & ARE HAPPY AND EAGER TO PREACH THE POINT IS. . . HOW SINCERELY WE FOLLOW THE VALUES WE KNOW

24. INDIA IS AMONGST THE MOST CORRUPT NATIONS ARE YOU PROUD ? ?????

25. A TRAGEDY MUST NOT BREAK US BUT ONLY STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE TO FIGHT EVEN HARDER A P J ABDUL KALAM

26. ARE HUMAN VALUES NECESSARY FOR A HAPPY LIFE ? WHAT IS LIFE ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE ?

27. PEOPLE ARE NOT HESITATING . . . TO TELL LIES TO CHEAT TO DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY TO THINK OF UNFAIR THINGS TO COMMIT A CRIME TO COMMIT SINS TO REMAIN A SILENT SPECTATOR TO BE EVEN A PARTNER IN THE CRIME DO YOU NEED VALUES OR NOT ?

28. WE ALWAYS WANT ALL OTHERS TO FOLLOW VALUES, TO BE FAIR AND JUST, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OWN SELF FOLLWOING VALUES . . . ARE WE FOLLOWING UNHESITATINGLY THE VALUES WE PREACH ? Why don't we walk our talk ? WHY THESE DOUBLE STANDARDS ? IS THIS NOT PURE SELFISHNESS ? IS THERE A SOLUTION ? AT LEAST, AN EXPLANATION ?

29. DESIRE FOR MORE AND MORE OF . . . GOOD THINGS ? OR BAD THINGS ?

30. HAS CHARACTER ANYTHING TO DO WITH VALUES ? C = R RESPONSES RESPONSIBILITIES RELATIONSHIPS P

31. HAS QUALITY ANYTHING TO DO WITH VALUES ?

32. POLITICS PRINCIPLES SCIENCE HUMANITY COMMERCE MORALITY WEALTH WORK WORSHIP COMPASSION PLEASURE CONSCIENCE EDUCATION CHARACTER 7 WITH OR WITHOUT

33. PURUSHARTHAS & ASHRAMAS DHARMA ARTHA KAMA MOKSHA BRAHMACHARYA GRUHASTHA VANAPRASTHA SANYASA 4

34. GOOD / BAD ? ? WHAT IS JUST / UNJUST ? S I N DHARMA / ADHARMA ? LOVE / HATE ? RIGHT / WRONG ? TRUTH / UNTRUTH ?

35. WHAT IS THE REWARD FOR DEVELOPING AND PRACTICING VALUES ? HEAVEN AND HELL IS FAITH IN GOD NECCESSARY FOR PRACTICING VALUES ?

36. IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED ? IS IT SELFISH ? THINKING MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE WHAT DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE SAY ?

37. DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WANT OTHERS TO DO UNTO YOU IS NOT THIS VERY FAIR ? CAN YOU IMPROVE UPON THIS ?

38. C O N T R O L DESIRES SELFISHNESS DOUBLE STANDARDS WEAKNESSES

39. JUST THINK . . . WHETHER WHAT WE ARE THINKING, SAYING, DOING & ACHIEVING WILL MAKE OUR MOTHER, FATHER & TEACHER FEEL PROUD OF US ? WILL MAKE OUR GOD FEEL PROUD OF US ?

40. VALUES HAVE THEIR ROOT IN LOVE

41. LOVE FOR GOD FEAR OF SIN S O C I A L M O R A L I T Y

42. IN UNDERSTANDING LOVE – THE MOST BASIC HUMAN VALUE IN SPEECH IN ACTION IN THOUGHT IN UNDERSTANDING TRUTH RIGHTEOUSNESS PEACE NON- VIOLENCE WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART

43. S T A R T THE DAY WITH L O V E S P E N D THE DAY WITH L O V E FILL THE DAY WITH L O V E END THE DAY WITH L O V E ~ THAT IS THE WAY TO FIND G O D

44. DO YOU FEEL THAT EVERY ONE OF US SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT VALUES IN OUR LIVES ? THAT IS THE WAY TO PRACTICE VALUES THAT IS THE WAY TO BECOME HAPPIER

45. " BE GOOD AND DO GOOD " GET INSPIRED - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

48. GOOD HABITS PROF. V. VISWANADHAM

49. ? GOOD

50. ? HABITS

51. Creates and develops FORCE OF HABIT WHY WE DO, WHAT WE DO THE WAY WE DO IT ?

52. EASY TO ACQUIRE DIFFICULT TO STOP HABITS

53. HABITS REVEAL / REFLECT OUR CHARACTER OUR PERSONALITY

54. HABITS HAVE THE POWER TO ATTRACT / REPEL PEOPLE THINGS CIRCUMSTANCES

55. ABILITIES [ By Birth or Acquired ] Combined with adequate PRACTICE Develop YOUR SKILLS

56. IF for some reason PRACTICE IS POOR the standard of YOUR SKILLS will also be POOR

57. GOOD HABITS, are very essential for SUCCESS in LIFE.

58. Foundation of GOOD HABITS forms the basis for developing competence & strengthening of positive attitudes that together contribute to SUCCESS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

59. NEVER NEVER NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF GOOD HABITS

60. GOOD HABITS GOOD WORK HABITS GOOD LIFE HABITS GOOD HABITS

61. W. A. T. C. H. W = WORDS A = ACTIONS T = THOUGHTS C = CHARACTER H = HEAD & HEART

62. Thoughts Words Actions Habits Character L I F E WE ARE OUR THOUGHTS OUR THOUGHTS MAKE OUR LIFE

63. DEVELOP & PRACTICE GOOD HABITS & GOOD VALUES

64. GOOD HABITS LEAD TO GOOD LIFE THANK YOU

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