Self Exploration & Natural Acceptance.pptx

Self Exploration.

1. SELF EXPLORATION AND NATURAL ACCEPTANCE Dr. Abhijit Mishra

2. Self exploration is a process of investigating and judging within ourselves :- what is valuable to us? what is right for us? what is true for us? We get the value of ourselves through self exploration. It is a process of focusing attention on ourselves, our present beliefs and aspirations vis-à-vis what we really want to be. WHAT IS SELF EXPLORATION?

3. If there is no difference between what we are and what we want to be, then there is no problem. But if there is a difference, it implies we are living with a contradiction (of not being what we really want to be) which we need to resolve. In short, self exploration is a process of discovering the innateness and universality between all human beings. Self exploration enables us to look at the contradictions within us and resolve them by becoming aware of our natural acceptance . WHAT IS SELF EXPLORATION?

4. Content of self exploration is finding answers to the following fundamental questions of all human beings: The Desire/Goal: What is my (human) Desire/ Goal? What do I really want in life, or what is the goal of human life? Program: What is my (human) program for fulfilling the desire? How to fulfil it? What is the program to actualize the above? The two questions above cover the whole domain of human aspirations and human endeavour . Thus, they form the content of self- exploration. WHAT IS SELF EXPLORATION?

5. Self exploration requires two aspects :- Natural acceptance : unconditional and total acceptance of the self, people and environment; absence of any exception from others. Experiential validation : a process that infuses direct experience with the learning environment and content; as a philosophy and methodology in which the direct experience and focused reflection of the individual helps to increase knowledge, develop skills and clarifies values. WHAT IS SELF EXPLORATION?

6. Self exploration helps in :- creating a dialogue between what we are and what we want to be. s elf evolution by self investigation. k nowing the entire existence through knowing oneself. recognizing one’s relationship with other units of existence and fulfilling it. PURPOSE OF SELF EXPLORATION?

7. Self exploration helps in :- knowing human conduct, human character and living accordingly. being in harmony in oneself and in harmony with entire existence. identifying our innateness and moving towards self organization and self expression. PURPOSE OF SELF EXPLORATION?

8. Natural acceptance implies unconditional and total acceptance of the self, people and environment. It also refers to the absence of any exception from others. It is way to accept the good things naturally. Learn everything that is good from others, but bring it in, and in our own way absorb it; do not become others. WHAT IS NATURAL ACCEPTANCE?

9. Characteristics of natural acceptance are :- Does not change with time . It remains invariant with time. For example our natural acceptance for trust and respect does not change with age. D oes not depend on the place . Whatever we have accepted, in our life, at any time of our age, does not change, even if we move from one place to another one. WHAT IS NATURAL ACCEPTANCE?

10. D oes not depend on our beliefs or past conditionings. No matter how deep our belief or past conditioning, as long as we ask ourselves the question sincerely, as long as we refer deep within ourselves, the answer will always be the same. Is 'constantly there', something we can refer to . Natural acceptance is always there. Whatever we do, this natural acceptance is within us, it is telling us what is right. WHAT IS NATURAL ACCEPTANCE?

11. Natural acceptance is the same for all of us: it is part and parcel of every human being, it is part of humanness . Though each one of us, may have different likes and dislikes and means to live and to react etc. but if we go deep in our mind the purpose of our work, behaviour , efforts etc. are based on common goals like need to be happy, need to be respected, need to get prosperity. So our basic acceptance remains the same. WHAT IS NATURAL ACCEPTANCE?