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E.4 Advanced Topic

Prosperity also extends towards future. Not only now, I have more than my needs, but in future also I shall
have more than my needs.

This comes out of two key understandings:

1. Nature has more resources than needed by me and all the people.
(India produces 2.6 times the food needed by all its people. But then, why are so many people

hungry? Wrong social systems produce shortages for some, riches for others. There are also people
who have no money to buy. It happens when there is lack of understanding of relationships or
unwillingness to part with whatever is extra.)

2. Ultimately, feeling of prosperity comes out of relationships! That is what gives us assurance about
the future. We will be discussing relationships next.

Assignment E.1

1. What is the meaning of prosperity? Give the areas of living (e.g., food, mobile phone, house) where
you feel prosperous and areas where you feel not. Explain with examples.

2. Give examples from your life where you think the lack of prosperity is due to your mixing the needs
of the self with needs of the body (i.e., you are trying to satisfy the need of the self by physical
things, which cannot be satisfied). What would you do about it?

F Relationship in Family

F.1 Seven Relations

1. Parents-children (maataa & pitaa, putra-putri)

2. Teacher-student (guru-shishya)
3. Brother-sister (bhai-behan)
4. Friend (mitra)

5. Saathi-sahayogi (leader-assistant at work place)
6. Husband-wife (pati-patni)

7. System related (Vyavasthaagata sambandh)

F.2 Justice (Nyaya) in Relationship

We have discussed expectations. Now we would like to introduce feeling (Bhaav) in relationship. The
feelings are in us (namely, in self). We can experience the feelings.

The important point is, expectations in relationships are due to feelings. We usually assume that
expectations are for goods. For example, expectation in parent-children relationship is the feelings of
mamta (feeling of caring), vatsalya (feeling of guidance). Outcome of this would be providing food etc. not
vice versa. If there is only transaction of goods, it is not a relationship, but a transaction or sauda.

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