Universal Human Values & Professional Ethics
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Holistic Technologies
Present day technologies are built keeping today’s world view in mind.
To develop alternate model, new criteria is required to be compatible to
human welfare.
Holistic Criteria
a. Catering to appropriate needs & lifestyles
b. People-friendly
c. Eco-friendly
Criteria for Appropriate Technology
To cater to real human needs
To be compatible with Nature systems
To facilitate effective utilization of human, animal, plant & material
resources
To be safe, user –friendly
To use local resources & expertise
To be low-cost and energy –efficient
To enhance use of interacting
To be promote use of renewable energy resources
To be durable and to have life –cycle recyclability of products
To promote decentralization.
Holistic Management Models
Criteria for Holistic Management Models
Whole unit to work as a well-knit family
Need fulfillment and customer satisfaction to be main focus areas rather than
profit maximization.
Effective utilization of human & physical capabilities.
Integration of individual/organizational/societal objectives.
Development of human competencies.
Promoting harmony in employer –employee relationships.
Promoting a sustainable development.
Fulfilling corporate social responsibility.
Sharing of responsibility and developing a participative mode of management.
Motivating employees to reach higher levels of productivity along with a sense
of belongingness & ownership.
Promoting work –life balance.
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Holistic Production Systems
Key questions to be answered:
- What to produce?
- How much to produce?
- For whom to produce?
- How to produce?
Specific Criteria
o Optional utilization of local resources & expertise
o Economic viability and sustainability
o Producibility in local environment
o Decentralisation, capable of providing meaningful employment to
community members
o Production by masses not mass production
o Priority for local consumption.
o Use of people- friendly, eco-friendly technologies
o Promoting human creativity and sense of accomplishment.
o Matching pattern of production with pattern of consumption/ availability of
resources
o Quality and cost- effectiveness of production.
o Matching National/local priorities
o Safety of producers & consumers
Humanistic Education
An education system that will inculcate right understanding of harmony at all four
levels of existence.
It is a process to enable the human being to live in accordance to natural
acceptance.
It aims to develop-
o A commitment to live according to the right understanding.
o Competence to implement right understanding in all Endeavors of
life.
o An integration of values & skills to understanding one’s physical
needs correctly.
o Realization of one’s innateness.
o Understanding definitiveness & universality of ethical human
conduct.
o A conviction that only a value-based living can result in continuous
happiness and prosperity.
o A process of self-exploration, leading to continuous self-evolution of
human being.
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o Adoption of holistic technology, production systems and models.
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Journey towards Holistic Alternative
Participation by Family & Society
- Individuals with right understanding become a nucleus of change for the
family and people around.
- Families becomes natural training grounds for evolution of members, and
thereby the whole Society.
- Such Individuals & Families will work collectively for Swarajya- Akhand
Samaj-Sarvabhauma Vyavastha.
Present untenable ethos of-
o Sensuality –mania
o Consumerism- mania
o Profit mania
These will gradually change to the Comprehensive Human Goal of
“Samadhan-Samridhi- Abhay-Sahastitva”.
Major Transition Steps at the level of Society
o Mass awareness about Humanistic education.
o Evolving Holistic models of living.
o Amending policies, programs & systems as per Comprehensive
Human Goal.
Professional Ethics
Profession:
o A channel for participation by human beings in the larger order, in the form
of behavior and work.
o Not only a means of earning livelihood, but also a means of one’s
evolution through appropriate participation in the larger order.
o To profess what one knows- in human consciousness with right
understanding - in pursuance of Comprehensive Human Goal.
o A kind of ‘Service’.
Ethics:
- A code of conduct detailing what is right and what is wrong.
- A human conduct based on right understanding and living with human
consciousness.
Competence in Professional Ethics
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Development of ethical competence is a long-term process to be achieved
through appropriate value- education.
Salient Features:
1. Clarity about Comprehensive Human Goal.
2. Role of Universal Human Order in fulfilling human goal, from ‘Family’ to
‘World Family’.
3. Confidence in oneself and in the harmony, co-existence and self-
regulation – prevailing in all Existence.
4. Competence of mutually fulfilling behavior along with clarity and
confidence in ethical human conduct – and its correlation with sustainable
happiness & prosperity for oneself and all.
5. Competence of mutually- enriching interaction with Nature.
6. Ability to assess the needs for physical facilities for Family and there
fulfillment, ensuring harmony in the Nature.
7. Competence of actualizing one’s understanding in real life.
Inherent Contradictions & Dilemmas in Professional Life
- Focus on wealth maximization.
- Competition in the form of “Your loss is my gain”.
- Exploitation of Nature for personal gains & comforts.
- Businessman exploiting situations of disaster & scarcity.
- Glamorous promotion of goods which are dangerous to health &
safety.
- Exploitation of customers by overcharging, poor quality, absence of
services, false promises.
- Unethical practices by professionals in different spheres.
- Differences in individual’s values system and organizational priority.
- Contradictions in principles & practices.
Current Issues in Professional Ethics
- Unethical practices prevailing in all spheres.
- Subversion of Laws to suit individual/political/ corporate interests.
- Scams/economic offences by companies/trusts/individuals.
- Tax evasion /misuse of public funds.
- Corruption becoming the rule of life.
- Endangering public lives & property.
- Serious degradation to environment.
- Misleading advertisements/propaganda.
- Sales promotion for poor quality goods.
- Cut-throat, unhealthy competition.
- Cartels by industry/MNCs.
- Lobbying by vested interests groups.
- Unchecked activities of mafias.
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- Parallel black – market economy.
- Negligence resulting into Industrial disasters.
Methods being implemented to promote
Professional Ethics
- Introduction of courses on values education.
- Oath- taking and code of conduct
- Intensive Auditing & monitoring.
- Stringent laws and punishments.
- Introduction of mechanisms like RTI Act.
- Sting operation and media exposure.
- Honoring whistle- blowers.
- Settling up vigilance bodies forums etc.
- Filing PILs.
Steps for Transition at the level of
Family, Society & Profession
- Mutual fulfillment is the Guiding Principle.
- Concepts of self–evolution, inter-connectedness, co-existence at all
levels - lead to having a right understanding.
Sequences of Participation by Individuals
1. Right Understanding - Making efforts to gain right understanding.
2. Honesty- Sincerity in developing understanding - spontaneous reflection in one’s
thoughts, behavior and work.
3. Accountability - Feeling one’s responsibility to participate in the larger Order with
right understanding.
4. Participation - Efforts to actually participate in the larger Order including Family,
Society and Nature - according to one’s competence, capacity and aptitude.
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