Are you free.ppt
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Based on 1941 "four freedoms" speech by FDR. This concentrated mainly on freedom from fear and freedom from want.
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- 1. Are You Free? Truly? Compiled by Sudhir M. Shah Embracing Difference Transforming the World
- 2. The Greatest Threat to Humanity
- 3. The Greatest Threat to Humanity Fear and hatred disguised as Nationalism
- 4. Second Greatest Threat to Humanity
- 5. Second Greatest Threat to Humanity Unsustainable consumption leading to Environmental Degradation
- 8. Lets Remember January 6 not 2021 but 1941
- 9. Four Essential Human Freedoms necessary for the world to move towards peace and harmony FDRs State of the Union Address
- 10. FDRs State of the Union Address Freedom of speech (freedom of press) Freedom of Religion (ALL religions) Freedom from Wants Freedom from Fear Four Essential Human Freedoms
- 11. FDRs State of the Union Address We will spend the rest of the session on the last two The first two are constitutional Rights
- 12. Freedom From Fear Translated into world terms, it means a reduction of armaments where no nation needs to fear of being attacked by another nationlasting peace. Think of what we can do with the resources(over $2 trillion) freed up from defense budgets.
- 13. Freedom From Want Translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants everywhere in the world. Eliminate poverty and hunger We have enough resources to fulfill all our needs But not all our UNSATIABLE WANTS
- 14. Freedom from Want (greed) Freedom from Fear interlinked the biggest motivators relevant in philosophical context
- 15. Freedom from Want What Principle offers Solution?
- 16. APARIGRAHA one of the most important principles of Eastern Philosophies Non-possessiveness - Non-attachment Freedom from Want Based on Eastern Philosophies
- 17. Mahavir(599 527 BC) One of the most radical thinkers, said parigraha seve attai karanti prananam behanam Possessiveness is the cause of the destruction. Possessiveness is the primary cause of all violence. Possessiveness to our views makes us intolerant of other views. Anekantvad
- 18. Our society encourages Possessiveness
- 19. Non-possessiveness & Non attachment Great tool for freedom from want But How do we practice it!
- 20. Why are we Possessive? Possessiveness is a reaction to FEAR (real or imagined) of loosing something or someone. Insecurity within leads to possessiveness outside. Possessiveness makes us greedy - we wants more and more - a never ending process. More you possess, more the fear of loosing and therefore more insecurity - a vicious circle Why are we Fearful?
- 21. Freedom From Fear Why are we fearful?
- 22. Understanding Fear Inherent Fear All living being have it - for the survival of the species Induced Fear (mostly perceived) Predominantly by religion or political leader Sense of separateness
- 23. Induced Fears (learned) Fear of the other (tribal) us vs them Based on prejudice nationality, religion, race, cast, gender, class, sexual orientation etc. Confirmation Bias Xenophobia Religion - Fear of loss Greed, Scarcity mentality Insecurity about the future Next life, heaven and hell
- 25. Freedom From Fear (induced) Aparigraha Helps with fear of loss Syad-vad Liberates us from the violence of one-sides views. Parasparopgraho Jivanum Transcend tribalism and learned biases Be spiritual not religious Global thinking global citizenship divisions are man-made
- 26. Freedom from Want Freedom from Fear Understanding interconnectedness of all being perasperopgraho jivanam Our insatiable wants negatively affect others Being a Stuart of our environment Developing attitude of Gratitude Sharing and giving freely for the joy if it Set voluntary limits on our consumption. Be an example for next generation/s
- 27. Be Spiritual not Religious Follow the path of self discovery and self mastery (spiritual quest) Not what you do to fit in to society to please others to show others that you are religious to fulfill the vow imposed by elders or Gurus It is NOT grounded in either want or fear It is Not imposed by external authority
- 28. Battle with yourself. Of what use is fighting others? He who conquers himself by himself attains bliss - Uttaradhyayan Sutra
- 29. Accept not what I say as truth because it is backed by tradition, or because it is the law of the land, or because it sounds good, or because it comes from your teacher. Accept as truth only that which is sagaciously acceptable to reason as well as sentiment. - Anguttar Nikaya Mahavir Said to Gautam
Editor's Notes
- #3: The biggest treat humanity faces today is not terrorism, not even nuclear weapons, it is what makes it possible to propagate and unleash these weapons.
- #4: It is hate, specially the blind hatred one group or nation has for another one. Now a day this hatred is disguised as nationalism. I am convinced that nationalism is an existential treat of our time. Lets be clear here, nationalism is not patriotism. It is a perversion of patriotism. LOOK, These are the times of resurgent national chauvinism and neo-fascism fueled by political leaders who incite perceived fear and manufactured treat of the other for personal gain. Spread of misinformation, ignorance and superstitious religiosity has been fed to exploit mases. This has led to the rise of populous nationalistic ideologies like MEGA in America, in Brexit Britain, in Modis India, in Erdoans Turkey, across much of Europe, to name a few of the most troubling examples.
- #7: Lets look at the history
- #9: Not the despicable insurrection of 2021, but rewind 80 year before that. When Europe was engulfed in war and United states was getting ready to enter the world war 2, FDR gave a very moving and insightful speach to congress in his state of the union address.
- #11: The first two freedoms are fairly familiar although far from being realized and experienced by all its citizens. freedom of press and freedom of worship are institutional rights and are written in the constitution of United states as well as India. I am going to spend rest of the session on the last two.
- #12: The first two freedoms are fairly familiar although far from being realized and experienced by all its citizens. freedom of press and freedom of worship are institutional rights and are written in the constitution of United states as well as India. I am going to spend rest of the session on the last two.
- #13: Who here want to end hunger in this world? Who wants to eliminate poverty?
- #14: Who here want to end hunger in this world? Who wants to eliminate poverty?
- #22: Jaina syada-vada suggests that to every assertion one has to add a syat, or a maybe, perhaps, or in a sense. This leads us to perceiving the truth of anything, or of any person, as not something one-sided but many-sided at the same time; that every variety of human violence, with its cruelty and degradation, has flowed from the competing one-sided ideas of what truth is, and hence from one-sided judgements about oneself and about others. Jainism liberates us from the violence of one-sided truths.
- #23: If it had not been for fear no weapons would have been invented. Today everyone has fear . Countries are afraid of one another. Fearlessness is possible only when people learn to free themselves from the delusion of attachment.
- #24: Som story
- #26: Attachment to things, property. Attached to people family, friends, we love them. Jaina syada-vada suggests that to every assertion one has to add a syat, or a maybe, perhaps, or in a sense. Every variety of human violence, with its cruelty and degradation, has flowed from the competing one-sided ideas of what truth is, and hence from one-sided judgements about oneself and about others. Jainism liberates us from the violence of one-sided truths. Principles and Values vs Standards and Ideals