Prof. Dr Pal Dhall gives a Q and A on Human Values and Multifaith Education, and addresses the impact of human values on the child, the family, the school atmosphere and in the community. True Humanness is living with Human Values.
Human Values
Our values are our principles, our guides to action. Values are our internal codes of conduct, the principles upon which we run our lives and make our decisions. Our values are first given to us by our parents. These values develop, expand and are tested in experience. Other people impress their values upon us. We may take on the values of people we admire, such as our peers, our teachers, or elders in the Community. Our moral values are often sourced from our faith. The practice of human values also includes self-knowledge. This points to an important principle – that of self-inquiry. Up to 70% of our time should be spent in self-inquiry. Without knowing the self, one cannot reach the goal of life.
Our values often include universal principles such as truthfulness, peace, love, right conduct and non-violence. These principles are often essential for our personal and social survival. In our observation, when we reverse the order of perception, we can often work out what values are active and guiding a situation or an event or a reaction (our own)(someone else’s) when we analyse the motives of either ourselves or others. We keep in mind that behaviour reveals choices – choices are based on our values. Our values guide our actions.
Here, Prof. Dr Pal Dhall gives a Q and A on Human Values and Multifaith Education, and addresses the impact of human values on the child, the family, the school atmosphere and in the community. True Humanness is living with Human Values.
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