Divine Values

Dignity of the human individual, based on his spiritual identity.
Love & Goodwill for all, based on the concepts that the world as a Family.
Self-respect and regards or respect for others.
Humility
Honesty and Integrity.
Purity and Cleanliness.
Equanimity, Peace, Tolerance and Non-violence.
Concern for the wellbeing of all; Sympathy and Service.
Unity and Co-operation.
Effort for Excellence.
Contentment and Yogi Life Style, i.e. Sattwa, Simplicity-Sincerity-Trusteeship.

Some of the Values have been mentioned above in phrases rather than in one-word form in order to show that they are kins. This also makes the expanse or scope of those Values more clear. Every professional or other kind of group will find these Values of great relevance and help, for each one of these Values has a special connotation in the context of each profession, etc., besides having a general meaning.

It will be found that these Values are comprehensive in their scope and each one of these has some other Value(s) invisibly included in it. Also, anyone of these Values, automatically, leads to the inculcation of another. For example, 'Dignity of the Human Individual' includes understanding the real identity of the self for, the real basis of this dignity is that all are children of God - the Highest, the Holiest and the Mightiest. Without understanding the self in this light, we cannot have divine qualities for long and, therefore, cannot be dignified. Instead, bad qualities will prevail and 'dignity', in the real sense, will vanish. It is understanding of the self and its divine dignity that make self-respect, self-confidence, self-control also possible.

Without understanding the Dignity of the self as an individual, we cannot make sincere and earnest efforts to rise to our dignity again and to maintain it in relationships with others and also to consider the dignity of others also.

Similarly, Love & Goodwill are kin Values. It there is Love, there definitely will be Goodwill also and Goodwill cannot stay without Love. Love & Goodwill keep our relationships on a happy note and enable us to tolerate also. Therefore, invisibly, it includes Tolerance also. Similarly equanimity and non-violence also include Tolerance.

In this way, a deep reflection on these Values will lead us to the conclusion these twelve Values are like twelve months of a year. As twelve months have 24 fortnights or 48 weeks or 365 days, so also these 12 Values include in them 24 or 36 or 360 big or small Values. If these twelve are observed in thought, speech and action by all or at least by 9,16,108 people we will be able to build a Better World.

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