Module 5 Implications of the Holistic Understanding a

Module 5: Implications of the Holistic Understanding – a Look at Professional Ethics Lecture 26: Competence in Professional Ethics

RECAP • It is important to understand that the only effective way to ensure professional ethics is through correct appraisal and systematic development of ethical competence in the professional (the human being). • As the right understanding successively comes into our living through self-exploration and practice, it manifests in terms of the following competencies in the individual. Slide 2 of 20 2

Human Values = Participation, Role of a Human Being in Existence In the Self Happiness, Peace, Satisfaction, Bliss ------------------------ 4 Participation In Human-Human Relationship – Justice Established values (sthapit mulya)/Expressed values (shisht mulya) Trust/ Complimentariness, Respect/Compliance , Affection/ Commitment, Care/Generosity , Guidance/ Spontaneity, Reverence/ Obedience, Glory/Ease , Gratitude/Self-restraint , Love/Unanimity ------------ 18 Participation In Human-Rest of Nature Relationship Utility, Artistic value -----------------------------------2 Participation In Universal Human Order Perseverence (Dheerta), Bravery (Veerta), Generosity (Udarta), Kindness (Daya), Beneficience (Kripa), Compassion (Karuna) -------- 6 30 Slide 3 of 20 3

Established , eternal values (sthapit mulya) Expressed, behavioral values (sisht mulya) Trust (vishwas) Complimentariness (sojanyata) Respect (sammaan) Compliance (arahaysata) Affection (sneh) Commitment (nishtha) Care (mamta) Generosity (udarta) Guidance (vatsalya) Spontaneity (sahajta) Reverence (shraddha) Obidience (pujyata) Glory (gaurav) Ease (saralta) Gratitude (kratagyata) Self-restraint (somyata) Love (prem) Unanimity (ananyata), kindness n; k , beneficience f—ik & compassion d#. kk Slide 4 of 20 4

Harmony in the Society (lekt esa O; o. LFkk) Human Target (ekuo y{; ) Right Understanding & Right Feelings Prosperity Fearlessness (Trust) Co-Existence In Every Individual In Every Family In Society In Nature/ Existence 3 4 1 2 Human Order ¼ekuoh; O; o. LFkk½ Five Dimensions ¼i¡kp vk; ke½ 1. Education – Sanskar - f”k{kk la. Ldkj 2. Health – Sanyam - Lok. LF; la; e 3. Production – Work - m. Riknu dk; Z 4. Justice – Suraksha - U; k; lqj{kk 5. Exchange – Storage - fofue; dks’k Slide 5 of 20 5

Harmony in the Society (lekt Human Target (ekuo y{; ) Right Understanding & Right Feelings 1 Prosperity In Every Individual esa O; o. LFkk) Co-Existence 2 Fearlessness (Trust) 3 In Every Family In Society In Nature/ Existence 3 4 1 2 4 Human Order ¼ekuoh; O; o. LFkk½ Five Dimensions ¼i¡kp vk; ke½ 1. Education – Sanskar 1 2. Health – Sanyam 2 4 3. Production – Work 4. Justice 3 – Suraksha 4 3 5. Exchange – Storage 2 Slide 6 of 20 6

Harmony in Society – Universal Human Order Human Target (ekuo y{; ) Right Understanding & Right Feelings Prosperity Fearlessness (Trust) Co-Existence In Every Individual In Every Family In Society In Nature/ Existence Five Dimensions of Human Order ¼ekuoh; 1. Education – Sanskar - f”k{kk la. Ldkj 2. Health – Sanyam - Lok. LF; la; e 3. Production – Work - m. Riknu dk; Z 4. Justice – Suraksha - U; k; lqj{kk 5. Exchange – Storage - fofue; dks’k Ten Steps ¼nl O; o. LFkk & i¡kp vk; ke½ lksiku½ – From Family Order to World Family Order Family – Family cluster – Village cluster. . . Nation. . . World Family ~101 ~102 ~1010 Slide 7 of 20 7

Profession • 'Profession' is a significant domain of human activity targeted towards participating in the larger order which includes the Society and nature around. • One important domain happens to be in the form of production and production related activities. It also makes available the necessary physical facilities (livelihood) for oneself and one's family. • Through professional Education (like Engineering), one acquires the specific skills and knowledge in order to make this contribution in the larger order. Slide 8 of 20 8

Profession • Ethical conduct of Profession implies the Right Utilization of one's professional skills towards the fulfilment of comprehensive human goal and thus, meaningfully participate in the larger order. • So, it is expected from a competent professional to carry out one's profession with Right Understanding and commitment so that the effort is conducive to Human Welface i. e. , Happiness and Prosperity of all human beings. • However, to be able to achieve this, it is essential to develop the Value Competence or the Ethical Competence in the human beings along with the requisite skills. Slide 9 of 20 9

Profession – in the Light of Comprehensive Human Goal • Any Profession is a channel for participation by human beings in the larger order to achieve comprehensive Human Goal. • In this process, one is able to contribute towards the livelihood of one's family and participate in the larger order (society and Nature). • All these activities do require a certain degree of skill and are expected to be performed in consonance with the comprehensive Human Goal. • The Profession is not only a means of earning one's livelihood but a means of one's evolution by participation in larger order. • Thus, Profession is a 'Service'. Slide 10 of 20 10

Competence in Professional Ethics • 1. Clarity about the comprehensive human goal: Samadhana-Samriddhi-Abhaya-Sah-astitva and its fulfilment through universal human order from family to world family. • 2. Confidence in oneself as well as confidence in the Harmony, coexistence and self-regulation prevailing in entire existence based on the Right Understanding of oneself and the rest of existence. • 3. Competence of mutually fulfilling behaviour, clarity and confidence in ethical human conduct and its correlation with sustainable personal as well as collective Happiness and Prosperity. Slide 11 of 20 11

Competence in Professional Ethics • 4. Competence of mutually enriching interation with Nature, ability to assess the needs for physical facilities for the family and their fulfilment through production systems ensuring harmony in the nature. • 5. Competence of actualizing one's understanding in real life. Slide 12 of 20 12

Competence in Professional Ethics • Discussion about the points mentioned now about Competence in Professional Ethics…. Slide 13 of 20 13

Unethical Practices in the Profession at Present • Corruption in multiple forms at various levels • Tax evasion, misappropriation and misuse of public funds • Misleading propaganda, unethical advertisements and sales promotion • Cut-throat competition • Exploiting the weakness of consumers through various enticements • Adulteration and spurious production Slide 14 of 20 14

Unethical Practices in the Profession at Present • Endangering the health and safety of public at large. • Hoarding and over-charging etc. • Any other issues students want to share? Slide 15 of 20 15

Unethical Practices in the Profession at Present • Why is all this happening? • Who is contributing to the aggravation of this situation? • What is its impact on our Happiness and Prosperity? • Discussion…. on these problems/issues through real life examples. • What is the root cause of these Problems. Find out? Slide 16 of 20 16

Contradictions and Dilemmas • In today's society, the present ethos guiding all our activities is primarily profit-maximization; wealth maximization, comfort maximization and all the systems and efforts are influenced by it. • Examples…. • Monsoon failure…. Profit-maximization by business man selling at higher prices instead of lower prices. • Pan Masala, Smoking…. Glamorized advertisements showing one side……. . other side printing Warning: Injurious to Health. • Medical Profession…. Profit maximization during epidemic breakout instead of doing service to people. Slide 17 of 20 17

• For each Profession the motivations of profit maximization eventually lead to unethical practices. • With all these unethical process a continuous contradiction persists in the mind of such people as these unethical practices are not naturally acceptable to anyone. • They create tension and anxiety at the personal level and one is tempted to adopt dual personality in terms of trying to appear to be ethical and in reality act indifferently. Slide 18 of 20 18

Resolution • The resolution of all these contradictions and dilemmas can only come through Right Understanding. • The crux of all this Discussion is that…. sincere effort towards building up the ethical competence of human beings in general and professionals in particular through proper Value Education is the only effective way to safeguard Professional Ethics. Slide 19 of 20 19

Summary of Lecture-26 • The real method to promote Professional Ethics is to develop adequate Ethical Competence among Human Beings (Professionals). • The prevailing contradiction and dilemmas can only be resolved with the Right Understanding. Slide 20 of 20 20