Revitalizing the Self Simple Tools and Techniques

1. Revitalizing the Self Simple Tools and Techniques

2. Basic Ideology Basic cause of problems in today’s society! Malicious Thinking Jealousy, ego, greed, leg-pulling, selfishness, falsehood, …

3. Basic Ideology Basic cause of problems in today’s society! Malicious Thinking • Corporate • Over-worked bosses / employees • Long working hours • Different types of tasks • Trying to strike the perfect balance • Work / Family life • Trying to achieve more and more www.diya.net.in

4. Basic Ideology Basic cause of problems in today’s society! Malicious Thinking • Academics • Teachers/Students • capability issues • home front issues • students not listening • management issues • stress Overall everyone is caught in one web or the other www.diya.net.in

5. Basic Ideology Remedy! Thought Revolution/Transformation Jealousy, ego, greed, leg-pulling, selfishness, falsehood, … Courteous, honesty, help, respecting, truthfulness, jovial, lively Meaning Alternate constructive thoughts that ascertain a peaceful self and society

6. ? HOW Basic Ideology Remedy! Thought Revolution/Transformation To harness the innate potential of youthand channelize it towards the path of National development through self refinement. www.diya.net.in

7. ? HOW BUT What is the technology? Basic Ideology Remedy! Thought Revolution/Transformation Objectives of diya Bring idealism in the dreams of youngsters Nourish the young minds Enable them to take idealistic decisions Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive www.diya.net.in

8. Basic Ideology Thought Revolution/Transformation Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive Technology is Self-development  Family-development  Society-development Through! Subscription to ideals Inculcating ideals by self-control Using virtues for society development Too Generic - Be Specific What are your proposed activities?

9. Technology Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Technology is Very Simple • Keywords: • Think Simple • Humane Approach • Long Term, Result Oriented • Each act should develop inner strength www.diya.net.in

10. Technology Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive Yoga & Alternative Therapies Keywords: Discipline & Regularity Bee-keeping Vermi-composting Solar Cooking Efficient Wood Stove Solving national problems Education Health Self-reliance Women Empowerment Protection of Environment Freedom from Addictions Eradication of Evil Customs Service oriented programs Keywords: Long Term, Result Oriented Programs Develop Inner-Strength www.diya.net.in

11. Technology Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive Personal Development www.diya.net.in

12. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Problems • Over-worked individuals • Long working hours / Different types of tasks • Trying to strike the perfect balance • Trying to achieve more and more • Consequence – Self is slowly destroyed  Individual suffers  efficiency   productivity  www.diya.net.in

13. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Solutions (Proposed) • Humane approach – understand the reality • (Bhaav Samvedanaa) • Lets do a realistic analysis of the present day situation before proposing SOLUTIONS • Influence of existing environment • Pressures (peer, home, career, …) • Problems from media – insecurity, illiteracy, … • Identify actual issues •  • Personal – lack of value system training • National – unavailability of food, clothing, • housing and employment www.diya.net.in

14. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Solutions (Proposed) • Humane approach – understand the reality • (Bhaav Samvedanaa) • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • 5 min in the morning in the house • Half An Hour daily upon reaching the work place •  • This half an hour will not be lost • As individual efficiency  the work quality  and output  ReviSe Basic Module www.diya.net.in

15. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • Ushaa Paan (5 min in the morning) – stomach • Joint Loosening (20 min at work place, just before lunch) • Pranaayaama/Meditation (10 min at work place) • Take care of stomach/joints/breathing • Playing soothing, light classical music at work place • Cool/Reorient the mind • Keep a small plant on your office table, water it daily • Adopt a Plant/Tree • (Bhaav samvedana) www.diya.net.in

16. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • Ushaa Paan (5 min in the morning) – stomach • Joint Loosening (20 min at work place, just before lunch) • Pranaayaama/Meditation (10 min at work place) • Take care of stomach/joints/breathing • Discipline/Regularity • Begin to see positive • results in 2 months www.diya.net.in

17. OK, Good, Agreed in Principle . . . But a Big Question Arises Now ? Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • Playing soothing, light classical music at work place • Cool/Reorient the mind • Keep a small plant on your office table, water it daily • Adopt a Plant/Tree • (Bhaav samvedana) www.diya.net.in

18. Who will Train us in this technology for Revitalizing the Self? ? Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • Ushaa Paan (5 min in the morning) – stomach • Joint Loosening (20 min at work place, just before lunch) • Pranaayaama/Meditation (10 min at work place) • Take care of stomach/joints/breathing • Playing soothing, light classical music at work place • Cool/Reorient the mind • Keep a small plant on your office table, water it daily • Adopt a Plant/Tree • (Bhaav samvedana) Local Volunteers Who themselves practice it daily Have experienced its benefits Hold weekly training sessions Dev Sanskriti VishwaVidyalaya, Haridwar can help in implementing Student Internships www.diya.net.in

19. Dev Sanskriti VishwaVidyalaya www.dsvv.org

20. Dev Sanskriti VishwaVidyalaya Curriculum & Internship

21. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • For teachers & students of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) • (Central School) • July – September 2007 (DSVV student internship) • 3-5 day yoga and life management camps in the five KVs and one junior college of Anushaktinagar, Mumbai • (Dr. Dalal, Anushaktinagar) • 5 day yoga and life management camp at KV IIT Bombay (Kaushal Madam - yoga teacher; • Principal – 022-25768984) www.diya.net.in

22. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • For KV teachers (from various KVs of the nation) • In 2008-2009 • Yoga and life management sessions for teachers of KV IIT Bombay for a month (twice a week) • (Kaushal Madam; Principal – 022-25768984) • Alternative Therapy (acupressure, naturopathy and yoga) sessions during training of KV Teachers (from all over the nation) in KV Bhandup, Mumbai • (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Zonal Institute of Education & Training, Mumbai) (Mrs. Indra Jain – 022-25778264) www.diya.net.in

23. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • For Others • Half-an-hour weekly sessions for students of 8-10 class in 3 schools  nice response • 3 day yoga and life management workshop for ladies in Anushaktinagar residential colony • Acupressure lecture for employees of Accenture • Acupressure Module www.diya.net.in

24. Personal Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Self Energizing / Revitalizing Program • For Others • 3-4 month (30 class) yoga & life management classes (2 days a week) for faculty, staff & students of IIT Bombay • ReviSe Advanced Module Relief in constipation, acidity, heaviness in stomach Relief in joint problems (spondylitis, back ache, knee pain) Relief in insomnia, head ache Relief in obesity (lost weight) Immunity improved (decrease in the susceptibility to catch cold) Increase in flexibility, stamina, freshness during the day, mental peace www.diya.net.in

25. Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive Family Development

26. Family Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Family environment at work place – helping each other • Spending time with the family • students • following holistic daily routine  holistic growth • helping mother in setting up dining table • assisting grand parents • teaching younger brothers and sisters • teachers/corporate • spending time with kids • not taking office work home • buying groceries/house hold items • going for outing • Developing wisdom, honesty, responsibility, courage Very Difficult ????? Not Exactly Halki fulki jindagi jiyen

27. Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive

28. Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive The philosophyof corporate social responsibility is basically to return to the society what it has taken from it in the course of its quest for creation of wealth in the core decision making process of a business. Malvinder Singh*, “Corporate Social Responsibility Contribution to Sustainable Development”, Materials Management Review – A monthly publication of Indian Institute of Materials Management, Vol. 4, Issue 3, PP. 29-30, January 2008. *DGM, Quality Assurance, BHEL, Hardwar

29. A Large Grin Comes Up Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Revolutions for making the society a wonderful place • Education • Health • Self-reliance • Women Empowerment • Protection of Environment • Freedom from Addictions • Eradication of Evil Customs Donate Time / Resources For Society Development

30. Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive Well ! We are very busy. When do we have time for all these activities? ? 2 hours every weekend Choose one activity – continue for 6 months Observe the results Example: Association for India’s Development volunteers Creativity   Innovation

31. Society Development EDUCATION Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive

32. Society Development EDUCATION Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Students - solve queries of batch-mates • Teachers – discuss notes development with other teachers • Corporate – Hold training session/talks for others • - Share what we know / learn what others know • Motivate staff members to study / develop better skills • Adopt a Thought Board • Set up thought board next to the work table • Write one thought every morning • Read the thought whenever board is seen • Alternatively – Thought Calendar Inculcates sense of responsibility & wisdom

33. Society Development EDUCATION Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Schools for under-privileged • Example: A private school in Jaipur has made a school next to its own campus – teaching/vocational training • Teaching children/elders in nearby slums/orphanages • Sharing skills with children in less-privileged schools • Computer training • English speaking • Yoga / Pranayama / Meditation Selfless servicegives extreme pleasure / satisfaction

34. Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive HEALTH

35. Society Development • HEALTH • Weekly cleaning of rooms/hostels by students of DSVV • inculcates humbleness • tells the importance of cleanliness • Cleaning drives in nearby villages Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Keep the work place clean • Dusting the table in 2 min before beginning work • Putting garbage in dustbin • Sorting the garbage (plastics/non-plastic)

36. Society Development • HEALTH • Taking care of life-style disorders • taking bath daily (use of deo ???) • wearing clean clothes (same jeans for > a week ???) • drinking a lot of water • sleeping/waking up times • Alternative therapies • Acupressure • Yoga • Naturopathy • Yagyopathy • Tulsi plant has exceptional medicinal benefits - common cold – jal neti / kunjal (done properly) – can cure in 2 days Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive www.diya.net.in

37. Society Development PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive

38. Society Development PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Yagyopathy • Heal the environment and the healed environment will heal you • Adapted from “Integrated Science of Yagya”, compiled by Dr. R. R. Joshi, Professor, Mathematics Department, IIT Bombay Promote among everyone Daily 5 minute fire ceremony at work place – fumes of herbal medicines (not as a ritual done by a particular class of people but as an environment healing activity)

39. Society Development PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Adopt a Tree Conduct Tree Plantation Drives Adopt a tree and take care of it

40. Society Development PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Eco-friendly Ganesh Utsav and Holi • Sharing Presentations • Water conservation/harvesting • Adopt a Tap • (Simple approaches ) • Plastic – minimize usage – One day no plastic bag • Energy/Electricity conservation - Adopt a switch • Tell how much electricity saving per month • Sense of ownership/feeling of contributing to nation • Inculcating responsibility Think Simple www.diya.net.in

41. Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive DE-ADDICTION CAMPAIGN www.diya.net.in

42. Society Development De-Addiction Campaign Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Counseling – Humane Approach • Awareness – help friends • Dev Sanskriti VishwaVidyalaya • De-addiction rally by students on Holi www.diya.net.in

43. Society Development Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive ERADICATION OF EVIL SOCIAL CUSTOMS www.diya.net.in

44. Society Development ERADICATION OF EVIL SOCIAL CUSTOMS Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Understanding all are equal – no ego • eating together in a canteen • Saying no to dowry www.diya.net.in

45. Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive SELF-RELIANCE + Solution to National Problems www.diya.net.in

46. Self-Reliance Solution to National Problems Make Young India Healthy Self-reliant Educated Polite Sensitive • Vocational training – formats we all know • (incense sticks making, preparing herbal medicines, screen printing, …) • Vocational training at Dev Sanskriti VishwaVidyalaya • Earn While Learn • Bee-keeping – agriculture • Vermi-composting – waste management • Efficient wood stove – saving trees • Create Awareness • make presentations • motivate unemployed people to practice • lend initial loans www.diya.net.in

47. Summary Reformative activities need not always be large scale Simple day to day activities, which take less time, less money can bring a huge difference in the lives of people and the environment Need is to develop a humane approach (Bhaav Samvedanaa)

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50. Discussion Topics – Collected from Survey among Youth 1. Is smile really a mile away from us? Today in the busy schedule of our life, we have forgotten to smile. Despite knowing the benefits of laughter, its costless nature and invaluable nature we don’t smile……… 2. Should we be satisfied with what we have today? Life is not static, it is dynamic. We can’t stay idle, either we’ll go up or go down. So please come forward to scale up new heights of success to attain eternal bliss as our right. 3. We all want our prosperity to be safe secure and continuous, but there is always a fear associated with its continuity in life. 4. Are we really enjoying those things, which we earn with money? www.diya.net.in