An Inconvenient Truth Watch a video summary An

An Inconvenient Truth Watch a video summary "An Inconvenient Truth" Hindi (8 min), English (17 min) We will discuss your observations 1

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Problem (as stated in the video) 1. Population 2. New Technology + Old Habits 3. Our Way of Thinking 3

Suggestions about Solution (Technology) 5

Current Approach Problem – Population, old habits, Our way of thinking (or only symptom? ) Action taken to get rid of it – Technology (or symptomatic relief – temporary? ) Work to be Done in Society 1. Clarity of All Encompassing Solution (Samadhan) Human Education, Human Conduct, Human Constitution, Human Order 2. Effort for All Encompassing Solution 3. Problem – Analysis in the light of Samadhan – Inhuman Conduct (exploitation of nature, domination… are only the symptoms) 4. Effort for getting rid of problem – Ensure Human Conduct through Human Education 8

Current State – Society based on Preconditioning, Sensation Assumptions about Human Target - Individual - Society Gross Misunderstanding (vk/kkj. Hkwr Hkze) Assumptions (eg. Money is everything) Accumulation By Any Means Domination & Exploitation Mastery & Exploitation In Every Individual In few Individuals In Society Over Nature Terrorism Copious Consumption Hkksx War m. Uekn Madness for Profit yk. Hk m. Uekn Fragmented Family, Fragmented Society… Madness for Sensual Pleasure dke m. Uekn Resource Depletion Pollution 9

Disappearing islands of India – December 26 th, 2006 Lohachara and Suparibhanga Islands Once home to around 10, 000 people, Lohachara island has slipped beneath the ocean and it’s neighbor, Suparibhanga island, met the same fate a while back. http: //www. greenlivingtips. com/eco-news/disappearing-islands-ofindia. html 11

Island nation swallowed whole by the sea – Fri, Mar 9, 2012 The president of Kiribati, Anote Tong, is in desperate negotiations with the country of Fiji to find his nation (pop 110, 000) a new, higher elevation home… 12

Islands Which May Disappear Due to Global Warming SUBMITTED BY SRIRAD 0675 MAY 19, 2012 Many islands close to the sea level are about to disappear in the near future due to rising sea levels. Main cause of this isappearance isglobal warming. According to research, global temperature has risen more rapidly during the industrial age due to emission ofgreen house gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, etc. Here is a list of islands which are affected by rising sea levels. Some have already disappeared. Lohachara and Suparibhanga Islands These Indian islands, where more than 10, 000 people lived, have already disappeared into the sea (Bay of Bengal). Scientists who have studies this case of disappearance have attributed the cause to global warming. Bermeja Island This small island which was near Gulf of Mexico has already disappeared into the ocean. It featured prominently in the maps used between 16 th and 19 th centuries. Carteret Islands These islands are also known as Carteret Atoll, Tulun Islands or Kilinailau Islands. They are located in the South Pacific. These islands are expected to be totally submerged by 2015. Paul Tobasi, the atoll’s district manager and many environmental groups are suggesting that the island may disappear due to global warming. Maldives It is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The high point is only 8 feet. Other places in the island are much lower. It the ocean level rises further, this island will disappear. Vanuatu Island Also called as Republic of Vanuatu is another island nation in the South Pacific which may be submerged due to rising ocean level. Tuvalu Islands This island is located between Australia and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The high point is 15 feet. Nearly 11, 000 people live here. They are noticing that the waterline is moving closer. They have already started evacuating. New Zealand has agreed to grant refuge to 75 Tuvaluans everyyear. It is estimated that this island will disappear in 50 years from now. Kiribati Island This island is officially called as the Republic of Kiribati. It is located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. Kiribatiis also experiencing rising water levels. Marshall Islands Also called as Republic of Marshall Islands is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This islandmay become another victim of rising ocean levels. Tonga Island Officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga, is located in the South Pacific Ocean. If ocean levels rise, this island is likely to be affected. These are just a few islands facing disappearance. There are many more uninhabited islands which are facing disappearance which is turn would cause damage to many plant and animal species. http: //expertscolumn. com/content/islands-which-may-disappear-due-global-warming 14

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh–Worst Drought in 40 years (May 2013) Average rainfall 890 mm (50 -year average) Drought Years … 2004, 2009, now 2013 Southern states already parched by their worst drought in four decades should see some relief, but their exact situation will be clear in June – L. S. Rathore, Head, India's Weather Office "An El Nino neutral condition is likely to continue this monsoon" – Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, The Earth Sciences 17

Approaching a state shift in Earth’s biosphere – NATURE June 2012 Human activity now dominates 43 percent of Earth’s land surface and affects twice that area. One-third of all available fresh water is diverted to human use. A full 20 percent of Earth’s net terrestrial primary production, the sheer volume of life produced on land every year, is harvested for human purposes. Extinction rates compare to those recorded during the demise of dinosaurs. Average temperatures will likely be higher in 2070 than at any point in human evolution. http: //www. nature. com/nature/journal/v 486/n 7401/full/nature 11018. html 18

Human Society – Society based on Relationship, Co-existence Human Target – As an Individual Human Target – As a Family 1. Justice 2. Prosperity 3. Participate in Human Society Human Target – As a Society Integrated Family, Integrated Society 24

Human Society – Undivided Family, 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; O; o. LFkk & i¡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 Ten Steps ¼nl lksiku½ – Family cluster – Village cluster – Nation – World Family ~101 ~102 ~1010 25

Individual, Family, Organisation… Activity for Excellence Human Target (ekuo y{; ) -Self -exploration , resolution , awareness & selfpurification - Learning & practice skills - development of competence -Recognising family need of PF -Production of more than what is required by own labour -Family education sanskar -Justice in Human-Human relationship -Participation in larger order, in at least one of the 5 dimensions with a view of mutual fulfilment -Self Study -Family Meeting Prosperity – Feeling of having more than enough physical facility Fearlessness (Trust) – Clarity that the other intends my happiness - Protection of physical facility - Enrichment of physical facility -Org. Mtg Right Understanding & Right Feelings – Resolution, All Encompassing Solution - Right utilisation of physical facility Co-Existence – Clarity that existence is in form of coexistence 26

Gross Misunderstanding – Activity for Domination, Sensation… 27

Human Society – Undivided Family, 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; O; o. LFkk & i¡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 Ten Steps ¼nl lksiku½ – Family cluster – Village cluster – Nation – World Family ~101 ~102 ~1010 29

Indicators of Progress toward Human Society 1. Index of Understanding: % of Population with Right Understanding e. g. % individuals who live in response (who facilitate right understanding & relationship in others) vs reaction (who do get irritated, angry, quarrel etc. ) 2. Index of Prosperity: % of Prosperous Families e. g. families that have recognised their need for physical facility and produce/have more than their need 3. Index of Fearlessness (Trust): % of People who have Trust on Natural Acceptance – Unconditionally, Continuously 4. Index of Sustainability (Co-existence): Enrichment of Nature e. g. Air Quality, Water Table, Water Quality, Average Annual Improvement of Soil Quality, Definiteness in Weather 30

Harmony in Nature 1. Physical order – soil, metals etc. 2. Plant order – trees, plants etc. 3. Animal order – animals, birds etc. Nature = Collection of Units = 4 Orders 4. Human order – human beings There is a relationship of mutual fulfilment amongst these 4 orders. So far, the first 3 orders are mutually fulfilling for each other as well as for human beings Complimentarity, connectedness, relationship. . . Prosperity 1. Recognise need (e. g. food for ant, deer, cow, tiger, elephant. . . ) 2. Avartansheel production of more than requirement by own labour (wheat 1000 x multiplication, bees 4 x requirement, cows 3 x requirement. . . Gender balance. . . ) 33

The role of Human Being is to realize this mutual fulfillment in Nature – For this, all that we need to do is: 1. To understand the mutual fulfilment that is inherent in nature – we do not have to create it 2. To live accordingly – then the mutual fulfilment amongst the 4 orders will be realised (and there is every provision in nature for living in a mutually fulfilling manner) 34