INTEGRITY IS THE ABSOLUTE PRINCIPLE
V O L U m E 2
THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
Integrity is not only fulfilling the word you utter in front of people, Integrity is also honoring the words and thoughts that happen inside you, even when nobody is around you.
When integrity happens in you the number of thoughts you have drastically drops because you have to think through every thought. Before a thought arises, you have to consciously erase it, i.e., say to yourself, "This is not the word I am going to commit myself to." When you become integrated in every thought, you become responsible and suddenly the number of thoughts reduces.
Bring integrity into you again and again. If you have not honored your word, either complete it by acting on it, or if you can't, at least complete with yourself or with another person by saying to them, "I will not be able to fulfill my word-please accept my apologies."
Completion is also integrity. Completion is a basic need for integrity.
To make the children understand that integrity brings responsibility into our system.
- What does integrity mean?
- What is also called integrity?
- What happens to our thoughts when we have integrity?
- When do you become responsible?
- What do we have to do when we cannot honor our words in order to restore our integrity?
- What is completion?
- Have you ever done completion with yourself or another person?
MATERIALS NEEDED
Paper
Sketch pen
Pencil
PROCEDURE
Encourage each child to draw the thoughts which arise in their mind in the same sequence in which they occur. Observe the results of the drawings together.
CONCLUSION
Integrity is also honouring the words and thoughts which happen inside you, even when nobody is around you.
PROCEDURE
Shout at someone angrily using positive words. NO smiling. If you do, then you are out. Example: The Child can shout at his friend saying, "You are very kind!
INFERENCE
Explain to the children that when integrity happens the number of thoughts you have drastically drops because you have to think through every thought. Bring integrity into yourself again and again
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Paper
- Pencil
EXPLANATION:
When you shout at someone or say something negative go back to them and restore your integrity of thoughts and words by apologizing to them. See how many times you are careless with words and write down each example as it is. When you are careless with your words it puts you out of integrity.
INFERENCE:
Connect them to the topic completion is also integrity. If you are not able to honour your word, either complete it by action or if you can't, at least complete and declare it with integrity. Completion is a Basic Need.
CONCLUSION:
Reinforce that being in integrity causes us to be responsible.
Review the topic of the previous day and ask questions related to it. Introduce the children to the topic that Integrity is absolute.
Integrity is not the morality or ethics of society. It is more than that. Integrity is you fulfilling the word and thought you g i v e t o y o u rs e l f a n d o t h e rs a n d experiencing the state of completion with you and with life.
Integrity means completion. In integrity, even if you are not able to fulfill the word you gave to yourself or others, you should say so very clearly. Morality is about good and bad, and right and wrong. It changes from time to time and from era to era. Integrity is not morality: it is a spiritual value.
Integrity is not ethics either. Ethics is the agreed upon standard of what is desirable and what is undesirable. Ethics is different from Integrity, as we study it. Morality and ethics vary from time to time country to country and society to society, but integrity is absolute. When you start listening to yourself integrity happens
To make the children understand that integrity is absolute.
- What is integrity?
- What is morality?
- What is ethics?
- Are morality and integrity similar or are they different?
- Are ethics and integrity similar or are they different?
- How is integrity different from morality and ethics?
- Which is a spiritual value?
MATERIALS NEEDED
Paper
Sketch Pen
Pencil
PROCEDURE
Encourage each child to illustrate a representation of good and bad.
CONCLUSION
Morality is about good and bad, right and wrong. It changes from time to time, era to era. Integrity is not morality; it is a spiritual value.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
2 cups Water
Spoon
PROCEDURE
Create two teams: team A and team B. Explain that honesty is about being correct. Integrity is about the core purpose. Each team should finish a task in a given time and set of instructions. For example: Set up two cups; one with water and one without, on opposite ends of a room. In 5 minutes, transfer the water from one cup to the other using a spoon to carry the water from one cup to the other without spilling. Each team can decide how to go about doing this. Observe which team is meeting the purpose of the game like sharing, caring or working with a positive attitude. Name that team, The Integrity Team.
INFERENCE
Connect them to the fact: Honesty is not integrity but integrity is also honesty. Integrity is the big picture. Integrity is absolute. Integrity does not change from time to time or era to era. Integrity is not morality; it is a spiritual value.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Paper
- Pencil
EXPLANATION:
Morality and Honesty is used to make sure you look good in society but integrity takes it one step further. You have to be in zero resistance for integrity to posses you. It makes the difference between the immediate solution versus the best possible solution. So think through your studying pattern/habits and find out if you are studying for results or to learn. Write down your recent homework and examine what your purpose was.
INFERENCE:
Connect them to the fact. Honesty is not integrity. Integrity is also. honesty Integrity is absolute. Integrity does not change from time to time, era to era. Integrity is not morality it is a spiritual value.
CONCLUSION:
Integrity is a spiritual value. Cause each child to be inspired to complete all past incomplete words thoughts and action.
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