Ethics, Values and Good Habits

Ethics

Ethics: A definition
Relating to what is good or bad, having to do with moral duty and obligation. ~ Moral is defined as relating to principles of right and wrong Ethics is not about being better than someone else; its about being the best we can be.

Some more definitions

Ethics A branch of philosophy concerned with ways of thinking philosophically about morality, and moral judgment. Morality Human conduct and character referring to those acts which it makes sense to describe as right or wrong, good or bad. Moral Judgment Judgments based on considerations of how other people are to be treated, and how others interests are to weigh against their own.

Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.

It will decide what gets you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.

Why Not Be a Bad Person?

What does ethics mean?

Two common meanings of ethics
1) How people actually live (descriptive ethics)

2) Reflection, discourse, and study concerning how people ought to live (normative ethics)

Morality

and

Ethics

a Morality = our lived experience of human freedom

a -- trying to use our freedom to live well or of discovering what is worth living for and trying to live accordingly)

a Ethics = critical reflection on morality

a --stepping back to examine, analyze, and organize it in order to enhance morality (more abstract);
It looks for consistency, logic, order, coherence, conflicts, etc.
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What are the perennial questions of ethics?

What should we do with our freedom?

Related Questions
What is a good life? worth living for? human flourishing? the best way to achieve these goals? At the root of such questions lie three moral conceptions:
Good -- character and lives Good = valuable, precious, desirable, meaningful, fulfilling, promoting flourishing Right -- actions Just -- communities
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ARE VALUES DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT FIELDS ?

Why there is general indifference towards VALUES?

ARE THESE VALUES OR, ARE THEY

SUBJECT TO CHANGE,

ETERNAL ?

WITH CHANGING TIMES ? . . . . as in the case of fashions ? ARE THESE VALUES

UNIVERSAL ?

[ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~

IRRESPECTIVE OF
RELIGION, CASTE, CREED, AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ? ]

THE INEQUALITY, THE INEFFICIENCY, THE INDIFFERENCE, THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . . THE GROWING POVERTY, THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION, CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY, EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION, ~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT, BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION, DECREASING STANDARDS, DECLINING VALUES, WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES, GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . .

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~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING

~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING & DEGRADING

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IN GODS CREATION, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE 84 LAKHS OF SPECIES ~ WITH

HUMAN LIFE
TOPPING THE LIST.

THE HUMAN BEING IS BLESSED WITH A MIND THE THINKING FACULTY, & VIVEKA THE FACULTY OF DISCRIMINATION.
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 EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON,

~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME FOR EACH OTHER; PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME FOR THEIR CHILDREN; -

AND IN THE HOME BEGINS THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD

MOTHER THERESA
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POLITICS SCIENCE COMMERCE WEALTH WORSHIP

PRINCIPLES HUMANITY MORALITY WORK COMPASSION

PLEASURE
EDUCATION

CONSCIENCE
CHARACTER

PURUSHARTHAS & ASHRAMAS

DHARMA
ARTHA KAMA

BRAHMACHARYA

GRUHASTHA
VANAPRASTHA
SANYASA

MOKSHA

LOVE FOR
FEAR OF

GOD

SIN

SOCIA

MORA

LITY

LOVE THE MOST BASIC HUMAN VALUE

IN UNDERSTANDING IN SPEECH

IN ACTION
IN THOUGHT IN UNDERSTANDING

STAR

T THE DAY WITH

LOVE

SPEND THE DAY WITH L O V E FILL THE DAY WITH L O V E

END THE DAY WITH L O V E

~ THAT IS THE WAY TO FIND

 CHARACTER INTEGRITY OBJECTIVITY PURSUIT OF TRUTH CONCENTRATION PURITY OF [ T+W+A ] TRUTHFULNESS PATIENCE SELF-MASTERY

 COMMITMENT PUNCTUALITY EQUALITY ORDERLINESS SIMPLICITY HONESTY HUMILITY ABSENCE OF ANGER CLEANLINESS Etc.,

GOOD
HABITS

GOOD

Creates and develops

FORCE OF HABIT

EASY TO ACQUIRE DIFFICULT TO STOP

HABITS REVEAL / REFLECT OUR CHARACTER

OUR PERSONALITY

HABITS
HAVE THE POWER TO

ATTRACT / REPEL

ABILITIES
[ By Birth or Acquired ]

Combined with adequate PRACTICE Develop YOUR SKILLS

IF

for some reason

PRACTICE IS POOR
the standard of YOUR SKILLS will also be

POOR

GOOD HABITS,
are very essential for SUCCESS in LIFE.

Foundation of
GOOD HABITS
forms the basis for developing competence & strengthening of positive attitudes that together contribute to

SUCCESS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

NEVER NEVER NEVER

UNDERESTIMATE

THE POWER OF GOOD HABITS

GOOD HABITS

GOOD WORK HABITS

GOOD LIFE HABITS

GOOD HABITS

W. A. T. C. H.
W = A
= WORDS ACTIONS

T
C H

=
= =

THOUGHTS
CHARACTER HEAD & HEART

WE ARE OUR THOUGHTS

OUR THOUGHTS

MAKE OUR LIFE

Thoughts Actions Habits

LIFE

Words

Character