family values

Family Values

Family Values

पा�रि�वा�रि�क मूल्य

કૌ�ટું�� બિ�કૌ મૂલ્યો� क टुं��बि�क तत्वा�

Having strong well defined family values helps solidify the foundation for a strong, tight knit family.

When cultivated long enough this closeness provides a soft place to fall when life doesn’t go according to plan.

Strong and consistent family values are important in building trust and confidence in each family member.

They are rules or ideals that, as a family, we agree to live by and stay true to

They have come from epics & ancient Indian literature like…

Family Values are important to learn & Keep because we believe from

ancient times in

Joint familyसं�य�क्त पारि�वा��

સં� યુ� ક્ત કૌ� ટું��

In India the family is the most important institution that has survived through the ages

Joint family – Identical Virtuesसं�य�क्त पारि�वा�� - संमू�न सं�स्क��

સં� યુ� ક્ત કૌ� ટું�� - સંમૂ�ન ગુ�ણો�

A dominant institution in the life of the individual and in the life of the community

Joint family – Unique Virtues

सं�य�क्त पारि�वा�� - अलग पा��पा��

સં� યુ� ક્ત કૌ� ટું�� - અલગુ મૂળ પરં� પરં�ઓ

Extended family and kinship ties are of utmost importance

Then& Now Traditionally families adhere to a patriarchal ideology (Men is the Head) But now it has changed / is changing

However the gender role are same as traditional ones

The structure was in the considered to be strong, stable, close, resilient, and enduring

But now it has changed / is changing

A joint family (the preferred family type in the Indian culture) had three to four living generations, including uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and grandparents living together in the same household, members eat the food cooked at one hearth, share a common income, common property, were & are still related to one another through kinship ties, and worship the same idols

But now it has changed / is changing

Characteristic we still adhere to is

Extremely pronatalistic society desiring to have a male child

Typically Males are raised with the following attitudes

1. To be assertive,2. Less tolerant, 3. Independent, 4. Self-reliant, 5. Demanding & 6. Bossy

Typically Females are raised with the following attitudes

1. To be self-sacrificing, 2. Docile, 3. Accommodating, 4. Nurturing, 5. Altruistic, 6. Adaptive, 7. Tolerant & Religious, 8. To value family above all

Hindu Values

Matru Devo Bhava

Pitru Devo Bhava

Acharyadevo bhava

Atithi Devo Bhava

Satyameva Jayate

Dharma

i.e. Duty, Vocation, Religion &everything that is considered correct, proper or decent behavior

Bhagvad Gita

– Chapter 2, Verse 47

"You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty."

Karma&Parishrama

Kshama

Ramayana

Sheel

Krishna & Sudama

Pramanikta

Ahimsa

Chanakya

Rashtra bhakti

Charak Sanhita

In the Charak Sanhita, destruction of forests is taken as destruction of the state, and reforestation an act of rebuilding the state and advancing its welfare. Protection of animals is considered a sacred duty.

Bhootadaya&Prakriti prem

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Belonging

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Flexibility

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Respect

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Honesty

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Forgiveness

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Generosity

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Curiosity

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Communication

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Responsibility

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Traditions

Group Discussion

1. What Family Values you have learnt from your family?

2. How they are Unique?

3. How you learnt then?

4. In which style you were conveyed?

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