STUDY OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT BASED ON VALUES –AN INTEGRATED APPROACH IN KATHMANDU VALLEY

Value development is one of the most ancient concerns of civilization. Simplicity, honesty, non-violence, humility and purity have been identified as significant disciplines to ensure that Value development takes place at all stages of life. Cultivating positive qualities and virtues is the essential effort of Value development. This unit includes some well known quotations that span the ages from 5000 years ago to modern times, indicating that humanity has been striving for value development for millennia. Value development is a principal aim of the great religions, philosophical traditions and cultures. Images and statues of legendary people of highest Value are memorials of a time, when people had overcome the challenge of moral decline and loss of values. This level of Value development can be achieved once again if appropriate methods, practices, attitudes and approaches are applied. The removal of value defects is a constant challenge. Strength of value is consolidated as you pass tests and resist temptations and weakness. These aims, goals and methods remain theoretical ideals without meditation. Meditation is a catalyst that transforms high ideals into practical realities and enables lasting and sustainable value development.