Revised: Final Happiness Survey with Instructions

[Vasudha Jhunjhunwala]

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Happiness Survey - Instructions

 

Gurudev has instructed that every teacher and volunteer should go door-to-door and get as many people as possible to fill this survey.   Please find below some frequently asked questions regarding the survey and some notes to guide you to do the survey properly.  Any person conducting the survey should read these notes carefully.

1.       What is the purpose of the survey?

 The main purpose of the survey is to build a one-to-one connection with people around you        
The survey also aims at educating citizens to make an informed choice/decision in

 

the upcoming General Elections
Enrolling people for Volunteer for a Better India
Creating awareness about the Art of Living’s Happiness workshop

2.       Who can conduct the survey?

•   The Happiness Survey should be ideally conducted by Art of Living Teachers and Volunteers only
  
•  If you have any other volunteer teams working with you (e.g. NSS or other students) who have been working with you and would like to support you, you may do so but you must educate them properly with regards to the Art of Living Happiness program (Ideally they should have done an Art of Living course)
  

3.     Can I conduct the survey online?

•   If you have online access while conducting the survey, you can conduct the survey online at the IVBI website: ivoteforabetterindia.in.  This will eliminate the need to print the form.
  

4.     If I do not have online access, where can I get the physical forms?

•  If you do not have online access - a soft copy of the form is attached.
  
•  You can also contact your local VBI coordinators and/or Apex committee and check with them regarding availability of physical forms
  (Black &White )
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5.     Where do I submit the completed physical forms?

•  Send the SMS as instructed on the form.
  
•  Please submit the form to your local VBI coordinator or Apex committee
  
• If you have used the online form, then you do not need to submit the physical form or send the SMS.
  

6.       How to prepare for the survey?

•   Register as a conductor of the survey - send an SMS with your Voter ID number to 9900956789
  
•   After sending the survey, you will get the link of the online form in reply to this SMS
  
• Take the survey yourself before conducting it with others
  

7.       What are points to remember while conducting the survey?  Survey form should be filled up by the Teacher / Volunteer (Surveyor)

•   Introduce yourself:  Your introduction should be short and to the point.
  
• ·  For e.g. Hi! I am Jainil.  I am a student volunteering some time for the country and conducting a Happiness survey to understand the happiness quotient of our country.  Do you think you could support me by answering a few questions?  Read the questions out loud clearly to the person who will be answering the survey
•   The first few questions (Question 1 – 5) relate to the level of happiness of a person and some of the reasons for any dissatisfaction
  
•   Questions 6 – 10 aim to educate and bring into the awareness some issues with regards to the current state of affairs in the country
  

·         For these questions, you should encourage a discussion and bring out some facts about India so that they are brought into the awareness of the person answering the form

·         The aim is to educate him/her while to take an informed decision rather than acting on emotion and public sentiment

·         The aim is not to tell people who to vote for but educate and inspire

·         Kindle the feeling that a stable, experienced government is required in today’s situation and that it is a good practice to rotate power to prevent corruption and increase responsibility

·         For e.g. you could begin question 7 in this manner:  You are probably aware of the significant number of corruption issues that have arisen over the last few years and that the significant increase in price of basic goods, have you been seriously affected by them?

·         You can also get examples from recent talks by Gurudev

o    Economic Growth of India has decreased significantly over the last few years

o    An inexperienced party will not provide confidence to investors and further erode the value of our currency

o    When you are driving on mountainous roads, will you prefer an experienced driver or a family member who has a learner’s License?

o    You cannot send a small baby directly to college, He/she has to eventually graduate.

o    If you have to get an important surgery done, whom will you get it done from - an experienced doctor or a brand new doctor?

o    Our country is on a Ventilator and we are talking of applying Mehendi to it - we need a stable government first to bring the country out of this situation!!

o    We keep changing our security guards every 8 hours to give them a break and make them alert - those ruling for more also need a break

o    Jab naya naukar rakhte hain, toh hum pehle aangan main Jhaadu marvate hain, directly ghar main nahi.

•  Questions 11 and 12 are about Volunteer For a Better India – inspiring the person to volunteer at least one hour for the country and also encouraging him to vote
  

·         VBI is a pan-India initiative to help create a just, peaceful and prosperous country.

·         It is a call to action where every citizen is invited to come forward and pledge a small portion of their time in service to address a genuine and immediate need of their local or city.

·         It is a non-political, non-partisan and unbiased initiative of The Art Of Living.

·         Also let the person know the importance of a vote and how many candidates have lost by small margins (including one vote)

• Questions 13 and 14.  Let the person know the role that meditators such as Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda have played in the past to bring about social change and how spiritual practices can bring the inner strength required
  

8.       What do I do after the survey?

•   Thank the person
  
• Tear off the acknowledgement portion and give to the person who has completed the Survey with your own name and contact information
  
•  If conducting a physical survey, submit the physical form to the local VBI coordinator / Apex bod
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•  From your phone: send an SMS to 99009 56789 with the following information (there are no spaces but only a comma separating 2 topics)
  
• VBI(space)First Name,Mobile,PinCode,(Answer to Q9),(Ans to Question 10),(Answer to Q13)
  

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For. e.g. – VBI(space)Jainil,9895246556,400063,3,2,1

 

For Queries - 

Mamta 9867697989, 

Preeti 9766528311,

Lavita 970254

Jainil 9967446999,

Komal 9820272190,

Ranjita 9167116332

Jai Gurudev!

 Jai Hind!