Gandhi said
we have to be the change we want to see in the world.
Confucius
gave us the formula 2,500 years ago when he taught:
“The
ancients who wanted to manifest enlightened virtue
in their empire first healed and brought
order to their states.
Wanting
to heal and bring order to their states, they first
established equanimity in their families
and made them whole.
Wanting
to establish equanimity in their families and make
them whole, they first cultivated themselves.
Wanting to
cultivate themselves, they first got
themselves in line and in tune with their hearts.
Wanting to
be in line and in tune with their hearts, they first
became honest with themselves and purified their
motives.
Wanting
to to be honest with themselves and purify their
motives, they first assimilated wisdom
and put it into practice. They assimilated wisdom
and put it into practice by investigating and reflecting
upon all phenomena and culling out what was true.”
