Righteous Philosopher

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These are the words by a chinese philospher, Confucius, which I would like to share with you all, since I liked them alot.

“People who desire to have a clear moral

harmony in the world would first order their

national life; those  who desire to order their

national life would first regulate their home

life; those who desire to regulate their home

life would first cultivate their personal life;

those who desire to cultivate their personal

life and set their heart to righteousness

would first make their wills sincere; those

who desire to make their wills sincere would

first arrive at understanding; understanding

comes from the exploration of knowledge

of things. When the knowledge of things is

gained, then understanding is reached; when

understanding is reached, then the will is

sincere; when the will is sincere then the

heart is righteous; when the heart is righteous

then the personal life is cultivated; when the

personal life is cultivate, then the home life

is regulated; when the home life is regulated,

then the national life is orderly; when the

national life is orderly then the world is

at peace. From the emperor down to the

common man, the cultivation of the righteous

life is the foundation for all.”

PS: Jeevan Vidya at IIIT Hyderabad teaches the same thing.

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