Monday, February 26, 2007

Mo Tzu, The Declaration of Independence, and Peace

“To love everyone results in the greatest benefit to oneself and to others.” –Mozi (Mo Tzu)

Mozi (Mo Tzu) (c. 470–c.391 B.C.) was born just after the lifetime of Confucius, and was a contemporary of Socrates.

“The heart of Mozi’s teaching is benevolence, an active willing of the good for others. The impulse to seek the good for one’s own parents and children ought to be extended to all parents and children. The natural identification with one’s own community ought to be expanded to other cities and states.” –Great Thinkers of The Eastern World, Ian McGreal, editor.

“The Will of Heaven is the absolute norm for all humanity and this is the norm of universal love.” –Mozi (Mo Tzu)

What does this have to do with the Declaration of Independence and Peace?

“The ruler who seeks the good for all the people will be loved in return. The benefit to the whole community will be peace and harmony.”

When the founders of the United States of America wrote the Declaration of Independence, they were rejecting the treatement they had been receiving from the King of England. According to Dr. David Hawkins’ logarithmic Consciousness Scale of zero to 1000, the Declaration of Independence calibrates at 705.

Upon analyzing the Declaration of Independence, “the core of the power becomes revealed as the spiritual truth upon which the document [is] based, i.e., the quality of all men arises by virtue of the divinity of their Creator and thus specifies that the rights of Americans do not stem from political ideologies or arbitrary government fiat; they do not depend on secular authority; and they are inalienable by virtue of their origin and basis.” –David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., Truth vs. Falsehood: How To Tell The Difference.

Here are a couple of lines from the Declaration of Independence:

“the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and

of Nature’s God entitle them . . . ”

“all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . . . “

We who live in the United States of America are fortunate to live in the greatest country in the world.

Focus on peace within yourself, and it will radiate out to the rest of the world.

Thank you.

Filed under Spiritual Practice, Dr. David Hawkins by drandrewcolyer