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Universal Principles
   and Life Goals

          © 2002 International Educational Foundation
   IEF is responsible for the content of this presentation only
            if it has not been altered from the original.
                                                                  © IEF 1
The Search for
Happiness

   “Wh a t e v e r yo n e
   wa n ts i n l i f e i s
   c o n ti n u o u s a n d
                           S pi n o z a
   ge nuine
   h a ppi n e s s . ”

                                          © IEF 2
The Search for
Happiness
       Truth
        Beauty        Inner
Mind                Satisfaction
        Goodness
        Love
                                   Happiness
        Food
        Shelter     Physical
Body
        Wealth     Well-being
        Comfort
                                           © IEF 3
The Search for
Happiness
    Truth
        Beauty        Inner
Mind
        Goodness   Satisfaction
        Love
                                   Happiness
        Food
        Shelter     Physical
Body
        Wealth     Well-being
        Comfort
                                           © IEF 4
Purposes Achieved
through Goals-
Setting
   Top 3% of achievers
   commit
   to written goals
     Achieve 50-100 times
      more
      Source: Harvard Business School

                                        © IEF 5
Basic Life Goals for
Inner Satisfaction

            Mature character
            Loving
             relationships
             & family
            Contribution to
             society
                                © IEF 6
Basic Life Goals —
Centered on True
Love
             Mature
            Character

               True
  Contribution Love Loving
   to Society       Relationshi
                    ps
                    & Family

                                  © IEF 7
Heart — Motivates True
Love
     Tru
                Core of person
     e
     Lov        Seeks joy
     e           through
                 loving
    Heart       Satisfied by
                 ethical
  Conscience     relationships
                                  © IEF 8
The Heart Needs
 Cultivation
 For     Heart’s      Body’s       For
Others   Values       Desires      Self



          Body’s      Heart’s
          Desires     Values

         Cultivated Uncultivated
           Heart       Heart              © IEF 9
Conscience — Guides True
Love
              N

        W            E

               S
     Points toward higher
      good
     Innate sensitivity to
      truth                   © IEF 10
Conscience Directs
Towards the Higher
Purpose
                Whole
        Mind   Purpose




                Self
        Body   Purpose
                         © IEF 11
Conscience & Heart —
Basis of True Love

     Tru        Conscience
     e           Guides true
     Lov          love
               Heart
     e
                Motivates true love
    Heart
  Conscience
                                  © IEF 12
True Love —
Center of Universal
Values
    Basis of virtues
     Service        Forgiveness
     Responsibi     Honesty
      lity
                     Com m itm ent
     Respect
Foundation for Progress and Prosperity

                                      © IEF 13
Self-Centered Love —
Source of Corruption

   Basis of vices
    Exploitation  Vengeance
    Irresponsibili  Cruelty
     ty
                     Dishonesty
    Infidelity
 Cause of Decay and Ruin

                                   © IEF 14
True Love
             Other-
              centered
             Committed
             Sacrificial
             Ethical
             Forgiving

                            © IEF 15
Love That Is Not True

             Self-
              centered
             Uncommitte
              d
             Conditional
             Unethical
             Holds
              grudges       © IEF 16
Search for Universal
Principles




     Lao Tzu         Socrates
  To realize the true way of life
                                    © IEF 17
Universal
Principles
 “Th e l a ws g o v e r n i n g
 human be havior are not
 i n v e n te d … Th e y a r e th e
 l a ws o f th e u n i v e r s e …
 Wo c ee Sn v e nto v th e f a b r i c o f
  S o u r v : te i n Co e y,
 e v e Leadershipi l i ze d s o c i e ty. ”
           ry civ
           Principle-Centered


                                              © IEF 18
Principle of Duality




                       © IEF 19
Yang and
Yin
Human      Man       Woman


Animal     Male      Female


Plant     Stamen      Pistil

Mineral   Positive   Negative
                                © IEF 20
Internal &
External
Human       Mind             Body


Animal     Instinct          Body


Plant     “ Plant Mind”      Body


Mineral   Inherent Nature Matter & Energy
                                            © IEF 21
Principle of
Interaction
               Giving
   Subject                Object
    Role                   Role

             Responding

    Giving precedes
     receiving
    Requires subject &
                                   © IEF 22
Principle of Interaction
in Ethics


        Treat others
        as one would
         want to be
           treated

                           © IEF 23
Dual Purposes

      Mind      Whole
               Purpose



      Body   Self Purpose

                            © IEF 24
Harmonious Interaction
Centers on a Higher
Purpose




  Purpose    Shared values
   to          and interests   © IEF 25
Harmonious Interaction
Centers on a Higher
Purpose
             Higher
             Purpos
               e

   Subject            Object
    Role               Role

                               © IEF 26
Four Position Base
for Interaction
           Higher
           Purpos            Center
             e

 Subject            Object   Interactio
  Role               Role
                             n

          New                Outcome
       Developmen                  © IEF 27
Process of
 Growth
Completion

Growth


Formation

              © IEF 28
Growth in Nature —
Automatic
 Seed         Mature Tree




Contains
design of
  plant       Manifests
              design
                            © IEF 29
Growth of Human
Character —
Responsibility

                   Mature
                  character

                   Realizes
Potentia          potential
   l
for love           for love
                              © IEF 30
Freedom Is the
Opportunity
for Responsibility


  Freedom      Responsibility



                                © IEF 31
Rights & Privileges
Depend on Responsibility




                           © IEF 32
First Life Goal
—
Mature
Character True
                       Rooted in heart
              Love


     Mind               Body


             Mature
            Characte
               r                         © IEF 33
Good Character   Bad Character

    Mind               Body
 ( Conscience)      ( Instincts)




     Body             Mind
  ( Instincts)     ( Conscience)
                                   © IEF 34
Purpose of Mature
Character — Love Well




                        © IEF 35
True Love — The
Center of
Harmonious
Relationships
          True
          Love




                  © IEF 36
True Love




            © IEF 37
Second Life Goal –
Loving Relationships
& Family
             True
             Love


   Husband          Wife


             Chil
                           © IEF 38
True Love Embodied in a
Parental Figure
              Grand-
              parent
                s

    Husband            Wife


              Child
                              © IEF 39
Third Life Goal —
Contribution to Society
            True
            Love


    Perso           Society,
      n              Work
                       &
                  Environment
         Individual &
       Social Prosperity
                                © IEF 40
True Love

     1. Motive for
        service
     2. Motive for
        creativity
     3. Qualification
        for leadership
                         © IEF 41
Work Contributes to
Prosperity
             Work Ethic —
               Initiative
               Diligence
               Creativity
               Excellenc
                e
                             © IEF 42
Worth From
Serving the Greater
Good




                      © IEF 43
Sustainable Development
and
Conservation of the
Environment




                          © IEF 44
Basic Life Goals
—
Interconnected
             Mature
            Character


                  True
                  Love   Loving
   Contribution          Relationshi
     to Society          ps
                         & Family

                                       © IEF 45
Natural Law &
Moral Law
             Universal
             Principles




Natural World             Human World

 Automatic                Moral Choice
                                         © IEF 46
Interdependent
Hierarchy of the
Body
                            Organism

                  Systems
         Organs

 Cells


                                       © IEF 47
Interdependent Social
Hierarchy
                             World

                   Nations
       Communiti
          es
Individu
  als


                                     © IEF 48

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