Passage 10

In English

As the King, so the subjects

You are dealing with tender children, as their teachers, guides and example. You have to equip yourselves for those roles by living the values that distinguish man. Establish the values in yourselves, practise them and derive therefrom yourselves. "As the king, so the subjects," says the proverb. Live the ideals and lead the children along. Let the urges for Truth, Right conduct, Peace, Non-violence blossom in their hearts. These spiritual treasures alone can ensure happiness and joy. Or else, why did , the heroic emperor who fought on the side of the and granted them victory, seek guidance from sage , or Emperor welcome the sage to his court? Why did the indomitable five, the brothers, seek 's counsel and cure for their ills? And consider how sought the advice of , for ruling the empire he founded.