112 : Universal Goodness
The Effects of Universal Goodness on One’s Mind
Cleanliness of the body and the objects around one’s person keeps one’s mind clean. Cleanliness leads automatically to orderliness in one’s thought, word and deed. It can be compared to organizing one’s data in the computer such that plenty of space is still left for additional data as well as keeping the computer working at high speed. When the mind is orderly, it will be clean, clear, expansive and light. What follows is politeness. Politeness in the body is shown in the way one sits, stands, walks, lies down and in the way one conducts oneself, expresses oneself, dresses oneself, etc.
Cleanliness leads to orderliness. Orderliness leads to politeness. Politeness leads to punctuality. And punctuality leads to improved concentration. A person who has cultivated Universal Goodness is on his way to meet with success and prosperity.
There are four aspects of punctuality as follows.
1. Punctuality in regards to the body: It means eating, sleeping, waking up, eliminating body waste and bathing at a regular time daily. When one is punctual in regards to the body, one’s mind will be calm and relaxed. One will be healthy in both body and mind.
2. Punctuality in regards to one’s Six Directions: It means the people around each person in the six directions as follows.