The Progressive Teacher Vol 06 Issue 01

Many years later, the farmer himself became
a Master. When people asked him how he
had found peace, he said: “The journey
was indeed memorable. It was like taking
great pains in breaking into your own
house by climbing a ladder and smashing
a windowpane, and realizing later that the
door of the house was open. All you needed
to do was to pull in the door towards you
rather than push it.”
Can you identify what is the moral of the
story?
Leaders Do Not Conform, But They
Transform.
Lao-Tzu, a noted Zen Master says:
Conquering others requires force;
conquering oneself requires strength.
Transformation of mind and behaviour
calls for strength. Transformation is not a
meager change. While change could be at
the physical level, transformation occurs at
the inner level. It is a paradigm shift in the
inner conscious level. Once an individual
transforms, all that bothers him from the
external level do not continue to torture him.
A stone sculpture of Lao-Tzu
Rabindranath Tagore says:
Flower that is single need not envy the thorns
that are numerous.
Flowering is transformation. It spreads
fragrance. Leaders should transform. They
should spread the fragrance of the beauty of
the self to the entire community.
What about academic leaders?
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are passionate about.
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