In order to grow the Tree of Knowledge and to be a free people, to explore reality as it really is and to pursue the understanding of understanding, it is necessary that we do so in an environment of fairness and justice. Justice and fairness is the dharma of our morality. And our morality is the part of the Tree of Knowledge relating to how we best live together as a society and grow as individuals within the human species. Our justice system reflects the total of our morals and our understanding of maintaining ethical standards, and respecting each other and our combined growth. Justice is our set of rules by which society flourishes and allows mankind to evolve in the Sacred Direction. Conversely - injustice manifests in laws and rules and corruption that oppress us and cause society to deteriorate into oppression.
Justice is not a black robe - a title - or the ability to exert power and authority. Justice is the responsibility to maintain the highest ethical standards and to be as fair as one possibly can be. Justice is to not only uphold the rules - but also to apply wisdom to bend the rules to apply fairness to new and evolving situations. Justice should never be a set of static rules and procedures but should always be tested against the Sacred Question and the application of wisdom should be allowed to override the rule of law. We think justice itself must be committed to evolving in the Sacred Direction.
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