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- 12 Principles of Indigenous Philosophy(current)
- Wholeness (Holistic thinking): All things are interrelated. Everything in the universe is part of a single whole. Everything is connected in some way to everything else. It is only possible to understand something if we understand how it is connected to everything else.
- Change: Everything is in a state of constant change. One season falls upon the other. People are born, live and die. All things change. There are two kinds of change: the coming together of things and the coming apart of things. Both kinds of change are necessary and are always connected to each other.
- Change occurs in cycles or patterns: They are not random or accidental. If we cannot see how a particular change is connected it usually means that our standpoint is affecting our perception.
- The physical world is real. The spiritual world is real: They are two aspects of one reality. There are separate laws which govern each. Breaking of a spiritual principle will affect the physical world and vice versa. A balanced life is one that honours both.
- People are physical and spiritual beings: When something hurts our spirit it will affect us physically and vice versa.
- People can acquire new gifts but they must struggle to do so: The process of developing new personal qualities may be called “true learning”.
- There are four dimensions of “true learning”: A person learns in a whole and balanced manner when the mental, spiritual, physical and emotional dimensions are involved in the process.
- The spiritual dimension of human development has four related capacities:
- The capacity to have and respond to dreams, visions, ideals, spiritual teaching, goals and theories;
- The capacity to accept these as a reflection of our unknown or unrealized potential;
- The capacity to express these using symbols in speech, art or mathematics;
- The capacity to use this symbolic expression towards action directed at making the possible a reality.
- People must actively participate in the development of their own potential.
- A person must decide to develop their own potential: The path will always be there for those who decide to travel it.
- Any person who sets out on a journey of self development will be aided: Guides, teachers and protectors will assist the traveler.
- The only source of failure is a person’s own failure to follow the teachings.