““The third stage is called the Rank of Merit,[FN#272] in which the student distinguishes himself by his 'meritorious' acts of conquering over the rebel army of passion which rises against the Mind-King. Now, his rank is not the rank of a courtier, but the rank of a general. In other words, his duty is not only to keep rules and instructions of the sages, but to subjugate his own passion and establish moral order in the mental kingdom. [FN#271]””
![“The third stage is called the Rank of Merit,[FN#272] in which the student distinguishes himself by his 'meritorious' acts of conquering over the rebel army of passion which rises against the Mind-King. Now, his rank is not the rank of a courtier, but the rank of a general. In other words, his duty…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3bb/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_the-third-stage-is-called-the-rank-of-me_355420.jpg){kind=icon}
![“The fourth stage is called the Rank of Co-operative Merit,[FN#273] in which the student 'co-operates' with other persons in order to complete his merit. Now, he is not compared with a general who conquers his foe, but with the prime-minister who co-operates with other officials to the benefit of…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4a6/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_the-fourth-stage-is-called-the-rank-of-c_48041.jpg){kind=icon}
![“Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. [Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]” quote by Tacitus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a4/tacitus-1552_forethought_forethought-and-prudence-are-the-proper_1173315.jpg)
![“To become a leader through one’s merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/82d/dada-bhagwan-31_big-deal_to-become-a-leader-through-one-s-merit-k_2004379.jpg)
![“Rin-zai also says: "Spirit is formless, but it penetrates through the world in the ten directions."[FN#149] The Sixth Patriarch expresses the same idea more explicitly: "What creates the phenomena is Mind; what transcends all the phenomena is Buddha."[FN#150]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d4e/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_rin-zai-also-says-spirit-is-formless-but_13012.jpg)
![“it is the overcoming of egoism, the destroying of mean desires, the uplifting of the moral ideal, and the disclosing of inborn wisdom. [FN#12]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3ae/kaiten-nukariya-793_uplifting_it-is-the-overcoming-of-egoism-the-destr_46308.jpg)
