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The theme "The Mason BEHAVIOR IN AND OUT OF THE TEMPLE" is intrinsically related to the sublime Principles of our Order to Be That propagates forming the school leaders.As we know, the exercise of leadership represents a high burden because besides the inherent responsibility, the behavior is essential for example that your image is to his followers.As we enter our institution, we promise to respect its statutes, regulations and compliance with the resolutions of the majority, taken in accordance with the principles that govern it, as well as love of country, belief in G.'. A.'. D.'.U.'. , respect to the legally constituted government and abide by the laws of our country.For this reason, it is expected that the Mason reaffirm their oath with their presence at meetings and Masonic engaged, body and soul, to the practice of morality, equality, human solidarity and justice in all its fullness.We point out, briefly, as essential to the formation of the inner temple of every Mason, who follows the teachings received through the studies carried out in various Masonic degrees.WISDOM



The sum of the knowledge acquired during our lives by their own experience or through the education received should guide us in the sense that before we make a decision, we must evaluate how we know the fact, that is the truth and will do any good, ie , we use the principle of "sieves of wisdom."The only effective way to combat ignorance, prejudice, superstition, and vices is to know, simply because the very meaning of each of these concepts, namely:- Ignorance means lack of knowledge or lack of education, lack of knowledge.- Prejudice means the concept or opinion formed before have the appropriate knowledge.- Superstition means the excessive or erroneous religious sentiment that often drags people ignorant to the practice of wrongful acts and absurd, or even a false idea about the supernatural.- Addiction means defect that makes a thing or an act not suitable for the purpose it was intended. It is the usual tendency to evil, the opposite of virtue.We assume that all Masons have dominion over the knowledge necessary to behave in a dignified manner at all times, whether Masonic or profane, but must remember, always, that it is easier to succumb to addiction, which enhance the virtue.30.2 found in Numbers "Moses said to the chiefs of the tribes of the Israelites: - What the Lord has commanded is this: When someone promises to give something or swear to the Lord who will or will not do anything, will keep his word and do what you promised. "TOLERANCEIt is the Masonic virtues, the more emphasized because it means the tendency to accept ways of thinking, acting and feeling that differ between individuals or political or religious groups.Often we confuse tolerance with collusion. Tolerance is the ability to live with respect and freedom, values, concepts or situations that do not always agree, so there is coexistence, but there is not, necessarily, agree. Collusion is the co-existence in which, while not agreeing with certain values, concepts and situations, we fail to express our negative opinion does not refute even if only in thought, and not failing, we are tacitly allowing, accepting, generating complicity.God is tolerant of the sinner not the sin. If God were tolerant of sin would be sinful too, which is a blasphemy. One can live with sinners and be tolerant without being complicit.We must be tolerant of our children when they make mistakes, omissions and can not be complicit with the error, we must express our discontent and correct the deviation. It is the duty and responsibility of any parent.We must practice tolerance with family, friends, work and society in general as one of the postulates on which Freemasonry is founded and given is a requirement, as the foundation: "To demand tolerance for any form of manifestation of conscience, religion or philosophy, whose goals are to achieve true morality, peace and welfare. "The tolerance is also linked to democracy, because tolerance makes us admit that our vote is unsuccessful, run out of arguments, made the vote, the result has to be respected and supported for the greater good of the cause, it seems that is a feeling, or rather, a tolerant attitude.Mahatma Gandhi said: Be wary of people selling tools, but never use them, that is, as we preach tolerance if we do not use it. So the practice of tolerance is essential for everyone who requires it.In Freemasonry is no different, we understand that tolerance is linked, as a starting point to concessions made to preserve the gears of the Order, who admits and respects opposing opinions.Shakespeare said "no matter" how good a person, it will hurt you every once in a while and you need to forgive her for that. " We must be tolerant of curmudgeons and isolated acts of brothers, tolerant of the discomfort caused by those sworn to protect and defend you, being kind to the extreme in not taking sides until everything is cleared up, because the fact of not making hasty judgments, is one of faces of tolerance.In short, we must be tolerant of intolerance on the other, so that it reflects and go to follow his example.Tolerance is the wisdom and makes you feel to Strength and Beauty, through the teachings, respect for individuality and the rights of others.ETHICSBy definition, ethics is a set of principles and values ​​that guide and direct human relations. The first code of ethics that has news, especially for those with Christian education, are the "Ten Commandments" where rules like loving your neighbor as yourself, not kill, steal and do not appear as key proposals of the Western civilization and Christian.Ethics is massive and universal. It is a kind of cement in the construction of society, so that if there is a profound ethical sense, the company remains well-structured, organized, and when this feeling is broken, she begins to get into a self destructive crisis.Freemasonry is fundamentally an ethical institution, where the philosophical reflection on morality, rules and moral codes that guide human conduct are part of the philosophy that has as its objective, the development of a value system and the establishment of normative principles of human conduct , requiring the ethical behavior and Freemason, requiring him to always keep an attitude compatible with a good man, a good example as a citizen and head of the family copy.Freemasonry is, by definition, an ethical organization, they are strict codes of morality and high value systems that guide the conduct between Masons and also with the obedience that receive them, especially in references to them, or their leaders.The strong feeling of brotherhood, designates the relationship of brother, love of neighbor, harmony, good friendship, and marriage or living together as brothers, so the prevailing harmony and peace prevail.In the profane world, the greatest need is the broad sense of men, men who can not be bought or sold, honest men in the depths of their hearts, men who do not fear to call sin by its name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the magnetic needle to the pole, men who stay with the right, but the sky falls down.The goal of a Masonic institution is to create such men.CHARITYWe are living in a time when there is an acute shortage, a fundamental value across the world: love. It is thought too much on the progress of mankind through science, technology, education, intelligence, legal system, social, political and economic and, in the end none of it has no value if people are determined to use it everything for good. Charity is defined in the dictionary as: "Love that moves the will to seek the good of others effectively."For Christians it is also one of the three theological virtues, that is, one of the mysterious powers that make the soul reaches its final destination, which is God (the other theological virtues are faith and hope). If the charity is a Christian virtue, it should not be solely on alms, because there are charitable in thought, in word and deed, it must be indulgent to the faults of his neighbor, not to say anything to harm another and meet those who need the extent of their forces.The man who practices in their day-to-day, will always be in peace, ensuring their happiness in this world.Do not get carried away by vanity, self-indulgence, by appearances and superficiality. Not getting carried away by the anchor of comfort that some day as a new load their bodies, minds and hearts to the bottom of a sea of ​​futility. Do not tolerate the lies, hypocrisy, dishonesty, ambiguity, your yea be yea and your not is not!Seeing an injustice not be silent! Faced with betrayal, are not cowards! Do not become blinded by blind guided toward a big nothing. And if your sword is heavy, and your will is weak, and what is right and just does not seem clear, nonetheless, foremost and always, make love!No one needs nothing but his own heart to know that it hurts others. Never underestimate the suffering of others. His trial will fail him, his knowledge, his experience, his intelligence, his strength may all be useless in the face of evil, who will twist facts and words and appearances to make white appear black and black appear white, decide to charity, however, and this whole charade will fade under the glare of a whole soul.Charity is an absolute surrender for love of neighbor.JUSTICETo write about justice, we must first know what the word justice, as defined in the dictionary: Compliance with the law, the virtue of giving to each what is his. The College judge under the law and better awareness.Thus, to define justice in Masonry, it would be better to resort to the dictionary again, and just above the word justice find the word correctly, that means quality of what is right, accuracy, precision, certainty. Property of an analytical balance remains balanced when equal weights are placed on their plates.But to have a sense of direction and that is the definition of justice in Masonry, we must understand how the state organization, as it is divided, so that each citizen can have their rights respected, and, therefore, justice give each one what is his.To put it in the construction of the state, we must speak of Montesquieu (1689/1755) and his book The Spirit of the Laws, his main work, which sought to explain the laws and customs governing relations between men from the analysis of social facts, excluding any religious or moral perspective.According to Montesquieu, the laws show the reasonableness of a government and should be submitted to them, including liberty, who claimed to be "the right to do whatever the law allows." To avoid despotism, arbitrariness, and maintain political freedom, it is necessary to separate the core functions of government: legislative, executive and judge. Montesquieu showed that in England, the division of powers prevented the King from becoming a despot. "All would be lost if the same man or same corporation of the princes, nobles or the people to exercise three powers: that of making laws and executing the public resolutions, and of judging the crimes or particular grievances."As can be seen, so we can live in society or even just, we must have rules and laws to be respected for its enforcement. Who lives in society, is more obvious commitment to the laws, because it involves more people in the process of social interaction. So even that lives alone in the woods or on an island, or else it may be, must respect the laws of nature or of men.In contemporary societies the benefits flourish under the premise that those who most deserve to achieve more - the so-called meritocracy. However, this justice system is weak and to be accepted when it ignores those most in need should also have their needs attended. This is the paradox of Justice, by definition and by blind principle.Freemasonry is a society that strives for the Right, for Freedom and Justice and, within this perspective, every Mason should be, above all, a tireless defender of justice. One of the basic principles is the equality of rights, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, the very existence of the provision gives rise to see that justice is faced with a paradox, rarely discussed and perhaps not completely understood.The man, especially a Mason must be master of your habits, have mastery over their impulses, impartially to distinguish the real from the unreal, despising the exotic doctrines, concepts and especially dubious principles not consistent with the Love and Brotherhood and most particularly the vices taken as social norms, but inadvertently corrupt, debase and age.Thus, the Freemason Freemasonry is kindness in the home, honesty in business, courtesy in society, enjoyment at work, compassion and sincere concern for the destitute of fortune, help the weak, forgiveness for the penitent, love for others and above all reverence to God.As, then, that corporate organizations, among which is part of Freemasonry, walk to become really true in the workplace / service and learning, will be opening up immense possibilities of changes in their culture and their own universal concepts Rights and Justice.LEADERSHIP"To lead is to positively influence the people so that they achieve results that meet the needs of both individual and collective, and also be responsible for developing new leaders."One component of the formation of a Mason is to enhance or develop, if not, a potential and forge it, that becomes a leader.The leader to describe your accomplishments, use the following format: The Problem, the Action and finally the result.The leading daily, engage in conflict situations, whether at the personal as professional. The way we react to these situations, it may be the determinant of successful outcome through five positions: Avoiding, Accommodating, Competing, Compromising and Collaborating.Firmly embedded in the concept of leadership is integrity, honesty of the leader, its credibility and coherence to put values ​​into action. Leaders have an undeniable responsibility to set high ethical standards to guide the behavior of followers. Concerned about what they feel is a lack of momentum in organizational life, John Gardner talks about the moral aspects of leadership. The leaders, according to Gardner, have a moral obligation to provide the spark needed to awaken the potential of each individual, to push each person to take the initiative in the performance of leadership actions.He points out that the high expectations tend to generate high performance. The leader's function is to remove obstacles to efficient operation, helping individuals to see and pursue shared purposes.The term describes someone who uses leadership qualities and charisma to generate related aspirations and move people and organizational systems to new standards of performance. It is the inspirational leadership that influences followers to achieve extraordinary performance in a context of innovation and large-scale changes. The special qualities of leaders include:- Vision: to have ideas and a clear sense of direction, communicate it to others, build excitement about the realization of shared dreams;- Charisma: to generate enthusiasm in others, faith, loyalty, pride and confidence in themselves through the power of personal respect and appeals to emotion;- Symbolism: identify heroes, offer special rewards and promoting spontaneous and planned ceremonies to celebrate the excellence and high achievement;- Empowerment: helping others to develop, eliminating barriers to performance, sharing responsibilities and delegating work truly challenging;- Intellectual stimulation: to win the commitment of others by creating awareness of the problems and guiding their imagination to create high quality solutions;- Integrity: being honest and trustworthy, acting consistently with their personal beliefs and making commitments to concluding.PERSEVERANCEThe biggest step of man is his own life and have no guarantee it will succeed, however, the accumulation of knowledge, a lot of frustrating experiences, he knows that the alternative is to continue struggling against adversity and uncertainty, making allies, believing the Supreme Architect of the Worlds and persisting in the direction of your goal.Perseverance is a quality because it means firmness, constancy with which we must engage in our activities, but attentive and always up to date because everything is changing and we must change our attitudes and our behavior so as not to persist in error.We need to interact with individuals in society to realize the processes of change. We always create the state of doubt about the actual chances of success because we have stirred up a set of mixed information and vague memories, sometimes with prejudices and frustrations.For interaction with people is necessary to have, between them, a relationship that provides a minimum of mutual trust. Having this trusted environment, you can show the greater good to be enjoyed by the change. Thus, the power of empathy helps the perception of greater individual and team satisfaction.In conclusion, we must persist. Perseverance requires a process of change, reconsidering our concepts, goals and ideals and that is what is being born in the new behavior to think and act, knowing that the work of our temple in the interior may require sometimes an arduous reconstruction. It is an ongoing process where we are educating and being educated. (Educare - Latin, means leaving the person inside).Remember that the individual values ​​is rooted in culture and in groups, and with no certainty that these are core values, can be an easy target for false truths. Using the gifts that we spontaneously, without embarrassment or harm others, leads us into truth and light.CONCLUSION

The Mason is free, of good manners and sensitive to the well and that the teachings of Freemasonry seeks its enhancement as a human being and active service, fighting ignorance. Ignorance is the addiction that most closely matches the irrational man.Therefore and for being a Mason, he must conduct themselves with absolute impartiality and utmost honesty of purpose, consistent with the principles of Freemasonry, to be a useful worker in the service of our order and humanity.You can not learn everything at once. Knowledge is the accumulation of experience and knowledge that you have access, but constructive action of Freemasonry must be exercised in all its ongoing celebrations, shop and work in the social life, through the dissemination of knowledge that can lead man to a better existence in the ways of justice and tolerance.The Mason must have and maintain high morals, both in private life as in social, imposing respect, procedure and performing flawless Well is always the moral value that we always fulfill our duties as members of the Humane Society, and particularly as members of the Masonic Society.The Good Mason search for the cultivation of virtues and vices of abandonment. Try polishing the rough stone is constantly strengthening its virtuosity and consciously repressing its faults. Freely by the self-discipline imposed on yourself, it is also an example for their peers, contributing to the moral progress of those who interact with him