The anti-corruption game is rough. Its runs into the old socratic problem of "Who watches the watchmen?". A real classical problem of governance and administrative law. It goes without saying that many people have approached this problem from different ways and produced different solutions. Below is my favourite style : : (disclaimer: I'm simplifying the story here…)
A dude known as Sayagyi wasn't down with the corruption he saw in his own country. So when appointed the director of some government office riddled with corruption, he invited the employees to meditate according to some old technique. It worked on the first office so the presidento put Sayagyi in charge of another office. The first office then became corrupt (again) in his absence. So he was put in charge of both offices at once. And then a third office. Rough. But he managed.
In the end he wasn't able to leave his own country that he served with so much passion and skill. But whatever, he had a cool student that went on to continue this meditation vibe according to this old tradition
So this Sayagyi cat is a man of profound legacy in my view. The core principle to his legacy is that he looked for the corruption in his own mind and body before trying to fight corruption on any broader scale. The problem with 'anti-corruption' efforts is that they can often 'presuppose their own conclusion'. Many 'heroes' can end taking pieces from the pie they are (publicly) attempting to share. Sayagyi was a chilled out dude that never attempted more than he was able to actually do. And even though he lost the battle, he may have won the war (in the sense that his life is somewhat inspiring). Now 'fact check' the yarn if you find it interesting at all. Again it's worth to note that the history and historiography of this yarn are complex and difficult (Its nice to reserve judgment on 'meditation' until one has given it a sincere effort I reckon).
The sky was pink.
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