“For the Maatian person, Maat is the principle, substance and practice which binds all things together. And it is an order in which all things are bound together. Moreover, humans are embedded in this order with its divine, social and natural aspects. In their identity as children and images of God, humans belong to the divine; in their identity as social beings, they belong to society, and in their identity as living beings they belong to nature. Thus, one must seek after Maat (pẖr m-sꜣ mꜣꜥt) in each of these areas and stand justified and worthy through moral practice in each of these areas.”
-Maulana Karenga, Maat: The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt