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Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth
— KJV, Matt 5:5
As above, so below…
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We have stated that Christ spoke from an infinitely high spiritual vantage point, and that we need to adjust our mindset to this fact (ref. “We Don’t Understand The Word“).
For the Son of God looking down at the human spirit, meekness would mean a human attitude that succumbs to the Will of God.
Adopting this mindset makes it plain that the English word “meek” does not capture the full sense of what is meant. This is corroborated by the fact that the original Greek word (praus; πραεῖς) has deeper connotations than “meek”.
Praus contains elements of various noble characteristics: discipline, gentleness (in the sense of “gentleman”), patience, inter alia.
With these perspectives in mind, we can elicit two fundamental elements of meekness/praus: self-control and obedience to spiritual guidance.
Let us first explore self-control.
The Will of the Almighty is embodied in the Laws of Creation. It operates automatically and unstoppably (ref. “The Nature of God’s Laws“).
Succumbing to It means understanding the Laws of Creation and controlling our will accordingly. If we do this we will experience the peace, joy, and happiness that the Laws are designed to produce (ref. “His Laws are Miracles“).
The material is a manifestation of the spiritual (ref. “The Spiritual Shapes the Material“). Therefore, the way that we develop from “unconscious” children to conscious adults on Earth must reflect how the human spirit develops from unconscious to conscious in Creation.
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In this journey of developing spiritual consciousness the human being will make mistakes (i.e. ignorantly do things that do not align with the Will of God). When he does this, he will reap unpleasant experiences. And when he does the right thing, he will experience good results (ref. “The Murder Case“).
These experiences educate him. Eventually he attains a spiritual maturity that prevents him from going against the Laws of Creation.
In this context, both reward and punishment are basically the same: loving outcomes of the Laws of Creation, with an educative effect on the human spirit (ref. “Will vs Love: A Divine Quantum Entanglement“).
Lucifer introduced a complication into this simple plan.
Through the “innovation” of temptation he presented man with a different path of development (ref. “Fall Down and Worship Me!“): a path based on selfish desire that eventually leads to man’s destruction.
When we follow this path we make mistakes not only out of childish ignorance, but also from evil volition. This corrupts our nature: we develop internal weaknesses that make us do wrong habitually.
Therefore, The Word calls special attention to self-control. Self-control involves applying our will to overcome our weaknesses.
It expresses itself in many ways: personal refinement, patience, civility, inter alia. At the heart of self-control is consideration for others, i.e. selflessness is self-control.
Therefore, spiritual meekness is a demand for self-control that is equivalent to Love Thy Neighbour.
By actively applying love in this manner, we gain connection with the Love that is The Word (ref. “Love: A Certified Spiritual Seed“), which strengthens us and helps us to conquer ourselves. This is the path of becoming born anew.
Self-control means self-discipline. On Earth, those who succeed in major endeavors tend to be materially disciplined in their pursuit of the objective. We regard them as leaders in their fields.
Unfortunately, many of these endeavors are of no spiritual value. That is why, at present, there is no correlation between earthly success and spiritual maturity.
As our current civilization crumbles due to various internal contradictions, we shall be forced to redefine success and leadership as something based on spiritual discipline i.e. achieving self-control in the sense of The Word.
We shall demand leaders that exemplify this. We will have learned that only they can be trusted to consistently overcome temptation, to apply The Word correctly, and to make decisions that result in lasting peace and happiness.
Thus the “meek” shall inherit the Earth.
Today’s Resolution:
- We commit to self-control. To overcoming our weaknesses by elevating concern for our neighbour even in the most minor interactions.
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