Message To The Meek

meek

 –adjective, -er, -est.

1. humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
2. overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
3. Obsolete . gentle; kind

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" - Matthew 5:5

The commonly accepted definition for meek implies that meekness is weakness. Society would have us believe that to exhibit the qualities of meekness is lame, something to be scorned and ridiculed. Nothing can be further from the truth.

What's wrong with being Patient? Gentle? Kind? What's wrong with not responding to the provocations of others? Nothing, that's what. What's wrong with being Docile? Docility does not imply weakness. To be docile means to be 'ready to learn, easy to teach'. This is a quality that all true aspirants should have. Goodness knows, there is so much we have yet to learn.

Mass media incessantly pounds into the collective psyche the idea that "might makes right", and that the use of force is a necessary evil. Governments go to war gassing and bombing innocent civilians while mumbling disingenuously about "collateral damage" and "the price of freedom". Lies, as usual. Lies born of ages of ignorance and supported by the current ignorant humanity (and this is said in the nicest possible way). Most have accepted this brainwashing and believe that anyone who walks away from a fight, or gives instead of takes, or thinks of others before themselves is a "punk" ... weak ... lame.

Well, the new paradigm is as follows: we are moving towards a new phase in the evolution of man, planet and solar system. There will be no room for the violent, the greedy, the cunning, the selfish. The time for indulging in self-aggrandizing behavior is coming to a close. If you wish to continue your evolution with the rest of your "class", you must live in a manner that supports your candidacy for the New Earth. 

Live Right. Think Right. Love Right. 

The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Atisha (11th century Tibetan Buddhist master)

To do the things above, to move against the tide of human habit, requires one who is exceedingly strong in Spirit; weakness does not even enter the equation.

So, with apologies to the author of Matthew 5:5, we now take another look at that well-known (but poorly understood) beatitude:

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the (New) Earth"

~ g