The word “meek” really refers to “people who don’t hate or resent others, who have no self-will and no fear.” Ah.
Jesus famously told his followers that the meek shall inherit the earth. Two thousand years later, we still have questions.
The definition of meek today is to be “quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; to be submissive,” which seems so very unappealing. Was Jesus really suggesting we should become doormats if we want to bring home the good stuff?
According to the Pathwork Guide, the word “meek”, in the context used by Jesus, refers to people “who have no hatred, no resentment, no self-will, and no fear.”
Ah.
To be meek, then, also means not having to prove we are right all the time. Not straining to be first. Not trying to be “better than” the other.
We talked in earlier chapters about the three main faults of pride, self-will and fear. Every human fault, image, and disharmony has, at its roots, these three main faults. Our work as human beings is to bring our faults into awareness for healing.
When Jesus advised us to become meek, he was really saying we need to cleanse ourselves of our faults, all the way to our core, so we have a healthy soul. Only with a very healthy soul do we inherit our birthright, our Higher Self. And thus the Earth.
The Guide immediately goes on to say that meekness means to be understanding, loving and humble. These traits often appear to us as being “easily imposed upon” by others who have great worldly power and strength. What about that part?
Having a very healthy soul means we are capable of living within the framework of divine law, rather than swimming painfully upstream against it and creating disharmonious currents. It means having tremendous strength, power, and independence. This state of being is by no means easily imposed upon.
Nor should ignorant, destructive impositions be tolerated. In no way did Jesus mean we should allow the Lower Self nature of another person to walk all over our meekness. We may need to fight. Often quite strongly.
Fighting the right way
If we are walking this spiritual path of self-awareness, finding the right action—allowing or fighting—is not as hard as we may think.
First, we must rigorously examine ourselves and our motives. How much is our ego involved, with its pride and willfulness? Are we caught in emotional reactions?
If so, the right course is humility.
Our ego has colored the picture and we don’t see the full truth of the matter at hand. We must learn how to accept a momentary hurt and find the lesson for us in our own soul.
Only after considerable development on this path do we develop sufficient objectivity and impartiality for our ego to no longer be the center of our universe. We must give ourselves to rigorous self-observation of our most hidden feelings and motivations.
Then the connection with our Higher Self will help us stand up and fight in a healthy way, for healthy reasons.
This, then, is the key: distinguishing when and how our ego has a stake in the situation. Until we can clearly perceive this picture, we still have work to do on the path.
When we turn inward and examine our faults, images and disharmonies we develop the humility of meekness.
This humility will, eventually, make us strong and give the power of discernment. We will know how and when to choose quiet forgiveness after experiencing personal hurt or injustice versus standing up forcefully to evil.
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*As explained in Bible Me This: Releasing the riddles of Holy Scripture.
Learn more about the Fall and the Plan of Salvation in Holy Moly: The story of duality, darkness and a daring rescue.
