Sermon on the Mount - 5

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The Sermon on the Mount - 5

 

The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) - Part 5

 

[ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

 

Peace - internal and external - is what everyone wants. It is for this

peace that man goes to God. The mark of a God-realised person is his peace

of mind, and his ability to spread this peace to others also. They are the

real peacemakers. They are verily the children of God.

 

[ Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs

[ is the kingdom of heaven.

[ Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall

[ say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

[ Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for

[ so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

 

Ordinary people do not know the value of the spiritual people. Often spiritual

aspirants have to face redicule by worldly people. There is no point in

getting cross with them. They cannot understand the aspirations of the

spiritual aspirant. Everyone evaluates other's actions from his own mental

framework. So, it is natural for people to see spiritual aspirants do and

think odd things. They react according to their own level of maturity. The

only best thing to do will be to ignore them outwardly and pray for them

inwardly. Socrates was given poison. Aristotle had to flee from Athens.

Christ was nailed to the Cross. These are standing proofs of the attitute

of the general public towards people with " different " aspirations.

 

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