Today\u2019s reading encourages commitment to our true desire \u2026 to our guiding intuition \u2026 to inner spiritual wisdom \u2026. to truth.<\/p>\n
At some point, it comes down to this:<\/p>\n
What am I committed to?<\/p>\n
Most people don\u2019t notice my commitment to truth. Oh, they see the time I put into contemplation, because of these daily tips. They hear my teachings and know there\u2019s something serious going on there, but my real commitment to truth is much more subtle than daily tips and teachings. My real commitment to truth shows up in the opinions I drop rather than fight for. It shows up when I do things someone else\u2019s way instead of \u201cmy way.\u201d It shows up in how I happily accept things as they are without trying to make everything please \u201cme.\u201d It shows up in how I have no grievances against anyone, and I let everyone be as they are without asking them to be different. It shows up in how I don\u2019t expect anything from anyone, and how I respond to the moment as it is instead of thinking it should be different.<\/p>\n
A real commitment to truth is subtle. It\u2019s quiet. It appears passive, although it is actually a very active commitment.<\/p>\n
Jesus said, \u201cThe meek shall inherit the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meek is defined as \u201cquiet, gentle and easily imposed upon; submissive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Someone who is genuinely meek in the way Jesus speaks of would agree with \u201cquiet, gentle\u201d and \u201csubmissive,\u201d but would say she is never imposed upon. Only the ego can be imposed upon.<\/p>\n
Genuine meekness is living from within\u2014living from spiritual intuition and wisdom. It is not living from \u201cI know.\u201d It is not living from \u201cI\u2019m right.\u201d It is not living from conditioning. And it certainly doesn\u2019t seek recognition for itself. People who live from ego seldom notice meekness in another, and if they do notice it, they often interpret it as weakness. It takes meekness to notice, understand and appreciate meekness.<\/p>\n
Genuine meekness is like a rare, overlooked jewel. It is those who live it that understand its value.<\/p>\n