Righteous. This word has been
married with “self” so often its true spiritual significance has become
obscured, the true meaning clouded in much the same way as meek is spiritually
misunderstood. Since placing our feet on the path; wholeheartedly committed to
Living on the Spiritual Basis, to become a righteous person means we are not
only living by right conduct but embracing right thinking. Right thinking, now
there is a loaded term. Right thinking, spiritually, entails keeping an open
mind, remaining teachable, refusing to accept negative thoughts or conditions
as God’s will, to embrace and truly practice patience, tolerance, kindliness
and love with everyone, in every area
of our lives.
Being “righteous” requires us to view
all as children of a loving Creator (however agreeable or disagreeable we may
find them) saluting the Spark of the Divine within all without becoming servile
or scraping. By walking this path, we avoid becoming “Self-righteous” and a
holier than thou spiritual imperialist, the deadly trap of Spiritual Pride sidestepped.
As such, our lives, the true demonstration of the path, will naturally attract
inquiry from those seeking a better way of living but we must steer clear of
argument and debate with those bent solely on confrontation, releasing them
with love and compassion, while standing ready to witness to the truth we have
come to embrace with tact and commonsense. The rule is: Never argue with a
closed mind, let the light of your life be your testimony in faith, the only
argument to which there truly is no reply.
To sum up: To be righteous means not only our conduct is right, but we maintain an open mind and heart, remaining teachable, while honestly sharing our heartfelt beliefs with tact, love and forbearance, whenever or wherever it will serve any good purpose. So being righteous is a highly desirous, glorious state of being, truly free of the concerns of self, serenity personified.
To sum up: To be righteous means not only our conduct is right, but we maintain an open mind and heart, remaining teachable, while honestly sharing our heartfelt beliefs with tact, love and forbearance, whenever or wherever it will serve any good purpose. So being righteous is a highly desirous, glorious state of being, truly free of the concerns of self, serenity personified.
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