The Sermon on the Mount.....(8)by Swami Prabhavananda

Jesus said;" Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....Blessed are you, 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"...................................Worldly people do not understand the value of the spiritual life...Often they mock at the spiritual aspirant, and sometimes revile him and try to do him an injury...But the spiritual man does not react to this...His mind is fixed on God..therefore, he feels the unity,,,he see the ignorance,,and he is merciful...Normally, when someone speaks ill of us or tries to do us harm,,our first reaction is to retaliate,due to our ego,,but this cuts us off from the thought of God....Therefore, all of the great spiritual teachers have taught, as Christ did, not to retaliate, not to resist evil, but to pray for those who revile and persecute us....................