Reading the Bible, specifically, the Gospel of Matthew,I stumbled, or restumbled upon the passage about "being perfect as my Heavenly Father is perfect." Holy Crap! That is a true undertaking. So after successfully failing at that... I happened to be reading a commentary on the Gospels and found out that ...
The Greek work "teleioi" doesn't mean perfect, but actually means: HOLYISTIC! (my explanation) and NOT Chuch teaching,Just to Clarify.
The real translation of "teleioi" means "complete, all together, mature." Exactly what Holyistic is.
As you live out the Holyistic life you are actually working towards the fulfillment of Matthew 5:48.
The Holyistic life is one of intgration of Body, Mind, and Spirit; in which all three must be attended to with diligence. What happens when one area is neglected?
One cannot neglect the body to the exclusion of the mind and soul. Often times we see this in conceited individuals, the vain people who are preoccupied with their physicality or lack thereof. Many people who are obessed with their physical being resort to cosmetic surgery or illegal "body enhancing" drugs.
The neglect of the Body and the Spirit leads to the intellectually superior individual who tend to lord their knowledge over the less intellectual. These people are book smart and like to let others know.
Finally, the Spiritually obsessed individual often display a Holier than Thou attitude. You know, the "leave me alone, I'm trying to be holy" type people.
As Buddhism teaches the middle way, so too the Middle way of intentionally developing all three ares of one's life will bring you closer to fulfillment of Mt 5:48.
So until then,
Live Holyistic
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