Is wisdom the most important thing in your life - Page 2

Originally posted by: Believe

I think wisdom means awareness,....wisdom is responding each moment with awareness...awareness of mind ,body and nature...😃

In Buddhism : Edited by Summer3 - 14 years ago

Originally posted by: Khatarnak

Should I believe you and do I have a choice not to 😆

Originally posted by: Khatarnak

Should I believe you and do I have a choice not to 😆

 

Originally posted by: Summer3

 

Vinu ji ka bahut naya ideas hai. --lol may be thats why some of my friends calls me a rebel😆

to see is to believe

Originally posted by: Summer3

 

Vinu ji ka bahut naya ideas hai.

to see is to believe

Yes he is quiet innovative 😆

Originally posted by: Khatarnak

Yes he is quiet innovative 😆

 

Originally posted by: Believe

 

 No he's not, yes he is, no he's not, yes he is😛Now I know why earth is spinning😆

Kabhi kabhi Vinu ji stands on his head, to reverse engineer and put himself in the shoes of God.

Originally posted by: debayon

You don't need wisdom ie learning to know that you're feeling happy and the enviroment appeals to your senses.

Then its happiness that is being sought through aesthetics 😊

Originally posted by: zorrro

I think mental peace is the ultimate goal 😊

We each would like to have more wisdom. And for others to have it as well. Too much human hurt and suffering comes from lack of wisdom. There is something about wisdom that we all aspire to. But what is this quality we hold in such high regard?

Various people have pointed to the progression of data to information to knowledge. Variations in patterns of data gives rise to information. Information from different situations is generalized into knowledge. Continuing the progression suggests that something derived from knowledge leads to the emergence of a new level, what we call wisdom. But what is it that knowledge gives us that takes us beyond knowledge?

Through knowledge we learn how to act in our own better interests. Will this decision lead to greater well-being, or greater suffering? What is the kindest way to respond in this situation? Is it coming from love, or insecurity?

Wisdom reflects the values and criteria that we apply to our knowledge. Its essence is discernment. Discernment of right from wrong. Helpful from harmful. Truth from delusion.

The wise are able to discern their true interests from those of the ego mind. They are usually regarded as kind, content in themselves. They tend not to aspire to greater material wealth or fame. They have learnt what is important.

At present, humanity has vast amounts of knowledge, but still very little wisdom. Buckminster Fuller called this time our final evolutionary exam. Is our species fit to survive? Can we develop the wisdom that will allow us to use our prodigious powers for our own good, and for that of many generations to come?

The question then arises: What can we do to facilitate the development of wisdom? This is where the wisdom traditions—the spiritual traditions found throughout human culture—have their value. They are often seen as simply religions, but most of the great religions were seeded by wise people, people who had, in one way or another, awoken to the deepr truths of life and then sought to share their wisdom with others.

Today we need to re-discover for ourselves the wisdom that inspired so many of these traditions. And discover how to enliven that wisdom in ourselves.