It is also experience. You can read wisdoms until you are blue in the face and still not be able to act wisely. Then punishments become your lessons- and it may take many.
On Jul 20, 9:38�am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Confucius declared..... "Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three > universally recognized moral qualities of men". > > Would these be the truths that apply to everyone in some way? > > On Jul 20, 8:59�am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Truth, yes, but not relative truth, or the truth as you see it which > > is different than the truth as I see it. �Application of this will > > indeed create winners and losers. �However, there are truths that > > apply to everyone and can be applied wisdom that allows everyone to > > win in some way. > > > On Jul 20, 5:29�am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > An attempt to define wisdom can result in various conceptions. > > > However, the side affects of wisdom do �not alter that which wisdom > > > is. �Wisdom may not always be helpful to all. �Sometimes wisdom can > > > inflict pain on some in a decisive moment that considers the benefit > > > of the whole. � Helpfulness and hindrance are dimensions of wisdom but > > > they do not define wisdom. �The Judgment of Solomon demonstrates how > > > wisdom, while divining truth, had both a positive and negative effect, > > > one must gain while the other must lose. � I think there is a fixed > > > quality of wisdom, that being truth. > > > > On Jul 20, 12:06�am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > " Wisdom then, is, ultimately, the ability to provide answers to > > > > dilemma, provide insight beyond the obvious and present a clear > > > > perspective of a conundrum." > > > > > Yes, Slip ! �But, just a little more ... �the helpfulness dimension of > > > > wisdom. I believe, like beauty, wisdom is what it does to me : at my > > > > need to decide and act, to be filled with feeling / emotion that > > > > strengthens me, to think positively about the future from the > > > > situation I am in, to know clearly, and to be able to trust myself ... > > > > my knowledge, my thoughts, my feeling, my decision and my action. > > > > > Likewise, would wisdom affect whosoever receives it. > > > > > On Jul 20, 5:33�am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm suggesting that wisdom is the ability to impart information > > > > > ordinarily unknown to an individual or a group. �The information is > > > > > based on knowledge and experience gained through living, meditation > > > > > and clairvoyance or an innate sixth sense. �Wisdom and logic are > > > > > intertwined as the acquired knowledge must be sorted, rationalized and > > > > > compartmentalized in order to be presented as being valid. �Wisdom is > > > > > only useful within correlating situations. �Wisdom then, is, > > > > > ultimately, the ability to provide answers to dilemma, provide insight > > > > > beyond the obvious and present a clear perspective of a conundrum. > > > > > I'm thinking that being wise is only the opposite of being ignorant. > > > > > As I said before, the moron is a genius around a group of idiots, so > > > > > even a moron can exhibit traits of wisdom. �Just some thoughts.- Hide > > > > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
