Wisdom involves knowledge because it is the application of
knowledge to achieve a good outcome at the right time. By knowledge
I am not just referring to academic knowledge. It's just knowledge
in a general sense.
the wisdom i am refering is much special than "general sense".
since u all are not taught of such particular wisdom, or u all are
not so much into it, i will say, to us, it's some what link to
compassion. such wisdom is diffcult to be taught
easily. even with general
sense, one can use it for evil or selfish use.
That say compassion is the
base/principle while wisdom is the
gate/door.
Wisdom and compassion are inextricably
linked. They are two sides of
the same coin. When compassion is taken
out of the equation, wisdom
turns into worthless platitudes, which
easily become destructive.
Without compassion, wisdom degenerates
into an escapist entanglement
in concepts, theories and
dogmas.
Wisdom differs in quality to a point
where it may seem to have little
to do with cleverness.
Sometimes, the actions of wise people seem to
go against common sense, often act in
ways which are considered
foolish by clever people. They would,
for example, sacrifice their
own interests for the sake of others, or
accept defeat, sometimes
even their own destruction, when they
had every chance of winning or
escaping. This is what i call, losing
the apparent, but won the
karmic.
A teacher tried to persuade her students
to stop smoking. She,
however, smoked, and her efforts were
therefore not very convincing.
She was propagating methods to overcome
addiction while being a living
example of addiction. Young people seldom do what you
tell
them; they do what you do. She realized
her efforts would remain
futile unless she stopped smoking
herself, which she did with
tremendous effort. Her freeing herself
from her own addiction was a
beautiful act of compassion towards her
students. It was an inspiring
example of liberation to her students,
some of whom gave up smoking.
In the final analysis, she also learned
to love herself more, for she
had also decreased the risks to her own
health. Her compassion
increased her own insight into the power
of teaching without words.
Such also
give nonbelievers the impression of the typical Christian who
just believe and never ask questions about their own
faith.
no worry, i asked a lot to myself alright..but it
doesn't fit the puzzled mind. however the faith in Buddhism, which
later ended in Pureland school, somewhat similar, is stronger due
to witnessing myself. nothing can change the truth as u discern the
truth yourself.
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