07-26-2013, 03:32 AM
what I've come to realise is that there's quite a gulf between what we consider as Intellect and the quality known as Wisdom.
intellect is seemingly easy to recognise. It is perhaps seen in the qualities of a 'quick mind', someone with 'high IQ', someone who can retort, someone who can analyse deeply. I am sure we all know individuals who possess this capability in real life.
and yet, this person of 'Intellect' often seems to be an utter dud when it comes to the 'practice of life', or what could be seen as Wisdom. They are 'smart' and yet their interpersonal reactions are a mess of criticisms, antagonisms, and tensions. They actually seem to have enormous difficulty in communicating. Not because they are 'uber-smart' ... but because they don't really 'get it'. And by 'get it', I mean 'get it' at the most important level; the appreciation and understanding of the other.
wisdom, being 5th ray, is an extension and outgrowth of 4th ray, which is of the heart. All wisdom is rooted in the heart (love and acceptance of the other). Without that baseline, there can be no wisdom.
and raw intellect, as bright and impressive as it might be, is much like a scapel in the unskilled hands. It ends up cutting yourself and others.
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I've learnt to appreciate this lesson very deeply, as I was an 'intellect' in my high school years. And it made me feel oh so superior to others. And when I finally had my awakening, the true awakening, I realised how much of a tool I had been.
by all means, don't mistake those with intellect for those with wisdom.
namaste, plenum
intellect is seemingly easy to recognise. It is perhaps seen in the qualities of a 'quick mind', someone with 'high IQ', someone who can retort, someone who can analyse deeply. I am sure we all know individuals who possess this capability in real life.
and yet, this person of 'Intellect' often seems to be an utter dud when it comes to the 'practice of life', or what could be seen as Wisdom. They are 'smart' and yet their interpersonal reactions are a mess of criticisms, antagonisms, and tensions. They actually seem to have enormous difficulty in communicating. Not because they are 'uber-smart' ... but because they don't really 'get it'. And by 'get it', I mean 'get it' at the most important level; the appreciation and understanding of the other.
wisdom, being 5th ray, is an extension and outgrowth of 4th ray, which is of the heart. All wisdom is rooted in the heart (love and acceptance of the other). Without that baseline, there can be no wisdom.
and raw intellect, as bright and impressive as it might be, is much like a scapel in the unskilled hands. It ends up cutting yourself and others.
- -
I've learnt to appreciate this lesson very deeply, as I was an 'intellect' in my high school years. And it made me feel oh so superior to others. And when I finally had my awakening, the true awakening, I realised how much of a tool I had been.
by all means, don't mistake those with intellect for those with wisdom.
namaste, plenum