On Wisdom

Thousands of quotations speak to the mysteries of wisdom from that of the child’s simple and yet profound perspective to the intricate texts on ancient tablets found in temples or scrolls found beneath the seas.

We crave it, seek it and explore its millions of possibilities, often settling into the words and experiences of others and discounting our own.  Perhaps our own designs are flawed and otherwise incomplete when it comes to truly claiming wisdom for ourselves.  But seeking it through others is only the beginning of the quest we must make if we truly desire to attain this lofty achievement.

Wisdom comes from experience.  The stories of others can do little to support our embodiment of its essence.  The purely intellectual experience is often a misnomer for wisdom, which must be gained through the balance of emotional, mental, physical and spiritual awareness and achievement, not simply an intellectual exposure to its concepts.

Children are naturally wise.  Newly realized from Spirit, they are connected to all things on all levels, vibrating naturally through each new experience and emotion.  The more they are “taught” in this physical world, the less they recall and the less they trust their experiences, growing. . .less wise. . .

As the intellectual development ripens and the journey of life matures, the seeker begins reconnecting to Spirit, making sense of the connection through body and mind and growing wiser with each personal experience.

It is the balancing of everything we have experienced in the physical with everything we have experienced in the spiritual realms that makes us truly wise. Recognizing the importance of our spiritual experiences and their connection to our physical ones is key to defining the true essence of wisdom.

• We are never born and we will never die.
• We have already experienced ALL things.

These two fundamental facts awaken us to the reality that wisdom transcends our awareness and can only be achieved if we can expand this awareness to include the timelessness and formlessness of all that is.  Full understanding of these things and the core of wisdom are only legitimately claimed by those who master the physical world through their deep connection to spirit and passion for life.

Wisdom, to be truly realized, must be lived rather than read and demonstrated rather than discussed.  It is a proactive and ever-evolving state of being for as long as we maintain physical form.