Wisdom
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Wisdom
Wisdom refers to the slow accumulation of personal values that work well for people living in different kinds of ways.
Joe Edelman • Human Values
Our tendency to try to escape from the universe to find a nirvana that’s sort of quiet and peaceful and apart from all this hullabaloo is undermined completely by the realization of the nature of reality. You realize that the wisdom of the nature of reality leads you into compassion for the beings who are here, and the little bit of bliss that you... See more
Nirvana and Samsara Are the Same Thing - Sounds True
What is wisdom? I'd say it's knowing what to do in a lot of situations. I'm not trying to make a deep point here about the true nature of wisdom, just to figure out how we use the word. A wise person is someone who usually knows the right thing to do.
Is It Worth Being Wise?
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
A simpler, more elegant definition, still compatible with Grossmann’s, comes from Tom Morgan of LE:
I love parsimonious definitions, which is why I favour Tom’s over the academic ones.
“Know what to do, and when.”
I love parsimonious definitions, which is why I favour Tom’s over the academic ones.