Wisdom
Sixian and
Wisdom
Helen Garner on Happiness: ‘It’s Taken Me 80 Years to Figure Out It’s Not a Tranquil, Sunlit Realm’
Helen Garnertheguardian.com
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
“Resentment is like taking poison and hoping that someone else will die. ”
Helen Garner • Helen Garner on Happiness: ‘It’s Taken Me 80 Years to Figure Out It’s Not a Tranquil, Sunlit Realm’
Remember that every story has another side. Wisdom is the ability to see both sides and weigh them appropriately.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Tell a wise person or else keep silent
for those who do not understand
will mock it right away.
for those who do not understand
will mock it right away.
Poetic Outlaws • The Holy Longing
Optimistic Nihilism
youtube.comA 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.
Peter Limberg • High Agency to Wise Agency
