Great read

 

Perspective: How modern science is calling us back to ancient wisdom

"More than any human society ever, we are surrounded by data, information and constant "breaking news” that may or may not be relevant to our lives. Yet few of us ever feel "up to date" or "in the know." I often hear people say, "I'm not sure I can even tell what's true anymore."

We've increasingly lost trust in the institutions that used to help us see more clearly, from churches to universities to media."

(We are currently living in the age of deception, this is why it is so critical that we understand Christ very first utterance when the disciples asked him point blank:

Matthew 24:3-4

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

I got a saying, one of those original thoughts people say I dont ever have, goes a lil something like this:

"Truth died the day your grandmother got a Facebook page."

Yup...)

"For all its many classic definitions, wisdom is usually regarded as the ability to know the right thing to do in a difficult circumstance (think King Solomon and the baby) and to be able to identify what matters most among myriad choices. That's something different from head knowledge, reason or mere intelligence.

McLaughlin and McMinn see wisdom as an embodied disposition or act, resulting from deep contemplation, that leads to "self-transcendence, tranquility and elevated insight.”

(You can not obtain deep levels of it by being "attached" to the modern world, it is just not possible, there way are to many distractions: marriage, kids, jobs, responsibilities, household chores etc...Think "Be still and know I am God." Psalm 46:10. Now go somewhere and be alone with your thoughts for 15 minutes. Just you. Nobody else. No media, no phone, no music, no TV, no kids, no spouse, no nothing but just you and your thoughts, and just sit there in contemplative meditation for just 15 minutes with no distractions. Good luck. Most cant do it for that short of an amount of time let alone hours a day etc...Maybe there was a reason I was sitting on my porch watching sunsets and listening to the wind blow through the trees and the crickets and the birds and the coyotes etc...And no it wasn't just to enjoy a certain herbal supplement although that was definitely on the agenda a lot of the time :-).

"They write, "Wisdom is the apex of intellectual and moral judgment, experienced in the orchestration of emotions, desires, and life experience. It calls us to a higher self and a more noble way of existing in the world, and if there has ever been a time where we need higher selves, it is now."

(Deal!

Nobility isn't defined by Bloodlines but by our thoughts, character, intentions and actions honey told me :-).

Yes she did :-).

)

"As these scholars point out, "Just as pests attack the weakest plants in the garden," it's those people who are furthest away from self-awareness about their higher possibilities of growth who are "most vulnerable to conflict, sectarian warfare, and the urge to dehumanize political and ideological opponents."

and it helps to have somebody pushing you :-).

"McLaughlin and McMinn go on to suggest we are living in a kind of "wisdom eclipse,” in which wisdom and its pursuit is blocked by noise and distractions, but that we shouldn't give up on the search.

(Yeah, we most certainly are, cause Satan knows his time is short! 

Revelation 12:12

King James Version

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.)

"While there are paths to wisdom that don't involve religion, these scholars suggest that the major world religions provide a unique distillation of support, encouragement and community to help people find this knowledge, perspective and calm - not to mention the transcendence that few other life experiences can ever hope to come close to matching."

("While there are paths to wisdom that don't involve religion..." Why didnt they name them then?

Eastern philosophies?

Rastafarianism?

What are they exactly and why weren't they listed in that sentence?

Proverbs 4:7

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.

    Though it cost all you have, get understanding

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

    and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

(Notice it didn't say, "Knowing about the Holy One is Understanding", it says" Knowledge of the Holy one is understanding. Big difference. I know a lot about Bruce Springsteen but I don't know him personally. The same can be true and unfortunately IS TRUE in a lot of Christians today. Most people are just not willing to give up all they have (or 97% of it anyway :-) to get the Understanding they crave. Dont be like Lots wife!