Wisdom is essential to the art of living well. To live well,
we need wisdom, not necessarily intelligence.
As a matter of fact, there is a difference between
human intelligence and true wisdom.
Human intelligence is related more to the application
than to the acquisition or accumulation of knowledge. By the same token, true
wisdom is more about enlightenment than about intelligence. Knowledge
does not necessarily make one intelligent, just as intelligence does not
guarantee real happiness.
True wisdom is awareness that leads to enlightenment,
which is the distillation of wisdom in order to discern what is real and what
is illusory. Knowing the difference is the first
step towards enlightenment that can bring about true and lasting happiness,
which has little to do with the circumstances, the difficulties, or the
problems that one encounters along one’s journey. Enlightenment originates from
the individual self, or, more specifically, from the human mind. Enlightenment
is acute self-awareness that leads to self-intuition during which the mind
internalizes all the so-called truths available.
Enlightenment is the only true wisdom in living.
Enlightenment requires the attainment of spiritual wisdom through human wisdom.
Without profound human wisdom, understanding spiritual wisdom is difficult, if
not impossible.
Stephen Lau
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2018 by Stephen Lau
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