A Book of Divine
Wisdom
The Bible is the Word of God. Through the
Bible, God speaks to each and every one of us, if we are willing. In other
words, the wisdom expressed in the Bible is God’s divine wisdom to man.
The Authenticity of
Biblical Truths
According to Guinness Book of
Records, the Bible is the all-time best-selling book, as well as the most
translated work in world literature. This
indicates that many people do believe that the Bible is a book of absolute
truths and divine wisdom from God.
The Bible is a book of wisdom
based on Biblical truths that require faith to believe in the
authenticity of historical manuscripts reporting those events that had already
taken place.
Tao Wisdom
For centuries, Tao has been regarded by many
as the Way to attaining human wisdom and enlightenment. As embodiment of human
and spiritual wisdom, it shows an individual the proper pathway through
self-intuition and self-internalization of truths to come in closer alignment
with the natural laws of nature, and hence the natural order of life and living
in this mundane world—which is ultimately controlled by the Creator of the
universe. In short, through enhanced human wisdom, an individual may develop
introspective understanding of spiritual wisdom, and thus leading to an
intimate relationship with God.
The word “Tao” or “Dao” (道)
literally means a “road with direction” or “pathway” to an unknown destination,
which is essentially enlightenment; “Te” means “virtues” (德); and
“Ching” means a “classic” or “book” (經). According to Lao Tzu, the author, the Way or the
wisdom of Tao cannot be expressed or described in words, because Tao is not a
concept. Tao is something that existed before there were words, before there
was human speech, before there was even human thought. Tao is something that
must be lived and experienced in order to fully appreciate and
understand what it is, and it has everything to do with how the human mind
thinks and functions.
The bottom line: Attaining spiritual
wisdom requires profound human wisdom, which begins with having an empty mind
to separate truths, from half-truths or myths.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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