I think it unwise (characteristic of ego) to assume anyone "needs" whatever I regard as "my wisdom." There is a vast difference between practicing love and being or becoming a loving person. I think that wisdom. like love. lies in unity rather than separation, acceptance rather than judgment. I can only believe others need my wisdom if I separate myself and judge them to be less wise than me, which is IMHO very unwise. If I am wise, I will act out of that wisdom without judgment because it is who I am, rather than what I do. If others judge me as wise, and value that wisdom, that is their perception and their choice, having nothing to do with me as a person. My personal goal is to lose all motivation to practice wisdom or love; rather, being inseparable from them. I think this can be done in all three domains: natural, social and transcendent. My own beliefs are embodied in this prayer: "God, I offer myself to You, to build with me and to do with me as You will. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Your will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Your power, Your love, and Your way of life. May I do your will always." Being mindful that the God of my understanding is all encompassing and is within, rather than outside, of me.
On Jul 9, 2013 james wrote :
I think it unwise (characteristic of ego) to assume anyone "needs" whatever I regard as "my wisdom." There is a vast difference between practicing love and being or becoming a loving person. I think that wisdom. like love. lies in unity rather than separation, acceptance rather than judgment. I can only believe others need my wisdom if I separate myself and judge them to be less wise than me, which is IMHO very unwise. If I am wise, I will act out of that wisdom without judgment because it is who I am, rather than what I do. If others judge me as wise, and value that wisdom, that is their perception and their choice, having nothing to do with me as a person. My personal goal is to lose all motivation to practice wisdom or love; rather, being inseparable from them. I think this can be done in all three domains: natural, social and transcendent. My own beliefs are embodied in this prayer: "God, I offer myself to You, to build with me and to do with me as You will. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Your will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Your power, Your love, and Your way of life. May I do your will always." Being mindful that the God of my understanding is all encompassing and is within, rather than outside, of me.