Knowledge and Wisdom

The acquisition of knowledge is one of the reasons that you are here on Earth. It is good to listen to what your scientists say. At this time, science and spirituality have a big gap in between them, but there will come a time when this will not be so.  There is room for all types of learning and no type should be automatically avoided.

Knowledge is what your schools will give you. You learn facts and figures and skills that will serve you in your daily life.  Your scientists study facts and evidence to add to this body of knowledge. Knowledge is a good thing.

Wisdom is gained through life experience.  It is like an experiment in your personal reality. You learn what works and what does not. You learn where you have struggled and how to avoid such struggles in the future. Wisdom is also a good thing.

One is not better than the other, unless you fail to apply what you know or have learned. You can read that a plant needs a certain kind of care to grow (knowledge) and fail to provide that care. You can observe that over the years a certain type of flower does well in a certain area of your garden  without knowing why (wisdom) and plant it elsewhere.

There are no smart or dumb people in the world. There are simply those who have successfully applied what they know and those that choose not to do so.

Do not sell yourself short, if you do not have advanced degrees and education. Education comes in many forms. Do not doubt knowledge gained through experience, for it is equally valid.

The only “sin” you can create, is to refuse to see what has been placed before you because it comes into conflict with your desires.  If you belong to a certain group whose beliefs are contrary to a scientific idea or proven fact, you might take a closer look at the group. A belief system that can be so easily destroyed by provable facts may not be completely valid. You can also ignore good advice when it is given to you because you want to continue to date a certain individual, eat a certain food, or drive a particular car.

This is not to say that you should take everything at face value, but keep the information in mind as you proceed.  It is always acceptable to make a mistake, but let that mistake add to your knowledge, and once the knowledge is aquired, do not make that mistake anymore. You can apply that knowledge to make a better choice, or to change your pattern and make a new mistake. Each one adds to what you know.

It is when you continue to make the same mistakes that we look at you and scratch our heads. Perhaps you could explain this to us one day and add to our knowledge. We are always eager to learn something new ~ Silas

Jinnzania’s side notes: Many times in my life, I’ve felt completely stuck. Continually pushing down the gas pedal as my tires spin in the deep mud, thinking that just one more try and things will change. Change requires a different action. This isn’t about practice. If you were practicing an instrument and hit a wrong note, you would change your technique to hit the right one. Practicing the wrong note for many hours will do you no good. If you want a different outcome, you need to take a different action. Sometimes, I have noticed, very small changes can lead to much better outcomes. I get there by looking at what I’ve done and seeing what works and what doesn’t.  Even good science can be influenced in a negative way by the beliefs of the scientist. The good scientist goes in with an open and neutral attitude. His/her purpose is not to prove a theory, but to learn, and report the results in an unbiased way. We could all benefit from this type of attitude.  My personal scientific experiments are still a work in progress.  I’ll let you know when I get there.