Wisdom, Not intellect, is the right compass

Wisdom, Not intellect, is the right compass 

The intellect, defined as the facility of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matter, enables one to learn and perform tasks effectively. Without a properly developed intellect, one cannot live harmoniously with others, or work efficiently.

A bright mind certainly helps one learn many things quickly and apply that knowledge, perhaps in new or innovative ways. Our understanding of the material world and natural phenomena has expanded greatly,

Particularly over the past century, thanks to men and women who had an extraordinary ability to grasp complex facts and studiously assimilate information by observation and experimentation. They thought in new ways to devise solutions to various problems. And to create products that have made human life better in many ways.

However, while a sharp intellect can let one do remarkable things, it alone cannot guide one to lead a good and worthy life.

The intellect can take you far in your professional, but when it comes to taking key decisions, it may fail you. There are enough examples of intelligent people doing the wrong examples of intelligent people doing the wrong things. Hackers, tax dodgers and scamsters. often succeed in their efforts and even get away with it, but their actions cannot be condoned by society. Many notorious criminals are known to have had an above-average IQ. All their intelligence did not stop them from becoming lawbreakers; rather, they used their brain for nefarious activities. At the other end of the scale of respectability, we have scientists employing their considerable mental faculties to create and refine weapons of war.

Indian mythology contains a well-known figure who is said to have been a great scholar, but who is known more as a personification of evil, with his effigies being burnt every year during the festival of Dussehra.

Legend has it that the demon- king Ravan has mastered 64 types of knowledge, including the holy books of the Brahmans. He was a master astrologer and an accomplished musician. With his devotion, he had acquired boons form God. Nevertheless, he abducted Sita, the consort of lord Ram, ans was later killed in a battle with ram’s army. Even as ravan lay dying, ram asked his younger brother lakshman to sit beside the scholarly demon, who shared with him lessons in statecraft and diplomacy.

What all this show is that the intellect by itself does not help one make the right choices. For that, one needs other qualities, including values such as honesty, humility and compassion. These and other qualities together constitute what we call wisdom. Wisdom enables one to determine not only what is good for the self but also what is socially and ethically right. When one is able to see things in this context, one’s decisions bring benefit to the self and others.

Experts who have studied people with a high IQ have found that greater intelligence does not necessarily lead to wiser decisions or a better life. In fact, they discovered that there is little connection between IQ and a person’s ability ot make fair, unbiased decisions. Nor do smart people enjoy personal happiness more than others. Levels of divorce, alcoholism and suicide among high – IQ individuals have been found to be similar to those among the rest of the population.

Sings of greater wisdom, on the other hand, have been found to correlate with more life satisfaction, better relationship, and reduced anxiety.

Wisdom comes from having the right values, as a mind that is under the influence of any weakness, be it anger, fear, greed or collectively act as a compass for the intellect, guiding it to the right track, which leads to lasting happiness.

A keen intellect can think and reason fast, but without the guidance offered by a strong value system, it can quickly go astray without realizing it can quickly go astray without be able to perceive what is good for the self in the long run, and proceed on the journey of life with fewer stumbles and falls.

Love is the Key to the lock of luck

Spiritual love is the love we receive from God to give to the world. God is the clearest example of what it means to truly love. The love we receive form the Father is the only source of real emotional fulfilemtn. Not only does it fill us, but it also imbues us with the will to serve others. Attraction to wordly thing and relationships stems from a lack of fulfillment in our relationship with God.

Since love is the main thing in any relationship, we can gauge the spirituality of our love by the way we ralate to others. Our relationship with God is the condiuit thought which we also relate to others. To give the return of the father’s love is to become like him in virtues.

In worldly relations, true love is that in which the soul has love for others our. Real love between people is spiritual. We must see the spiritual reality of each others. To be always conscious of our reality is spiritual. We must see the spiritual reality of each other To be always conscious of our reality is spiritual love. It is constant and natural. The soul never dies and so, spiritual love is eternal. Love for that which is pershalbel is, in fact, not love but attachment. It brings sorrow.

The value of love has become distorted today. There is love for physical bodies and material objects. The support and strength such love gives is temporary and soon result in sorrow and pain. It cannot bring mutual trus.t Relationships based on temporary love can neither be lasting nor harmonious .

Spiritual love is firstly a love for truth. The experience of truth within the self leads to bless.