The question here is: "How to attain wisdom?" Thought, in general, is something that is acquired, obtained, achieved. We are always searching for something; the idea is that there is something out there to obtain, conquer, acquire, overcome, do. We are constantly engaged in an idea, in a thought that relates to the future for some level of satisfaction, fulfillment, and accomplishment.
So, when we touch on the issue of wisdom here, once again, we pose an ideal: "I'm not wise enough, I need to attain wisdom. I don't have enough intelligence, I have to acquire intelligence. I don't have enough freedom, enough love, enough peace." So, the idea is to obtain this, achieve this, accomplish this.
What is the truth of wisdom? See, your purpose, your ideal is to acquire. This is the purpose, this is your proposal, this is the reason for your search. But comprehend: Wisdom is the awareness of Reality. The direct awareness of Reality is the presence of Wisdom. The point is that Reality is not out there, not outside, not in a proposal, in an objective, in a target. The reality of Wisdom lies in the awareness of what is presently revealed here.
Therefore, the great secret to the awareness of Wisdom is precisely not to move toward the future, because what this movement toward the future is if not an ideal of becoming, while the reality of Wisdom consists of Being. You will not become wise, you will not be wise, you will not attain wisdom in knowledge, in experience. The awareness of Life in Being is the presence of Wisdom.
And how can I become aware of Being? By leaving this becoming, this obtaining, this accomplishing in the future. That is why we have emphasized here the basis for Intelligence. I am not referring to technical intelligence, scientific intelligence, spatial intelligence, the intelligence to deal with matters in this dream of existence as we know it. Here I am referring to the presence of Divine Intelligence. The presence of this Intelligence does not require knowledge and experience.
It's interesting to explore the difference here between the presence of Wisdom, the difference between what Wisdom represents and the experience of what knowledge means. We have the experience of knowledge. Knowledge gives us experience; experience broadens and deepens all the knowledge we acquire. However, this is not wisdom. It gives us the ability to make a living. Practicing a profession, your ability to make money in that profession, requires knowledge, experience through practice and exercise.
So, as you practice, you acquire greater knowledge and deepen all that experience, this enables you to be a better professional. Thus, what we call intelligence to deal with technical and scientific matters, in this dream of life, in this dream of existence, is something different from the reality of Divine Intelligence, which is Wisdom. Because here it's about dealing with life in its entirety, for example, in our relations.
Note that we don't know how to deal with our feelings, our emotions, our thoughts. We don't know how to deal with our relations with people, nor with the situations that arise; In situations, especially unpleasant and unexpected ones, we become completely stunned and lost.
In life, we live with problems of all kinds. We are capable of solving mathematical problems, scientific problems, medical problems, mechanical problems, physics problems, chemistry problems, carpentry problems, electronic problems, technology problems, but we are not capable of solving internal problems-the issues of anxiety, depression, fear, anger, the pain of loneliness.
The psychological problems we face are countless, innumerable, and these problems are not resolved through knowledge and experience, through exercise and practice, through intelligence in technical matters. Here we need a new vision; this vision is the presence of this Intelligence, it is the presence of Wisdom.
You must know very learned people and excellent professionals in some fields. Maybe you yourself are a doctor, an engineer, a technician, a scientist, but notice this: despite all the knowledge you have, that we have acquired to deal with external matters, we don't know how to deal with ourselves, we don't know how to deal with others or with the situations that arise. Suffering is present, pain is present, fear is here, anger is there too, the pain of loneliness, anguish.
There are countless problems: stress, anxiety, depression. See, I say it again, and I'm repeating it on purpose: there are countless psychic and psychological problems, and we don't know how to deal with them because we don't know ourselves-that's the point. We have technological knowledge, but we don't know ourselves. So, we need to learn about Self-awareness.
In this true learning of how the mind works, we can go beyond the psychological condition of suffering present in this entire conflicting, distressing model of being a person. This is possible when we learn about Meditation. In this learning about ourselves, in this studying of ourselves, we approach the awareness of Meditation.
So, meditation, what is it? The truth of Meditation, what does it represent? It represents your true encounter with life. Interestingly, this encounter with life is the encounter with the Divine. There is no separation between life and the Reality of God. So, something we're investigating with you here is how to have, in life, this vision, this vision of Truth about ourselves, this vision of Truth about God.
So, the question is: "How to find God?" See, once again, here we are faced with something that for many seems quite complicated, because people have the idea of ??having an encounter with God through religious, mystical, esoteric practices, following doctrines and beliefs, within religions, in organized religion, in this or that sect, in this or that religion.
So, there's also a big confusion about this, because, in our thinking, we've been educated, programmed-I use the term conditioned here-to constantly repeat the old belief model of a distant, separate, distant God, to be found by someone; that someone is "I."
Here we are investigating the nature of the "I," realizing that this "I," this person, is an illusion. It is the discarding of this illusion. It is when this illusion ends that it becomes clear that what is present here is Life, and Life is the Reality of God. The Reality of God is already present when the "I" is not, when the ego is not, when we no longer have the illusion of this person with all their beliefs, theories, concepts, in this idea that God is something separate, distant, that must be found in this or that doctrine, in this or that religion, mystical, esoteric, or spiritual practice.
When there is the end of this illusion, the Reality of Life is the Reality of God. This Reality of God is present, being the Truth of the Reality about You. There is the truth about you being investigated based on Self-awareness. The truth about you is the idea that thought has been constructed of the person you feel you are. Comprehending this truth reveals to you the Truth of the Reality of your Being. In other words, That which is beyond the person, beyond the "I," beyond the ego.
That's why we need to have a direct approach to Self-awareness, to the vision of the Reality of Meditation in an experiential, practical way. Then, in this moment, the presence of this Intelligence, which is the presence of this Being, is revealed, and this is Love, Freedom, Bliss.
From a free mind, a new quality of feeling, thinking, and acting. Here, with the expression "new mind," we're talking about something beyond the mind as we know it; there is the Truth of Wisdom. You in your Being... See, it's not about becoming, achieving, obtaining, but about assuming the Reality of this Being when we discard the illusion of the egoic mind, of this personal consciousness, of this ego-identity. You in your Being are Wisdom.
You won't acquire wisdom; you will assume the Reality of Being, which is Wisdom. If this is present, there is no more disorder, no more confusion, no more suffering. That's why some call this the Awakening of Consciousness or Spiritual Enlightenment. Yes, it is the presence of Something indescribable. I have sometimes called it Real Consciousness, but we are here speaking of Something or pointing to Something that is beyond words.
In this moment, in this awareness of this Being, That which is indescribable is revealed, That which is beyond names and, therefore, unnamable; beyond words, therefore, beyond images, beyond thoughts: it is the Truth of God, the Divine Reality. Thus, we have for the question "how to acquire wisdom," the answer to the question "how to find God."
Note, none of this is on the outside; it's something that's present here when illusion ends, when the idea, the thought, the image that thought itself projects in time, ends. Thus, we eliminate time, we eliminate the idea of ??past, present, and future for "someone"-someone who lacks wisdom and needs it, someone who hasn't found God and needs it, someone who needs to know themselves and doesn't know themselves, someone who needs to meditate to have an encounter or a mystical or spiritual experience. All of this disappears when we investigate the nature of the "I," the nature of the mind. Then, That which shows itself present is beyond thought.
This is what we're working on with you here on the weekends. We have two days together: Saturday and Sunday to delve deeper into this with you. So, online, we sit down and investigate this with you and approach this awareness of Meditation through self-inquiry, based on Self-awareness. So, I want to extend an invitation to you: two days in this online format. Here, in the video description, is our link to join our online weekend meetings.
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