sdi | Mouni Sadhu on Wisdom

I often wonder about my meditations: am I on the right track, or am I just spouting nonsense? So it's always nice to see independent confirmation:

Wisdom is never a product of man's thinking. To try to translate Wisdom into the language of the mind to make it a little more understandable is the work of the mind, just as typing is the work of a thinking typist. When there is nothing to type, even the best of typists cannot use their ability. Men usually mistake knowledge derived from thinking for Wisdom.

There is no adequate expression that fully explains the term WISDOM, for the effort of translating it into the language of the mind inevitably brings confusion. However, a few attempts can be made and one is: that knowledge which extends beyond relativity and is independent of everything may reflect something of the illimitable Light of Wisdom. Everyone can test this personally. If it is felt that one can see something apart from and beyond all relativity—beyond words and earthly terms—then there may be the dawn of Wisdom in the individual consciousness. If not, then it is best to leave alone what is impossible and to follow the paths of approach until the aim becomes visible.

Therefore, Wisdom may be compared to the absolute silencing of all that is relative in man. Practically, this means the abandonment of the compulsory thinking process. Such Wisdom will be everywhere with a man, in this life and beyond the grave. It is not hard to recognize that such an attainment will be far from easy, for surely the price will be high. But those who are willing to pauy the price consider it as insignificant in comparison to the benefits which they receive.

There is another definition of Wisdom: Seeing everything in its own light, just as it is and not otherwise. For a Sage, everything is equal and nothing affects him because he possesses the trye Wisdom. When looking at old men and women, he also sees their youth. He knows that the film of life can be reversed and then what strange scenes appear on the screen. Likewise, when looking at youthful beauties, a Sage sees them many years later when old age and infirmity have rendered their present short-lived appearance unreal and unattractive.

(Mouni Sadhu, Ways to Self-Realization XLVIII)