The qualities of the respective wisdoms that give one superiority over the
other and contrast them-are basically spiritual elements. Still they manifest
their differences also in their application and in the limitations of their
resultant actions. For example, the powers of the soul, though spiritual, are
particular powers delimited by their actions through the physical body. The
intellectual powers of the soul (Concept, Comprehension, and Concentration)
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are, of course, spiritual. Still they use distinct compartments of the physical
brain. Each has its unique quality-the creativeness of Concept, the grasp of
Comprehension, and the depth of Concentration. The same is true of all wisdoms:
though spiritual, they are fulfilled through their action and influence on the
physical and material, in which their purpose and truth are manifested.
The terms purpose and truth are used advisedly, being two
essentials of the very existence of all creatures. G-d
has created every single one of His creatures with a specific purpose in mind.
Fulfillment of its purpose, and achievement of its goal, renders its existence
true and complete.
Because the ultimate expression of every wisdom is its translation into
action in the physical sense, there is a corresponding physical body suitable to
every wisdom, capable of bringing that wisdom into fruition. The Creator endowed
each wisdom with the power to overcome every opposition or hindrance, and to
realize its purpose, from potentiality to actual deed. The deed, the results,
then verify and fulfill that wisdom.
There is an expression, None is as wise as the experienced.
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to one endowed with wisdom, just as seer would apply to one endowed with
sight. The description seer is applicable only when the power of sight is
exercised; one sitting in darkness cannot very well be called a seer. Similarly,
Wise is descriptive of wisdom in action and realization, or, as in the
above expression, in experience.
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