Every theory has a premise, every explanation an assumption. Every wise person prefaces the pursuit of wisdom by acknowledging, “This I will not be able to explain. This will remain in wonder.”
It's like taking challah: Tear off a piece of your bread before you eat. Say, "This I cannot eat."
Do the same with wisdom. For truth does not begin with mind.
Our mind thinks along one track - how to benefit myself. The mind is on autopilot when it makes decisions.
Only if we become conscious of this fact, we know to surrender our egoistic reasoning.
Then we encompass a higher level of information to come closer to the truth.
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Wisdom IS, as Truth IS. Knowledge is limited, is not actuality.
Example: In Bereshit 2:19 G-d told Adam to name all creatures and fowl. From this started the human brain imagining and naming everything, including disobeying G-d’s command and falling into the serpent’s trap. Humans started using brain activity to fix problems, making more problems, etc.
This causes us to make images and depend on them, failing constantly. Try and try again seems to be our only way. Try and try again.
G-d still does everything invisibly, which IS the only actuality, and humans still identify with their bodies, brain included. The way out for us is to learn to look at actualities only, no naming involved. It's just NOW. The same goes for us.
Quiet the brain and stay alert while watching.
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I don't understand that at all. Reply
Good Morning!
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I believe that the beginning of Wisdom is the fear of God. Reply
Good Morning, Andrew
Amen. Thank you.
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So, that is why they say in English when they don't know, or haven't got a clue: "Hmm, I wonder" Reply
Which is so true
Thank you so much for this inspiring deed for today.
Thank you Rabbi Freeman
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this I can not understand The last few days I keep being confronted that I have to make a stand with some action based on certain understanding and I keep resisting saying nobody on earth can call that shot. Thank you rabbi helping me to cope with my today. I do not have good words to express like the Rebbe but I THINK I understand and agree with the Rebbe. This remains a wonder whether we are of the same premise. Amen. Reply
I get it and I think for certain things not for everything some wisdoms are only important to me and not others and at times yet some folks can counsel me and I get it and can explain this concept using my life experiences and how this was a wise move for me