It is only with the heart that one can see truly; the essential is invisible to the eye.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"What is wisdom? It is a lot more than knowledge. Knowledge acquires information, but wisdom requires understanding. Knowledge informs us, but wisdom transforms us. Knowledge empowers, wisdom enlightens. Knowledge is something we have, but wisdom is something we have to become. I suggest that wisdom is a deep understanding and practical skill with the central—especially the existential and spiritual—issues of life." ~ Roger Walsh
Wisdom is not intellectual understanding, but direct perception of truth through the heart. We share wisdom from ancient days to the present to feel inspired and encouraged to live truthfully in connection to all.
index
- Walking A Spiritual Path
- Warriors Of The Heart
- Ecophilosophy
- Ecospheric Ethics
- Web Of Life
- The Hopi Elders Speak
external links
- A wealth of perspective can be found at The Sacred Balance: A Vision of Humanity's Place in Nature. Originally designed to accompany the four-part television series, this website invites us to explore our interconnectedness with nature through the lens: "What we do to the earth we do to ourselves because we are part of the web of life." The information is rich and thought provoking. Besides an in-depth episode guide to the series, the website also features webcasts by David Suziki from around the world, interactive games and activities. One especially intriguing interview is titled To Hear the Heart as Music, with "Dr. Ary Goldberger - a heart researcher who has found a way to turn heartbeats into music and then use this music as an aid to diagnosing the person's heart". Play the game Heartsongs and listen to discern whether or not it's the music of a healthy heart. Beautiful!
- In this excerpt from their book, Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature (© 1992, Bantam Books) David Suzuki and Peter Knudtson describe the differences and cross-cultural resonances between the modern day science of "ecology", and the "sacred ecology" of traditional shamans and indigenous peoples.
- Elder's Meditation of the Day
Threads: Wisdom