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Wisdom is having excellent judgement of human affairs. [17] Wisdom is insight, use of ideals, positive social influence, integration and mental flexibility with experiences. [18] Wisdom is an active participation in one’s moral responsibility to oneself and others. [19] Wisdom contains virtues such as ethics and benevolence. [11] [20]
knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from books or listening to others. reflective paññā (cinta-maya-paññā) knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from thought or logic and reasoning. paññā from spiritual development (bhāvanā-maya-paññā) knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from direct spiritual experience.
The understanding and practice of this side of spiritual philosophy is influenced through one’s ethical principles, thoughts and emotions. [22] Hence, non-religious spirituality is more open-ended than religious spiritual philosophy, as one’s spirituality not being based primarily on religious teachings and texts. [ 23 ]
The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. [1] [2] [3] [note 1] Traditionally, spirituality is referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", [note 2] oriented at "the image of God" [4] [5] as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world.
Prajña (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञा) is the highest and purest form of wisdom, intelligence and understanding. Prajñā is the state of wisdom which is higher than the knowledge obtained by reasoning and inference.
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, [1] and much commented upon by patristic authors. [2] They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. [3]
The connection of Divine Wisdom to the concept of the Logos resulted in the interpretation of "Holy Wisdom" (Hagia Sophia) as an aspect of Christ the Logos. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The expression Ἁγία Σοφία itself is not found in the New Testament , even though passages in the Pauline epistles equate Christ with the "wisdom of God" ( θεοῦ ...
[84] By understanding the four truths, one can stop this clinging and craving, attain a pacified mind, and be freed from this cycle of rebirth and redeath. [ web 17 ] [ 27 ] [ note 3 ] Patrick Olivelle explains that moksha is a central concept in Indian religions, and "literally means freedom from samsara."