134Failure of Wisdom

On our pilgrimage to Self, know that

‘I’-‘me’ is our Guru — the Awareness

I always had a question

What is wisdom ?

Those wise men told me

— It may come with age

but is more than worldly experience alone

— It is Knowledge that cannot be taught

but can only be known by direct experience

— It can be sensed around a wise person

As I earnestly moved

On the pilgrimage to Self

I persistently asked the wise one

How can I get wisdom ?

Those wise men told me

— Be aware and remain Equanimous

to all happenings within you

On the pilgrimage to Self

I earnestly followed their instructions

Soon I started experiencing

The power that comes from wisdom

I experienced it and cognized it

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Failure of Wisdom

Soon there arose a different Awareness

that comes from birth of Wisdom

Now I — the Awareness

lovingly share with everyone

The secret of gaining wisdom

Now in our daily interactions

Arise many opportunities that reveal

The process of Right Perception that grant wisdom

People in their day-to-day interactions

are never in the present

Their mind is always moving

either in the past or future matters

People see their happenings

as past, present and future

But is there anything Real other than the present?

Creativity is the activity of wisdom

It arises and acts always in the present

Be aware, the solutions to all our problems

also lies in the present

Let us be aware and observe ourselves

Look at the pains we suffer, the loneliness encountered

The experiences of disappointment and distress

On our pilgrimage to Self, know that

‘I’-‘me’ is our Guru — the Awareness

I always had a question

What is wisdom ?

Those wise men told me

— It may come with age

but is more than worldly experience alone

— It is Knowledge that cannot be taught

but can only be known by direct experience

— It can be sensed around a wise person

As I earnestly moved

On the pilgrimage to Self

I persistently asked the wise one

How can I get wisdom ?

Those wise men told me

— Be aware and remain Equanimous

to all happenings within you

On the pilgrimage to Self

I earnestly followed their instructions

Soon I started experiencing

The power that comes from wisdom

I experienced it and cognized it

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