Dr. Vijai S Shankar MD.PhD.
Published on www.academy-advaita.com
The Netherlands
23 October 2019
Advice (4)
“Knowledge and Wisdom”
Knowledge gives advice. Wisdom does not give advice. Advice regarding what to do, what to speak, what to think and also what not to do, what not to speak and what not to think is given by men and women all the time, who have knowledge of experience.
Knowledge of experience in life informs that what is to be done, what is to be spoken and what is to be thought, should be done, should be spoken and should be thought by man and woman
Knowledge of experience in life also informs that what should not be done, what should not be spoken and what should not be thought is to be avoided by every man and woman.
Though man and woman with wisdom do have knowledge of experience, they do not give advice to anyone, young or old, at any time, regarding what to do, what to speak, what to think and also what not to do, what not to speak and what not to think.
Man and woman who listen to the advice regarding what they should do, speak and think and what they should not do, speak and think are, however, not free from advice of what to do, speak, think and also what not to do, speak and think.
Man and woman are constantly in need of advice several times in their life for what they should do, speak, think and advice for what they should not do, not speak and not think.
Advice regarding what to do and what not to do, speak and think has tremendous importance to man and woman because every man and woman believes that they can do, speak and think what is expected of them and they will not do, speak or think what is not expected from them.
So what is the understanding of man and woman with wisdom, who do not give advice regarding what to do, what to speak, what to think and what not to do, what not to speak and what not to think, is the question?
Wisdom reveals that a moment in life is not made by man and also that what is within any moment is not made by man. Wisdom reveals that the moment in life and what is within any moment is manifested by the intelligence in life.
Wisdom reveals that what is within any moment is only light and sound because light and sound are together and not separate from each other. Wisdom also reveals that the five elements air, water, fire, earth, time and space are together in every moment and are not separate from each other in any moment in life.
Wisdom reveals that man is made up of air, water, heat (fire), earth (elements) in time and space. Wisdom reveals that every atom of elements present in air, water, fire and earth is light and sound.
Wisdom reveals that the knowledge of what man does, speaks and thinks in any moment is an illusion of light and sound in a particular moment and not a physical actuality in life.
Wisdom reveals that the knowledge of what man does not do, does not speak and does not think in any moment is an illusion of light and sound in a particular moment and not a physical actuality in life.
If this wisdom of advice is not understood by man and woman, the knowledge of blame-game regarding what to do, speak, think and what not to do, what not to speak and what not to think, including its unwanted consequences, becomes evident in the daily life of every man and woman.
The enlightened never advise because they understand that doing, speaking and thinking, as expected by the human mind, is an illusion of a singular movement of light and sound in every moment, which is continuous, uncontrollable and unpredictable.
The enlightened also understand that not doing, not speaking and not thinking as expected by the human mind, is an illusion of a singular movement of light and sound in every moment, which is continuous, uncontrollable and unpredictable.
The enlightened also understand that a singular movement, which is spontaneous, uncontrollable and continuous, cannot be advised.
Author: Dr. Vijai S. Shankar
© Copyright V. S. Shankar 2019
Editor’s Note:
The words in these articles, gifted by an enlightened being, are in accord with the wisdom of the sages that has blessed mankind throughout the ages. These words do not fail. In the passage of his or her lifetime, a man or woman may happen to meet a wise man whose dedication to the welfare of humanity knows no bounds and whose revelations are companion to man as he proceeds on his path towards self-realisation. It is in man’s nature to strive for himself and for others unaware of the intelligence of life that gifts him and others the life precisely as it is meant to evolve. There are no advisors for the intelligence of life. Understanding this opens the way for trust and patience in what is.
Julian Capper. UK