Persception and Mindfulness

Listen to Deep dive podcast Download PDF Summary This text explores the concept of wisdom, starting with an analysis of the biblical Wise Men (Magoi) to identify traits associated with wisdom, such as scholarship, discernment, and humility. It distinguishes knowledge from wisdom, defining the latter as the ability to use information with good judgment molded by experience to determine the best course of action. Furthermore, the text differentiates between practical, logically

Click to listen to Podcast Click to download source text in pdf file Summary This text distinguishes between passive experience and active knowing, asserting that true understanding is defined by the depth of lessons one extracts from life's events. Through a parable of three brothers, the author illustrates how individuals process the same challenges through emotional, rational, or spiritual lenses. While emotions and intellect primarily serve to protect the physical body,..

Summary This text presents an analysis of motive, distinguishing it as a simple, two-state concept: ill-motive or good-motive. Good-motive is defined as an altruistic desire focused on the spiritual advancement of others, while ill-motive involves a desire for personal gain, even when a benefactor receives assistance. The text further clarifies that a person's motivation—the underlying trigger for their actions—can stem from either vices like the deadly sins for ill-motive or

Summary The article examines the common, often oversimplified, assumptions associated with being Intellectual, Materialist, Religious, or Spiritual. It offers distinct definitions for each concept, explaining that the intellect is the mind’s abstract processing function, materialism encompasses both a philosophical view of reality and an attitude of desiring accumulation, religion focuses on prescribed beliefs and an afterlife, and spirituality is a personal search for life’s