I was reading yesterday during my studies, and Im only paraphrasing because these are not the exact words, but it was Tanya--Orthodox Judaism, which is Kabbalah mixed with other Hebrew, and the commentary was speaking about how a loftier soul knows things intuitively because of the supernal roots of the soul (more developed soul). They may have great intellect but not the very greatest intellect. Everything correlates well anyway; you cant be a mystic without great intellect. Its just more of an intuitive connection with God than relying on intellect. As an example he mentioned a rabbi who was very smart intellectually but there were definitely sages and scholars who had greater intellect than this rabbi in particular. This rabbis was better, though, because of his intuition. It was so interesting to me reading that because thats what I was talking about a few months ago when I was posting about the difference between a mystic and a sage. Its semantics and words mean a little bit different things to different people, but according to my explanation, a mystic is more in touch and in tune with their Godly soul, while a sage is more knowledge as a function of the intellect. A sage has great wisdom like a mystic, as long as what hes studying comes from true sources, but ultimately the intuition or connection with God and knowing on the level of soul is greater; supernal wisdom is above the intellect. Nobody taught me that concept either; I was explaining something I just understood intuitively. The intellect and wisdom correlate, at least somewhat, but there are a lot of people with intellectual capacity who are deluded and spend their whole lives believing and teachings things that arent true; I see it all the time. This is one reason why the intuition is greater; there is no learning involved; its already part of you; its the truth from God. That is the greatest truth. It was also interesting because at some point in the commentary he was talking about how some have limitations that others can transcend (paraphrase). I think Louise Hay posted something about that the other day; its interesting how things coincide sometimes. What might correlate also to what I was saying and thinking is when Deepak Chopra talks about local and non-local intelligence; I like that perspective also. Its interesting to me also to notice how the stuff I love doing the most, what gives me the greatest sense of bliss, is all free. Id much prefer reading an amazing book that cost $10 on amazon, studying, contemplating, meditating, and then having an intimate conversation with someone I love. The truth is never vain and its never a waste of time.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:45:59 +0000
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