What is wisdom? I feel like a droplet of spray which proudly poised for a moment on the crest of a wave, undertakes to analyze the sea.
Ideally, wisdom is total perspective -- seeing an object, event, or idea in all its pertinent relationships. Spinoza defined wisdom as seeing things sub specie eternitatis, in view of eternity; I suggest defining it as seeing things sub specie totius, in view of the whole.
This 75-minute film is a rich tapestry of sacred sex symbolism from
around the world, including the Kabbala, Western Europeans alchemy
symbols, Tantra, Mayan carvings, Tibetan Buddhism, and various
Christian gospels. It is inspiring to see the parallels between these
traditions, even if they have been interpreted radically differently
over the years.
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once he was seventy and getting brittle
quiet retirement seemed the teacher's due.
in his country goodness had been weakening a little
and the wickedness was gaining ground anew. so he buckled on his shoe.
