2006-11-27 20:42:31 · 25 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
An intelligent question indeed!
Wisdom is gaining knowledge about the absolute. Wisdom (aka jnana in Hinduism) is knowing God and his system. Understanding the crux of Bhagavad Gita, sacred scriptures of Jainism, the Buddhist scriptures, Bible and Quran is Wisdom.
Gaining different types of knowledge (it can be bookish knowledge, vocal knowledge or any other type of knowledge) while in a school or College is termed as knowledge.
All knowledge gained helps us live this physical manifested world in a better way. But gaining wisdom leads us directly towards the kingdom of God. This is the ultimate reality.
Gaining knowledge does not necessarily mean gaining knowledge about the kingdom of God. If we are to fare well in the physical manifested world... we need to gain good knowledge of any profession to succeed.
On the contrary if we desire to gain enlightenment and finally salvation (liberation from the cycle of birth and death forever) we need to indulge ourselves in studying the various scriptures.
Wisdom leads us towards getting liberated from the human form once and for all. Knowledge makes us wise to lead a happy and cheerful life in the physical manifested world.
The onus is on every human being to choose the path... whether we desire to gain ultimate wisdom and leave this mortal world forever by gaining enlightenment and salvation or we desire to take birth again and again on Mother Earth and enjoy life with our love of life.
As willed by God every human being has been given a maximum of 1.1 million manifestations in the form of a human being and that equals approximately 12.1 million earthly years before we finally gain enlightenment and salvation automatically.
If we desire to gain enlightenment and salvation early... we need to digest the pearls of wisdom hidden in the various sacred scriptures of different religions. Mahavira did that and so did Gautama Buddha. Jesus Christ also traveled the path of enlightenment and finally salvation and so did Prophet Mohammed.
Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed... all were men of wisdom. In the initial stages of their life they realized that bookish knowledge alone would not lead them to the ultimate goal of life.
Being a success in life does not necessarily mean one is full of wisdom. A cobbler sitting by the tree toiling hard day and night to earn his living may be much ahead of a King on the path of wisdom.
In the house of God... it is difficult to differentiate and analyze who is a man of wisdom other than the worldly knowledge one possesses. More on jnana here- http://www.godrealized.com/jnana_yoga.html
2006-11-27 21:07:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wisdom, as we may thought is not the same as knowledge. Computers can store enormous amounts of knowledge, but it is hard to imagine anyone calling such machines wise. Nonetheless, knowledge and wisdom are related.
Knowledge is familiarity with facts acquired by experience, observation, or study.
Wisdom brings knowledge, discernment, and understanding together and puts them to work. In fact, some of the original Bible words translated “wisdom” literally mean “effectual working” or “practical wisdom."
True wisdom is the ability to put knowledge and understanding to proper use.
2006-11-27 20:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by Tomoyo K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference isn't so much one of degree, but one of type. Knowledge is more the sum total of all the things you know about the world and how its' many parts work together. Wisdom is knowing how to use that knowledge to decide what to do in that world.
2016-05-22 21:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One could say that wisdom is knowledge that has been brought into one's heart and experienced as true. For wisdom, an idea or thought must be tested and investigated.
2006-11-27 20:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Lorene 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom you can only get when you read the Bible, knowledge you can build up by reading book etc. Wisdom comes from God
2006-11-27 20:49:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
knowledge is know things wisdom is knowing how to use the knowledge. but you can have wisdom with out to much knowledge. wisdom is far more important
2006-11-27 20:47:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge is a set of things known (that's a horrible way of saying it but I was trying to avoid saying 'facts').
Wisdom is the ability to use knowledge correctly.
2006-11-27 21:15:51 · answer #7 · answered by The Yeti 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge can be learned and unlearned. Knowledge can come from any number of places: textbooks, firsthand accounts, secondhand accounts, work, school, church etc...
Wisdom is gained only through life experience. Wisdom also entails the ability one has over knowing when to dispense knowledge and when to withhold it and when to profess ignorance.
2006-11-27 21:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by sevaspeto 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't have wisdom without knowledge. Love your boots
2006-11-27 20:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom Is known how to act upon a situation, & Knowledge is to know what the situation, is.
2006-11-27 21:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom is also the ability to apply knowledge the most effectively and efficiently.
2006-11-27 20:47:25 · answer #11 · answered by Cornelius 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋