Wisdom vs. intelligence?

Question

what is the difference between these 2 and which would u rather have?

Answer 1

Swami Sukhabodhananda
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A man with eight PhDs - he was proud of his achievement - met a monk. The monk asked him, "Why have you been so foolish in life?" The man said: "But I have eight PhDs!"

"I have understood you; it is foolish to spend the best part of life reading instead of enjoying the birds, stars and the moon", said the monk.

"You may have knowledge but not clarity; you may know a lot and yet understand nothing".

What does one have to understand about life?

You have many centres: Intellectual centre, an emotional centre and a body centre. In each centre, there is a mechanical and magnetic part. The mechanical part acts like a machine while the magnetic part acts with ore awareness.

You have to transform yourself. Your mechanical movements and thinking have to change. Your mechanical emotions like jea- lousy and hatred have to be overcome. You can do this by bringing in more awareness.

Then a complete being will emerge. When you increase awareness, even poison can turn into medicine; and with no awareness, medicine can become poison.

Why are we so mechanical?

A king dreamt that he was a beggar. His guru, in his dreams, told him the truth that he was a king and not a beggar. Now was he to argue with his guru or just wake up?

The question of "why" cannot be answered. When did time begin? You cannot answer such a question. Which came first, egg or hen? There is a logical fallacy in the very question. Realise that we are mechanical. Bring in more awareness and see the life-transformation.

Even inert objects have life. Treat any object with loving awareness and it will guide you mysteriously. Your intuition and purity have to increase to receive this message. When you bathe, lovingly talk to water.

In a relationship, is it not necessary to judge? >>
In a relationship, is it not necessary to judge?

Keep yourself relaxed. Increase your awareness and love. Not to judge should not be a conclusion. Don't make it a demand or compulsion. Let there be a choice. There is a difference between "should' and "choice'.

"Should' creates stress; it limits you to only one option. Choose not to judge. It is not a demand but a wise choice.

The danger of judgment is that you stop seeing the object of judgment and you are more in your judgment.

In life, you have to make judgments, but don't be a victim of your judgments. Suppose a thief enters your house, you have to judge him but then, be open to the possibility that he could change.

Suppose you meet him after 10 years, see if he has changed or not. Do you still judge from the memory that he has been a thief? If you do not have this awareness, you will not see the change in a person even if he has changed.

What should one be really aware of?

Negative emotions poison. Like avoiding poisonous food, avoid negative emotions. Don't identify with them. Don't participate in them. Choose to create a new will, not be driven by negative emotions.

They deplete your energy. They keep you asleep. They are harmful and heavy. They make your life complicated. For example somebody's success should not be your failure. We define our failure by somebody's success.

We feel jealous seeing someone successful. Jealousy is a great poison.

Compete with your potential. Even if you compete with others, enjoy it. See beauty all around. Do not define your success and failure by someone's success and failure.

Answer 2

Intelligence is not what you know but rather your ability to learn. If you were to take an I.Q Test ( intelligence Quotient) it would measure how well you can figure things out and measure your ability to learn new things. There aren't any questions on the test to find out what you might already know. This holds true because one's I.Q. doesn't change over time. If your I.Q. was 155 when you were 7 years of age, it will still be the same when you are 70 (barring mental illness) no matter how much knowlege you have aquired. I believe you could not know how to read because of the lack of opportunity to learn and still be intelligent.
Wisdom on the other hand is practical knowledge that has been learned through experience and reflection. A parot can remember phrases and say them back to you but this is not a sign of wisdom because the parot cannot reflect on the meaning of the phrase and make parrallel inferences. I would rather be intellegent than wise to keep a greater possibility of becoming wise open to me.

Answer 3

Intelligence is data or knowledge. Wisdom is knowing how to use it, street smarts or common sense.

For example, we've often heard of people who are geniuses but can't tell when they are being duped in a car sale or some other transaction.

Knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, so there is a dependency. However, wisdom is definitely prized.

Answer 4

Wisdom comes from lessons learned with age, although people can certainly grow old without learning anything deep.

Intelligence comes from academics/reading and is equally important.

At age 57, I find that I make use of both widsom and intelligence equally, although regarding raising a 10 year old grandson, I find that wisdom may lead by a nose in daily lessons.

Answer 5

Wisdom is useing intelligence for the betterment of all . And when to use it

Answer 6

Intelligence. Wisdom comes through age and experience, particularly if one has intelligence.

Answer 7

The diff is that intelligence wants to be Clever (and to usually

"show it"); Give me reasonable "wisdom" Anyday.

If you want to know more, see how the wise Sir karl Popper

"dealt with" the (to my knowledge still reguarded as the most

intelligent philosopher today) "intelligent" philosopher/teacher

ludwig wittganstein.

Answer 8

Wisdom and Intelligence is not a competiton and as such
it does not vs. one another. It is in fact complementary to
each other.

Answer 9

Intelligence is aquired Knowledge.
Wisdom is applied Knowledge.
I perfer Wisdom since it brings me and others many rewards

Answer 10

You confuse intelligence with mind...Intelligence and know-how are One and interchangeable...i'm speaking about Intelligence of a optimal factor, no longer intelligence of earthly businesses. Did you advise large ones, i think? both know-how and Intelligence is basically accurate. mind, on yet another hand, it really is qualifications you reported, on a factor of modern know-how and know-how of a human beings keen to be constrained in time..finding out on Oness does no longer advise life of alternative options..it really is in consumer-friendly words chosen we could make, if no longer in this life then in yet another.once you coming to that decision to be sure on Oness, the different options growing extremely non-existent.That factor out that you're extremely chosen.