“However many Holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you, if you do not act upon them?†Buddha
“All truly wise thoughts have been thoughts already thousands times; but to make them truly ours, we must them over again honestly, till they take root in our personalexperience." Johann Wolfgang van Goethe
We have not evolved emotionally or spiritually in six thousand years. Since the times of Buddha, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Lao Tzu and Jesus wise words have been expounded. It does not bear fruit merely to read these wise wisdom sayings and regurgitate them. No, for true wisdom comes from within. It takes reflection and making the unconscious conscious. By being aware of our subconscious thoughts and paying strict attention to cognitive mindfulness we grow and act more maturely with the restraint and disciple of reason and critical thinking. Learn to think for yourself.
As Buddha said, "Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide." Buddha
We have been given an internal compass of finding our own spiritual deliverance. As Buddha also said, "No one saves you but yourself." Buddha
To think that we can freelance and wing it without critical thinking and mindfulness discipline is a fools folly. It is only by developing these skills that we can deliver ourselves and make this a better world. One in which we walk our talk for the wisdom is ingrained within. "When one attains a higher Truth, one transcends pettiness and the ego. They transcend the written word because the higher words are written in their hearts.
All scripture are a stepping stone to realize the truth that is already in you. One needs learn to listen to that inner voice which is the voice of the collective Unconscious Universe. We resonate. The truth is engraved upon our hearts. We just have to listen to that secret wisdom. You and I have in effect the same book in our souls."