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Attain the 6 Key Virtues of W.I.S.D.O.M and Live a Heavenly Existence

Jason Cooper — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:19:16 +0000

Is Wisdom a Gift from the Gods?

I wrote the following in an earlier post, ‘Will your Journey of Life take you Down the Road to Wisdom or Perdition?’,

‘As the ancient philosophers would say, “Wisdom is a much vaunted prize from the Gods! Where only a select few of seasoned competitors, who have trained hard in the sport of virtue, can lay claim to it once they pass all the tests of life. Upon receiving their prize their minds are then rewarded by being set free to ascend to the very heavens themselves.”’

The Gods may or may not exist but we can become gods of ourselves if we choose to use the gift of wisdom to conquer all mortal obstacles that dares stand in our way.

Let us now elevate our minds to the heavens so that we may excel in the art of living, which will enlighten us on how to realise a paradise of our own making.

What are the 6 Key Virtues of Wisdom?

There are 6 virtues that we can hope to attain, that’s if we can somehow pass the tests of life – in other words, having the motivation to instigate self-learning toward wisdom. If this Wisdom can be won then we are sure to be rewarded with a life filled with enlightenment, happiness and serenity.

Let us now look at the virtues that awaits us:

1. (W)ell-being
Wisdom, if embraced, can immensely improve your well-being in all areas of your life not to mention help guide you to overcome any external circumstance that dares to challenge your personal growth. Well-being can enhance your character, health, happiness and prosperity for the better, so cultivating wisdom in your life is imperative.

2. (I)nsight
Wisdom, if embraced, can provide you with the common sense to do the right thing at the right time and in as simple a manner as possible. This insight or intuition can also help you to perceive the most obscure things with the most pristine clarity, such as with apparent difficulties. On the surface, many difficulties look insurmountable, but insight can help penetrate and reveal an easy path toward a stress-free solution.

3. (S)elf-knowledge
Wisdom, if embraced, can provide you with this key concept of self-improvement and self-growth. Self-knowledge can provide you with a deeper understand of yourself, as well as giving you the knowledge to react positively to any external situation that may affect you in your life.

4. (D)evelopment
Wisdom, if embraced, can encourage continuous growth and development in both mind and spirit during your whole lifetime. Other benefits include developing reason and common sense so that you can be more logical and make better decisions in every situation in life.

5. (O)bservation
Wisdom, if embraced, can enhance your observational skills which can help develop better understanding and awareness of yourself, environment and other human beings in general.

6. (M)eaning
Wisdom, if embraced, can open up avenues for you to find greater meaning in your own life. Having a purpose in life to fulfill can ultimately give you meaning and something to live for. This will help to eliminate any pessimistic or apathetic attitudes that you may have in regards your own existence.

How Does One Hope to Win this Material Prize of Wisdom?

1. Invoke continuous self-learning; of yourself, from other sources of beneficial knowledge, and from your surroundings
2. Speak less, listen more
3. Remain independent in thought, humble and objective in everything
4. Learn from your relationship with nature and other human beings
5. Read Books written by the great Ancient Philosophers, such as from Plato’s Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Lao Tzu and Confucius
6. Observe and learn from nature’s workings. There is nothing man-made that can compare to nature in terms of wisdom.
7. Learn from Life’s experiences and past mistakes

Search for Meaning in your Life Towards Personal Growth

Jason Cooper — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:59:12 +0000

Manly P. Hall again demonstrates his inexhaustible knowledge and wisdom as he gives an educational talk on the Search for the Essential Meaning of Life.

For human beings to grow we must learn to understand our divine and true purpose in life; and where we fit in the universe.

Please enjoy and learn from the following talk on video:

The Schopenhauer Philosophy: How not to be a Grumpy Old Man Whilst Avoiding Pessimism

Jason Cooper — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:50 +0000

Why am I such a Miserable Old Fart?

It’s easy being pessimistic when you are a grumpy old man like me, with nothing but endless conflict, the continuing economic crisis, and Mayan predictions of something terrible to come.

So all I can see in front of me is the impending march of doom. For every minute the clock passes, brings me ever more closer to extinction.

This awareness of my own mortality brings with it cynicism, as I cast envious eyes over the world that I will soon no doubt leave. For vengeance I wish nothing but misery for the rest of you poor souls who will remain in this apparent existence of suffering.

But then again, why would I want to spend anymore time here being tortured by this miserable and superficial planet anyway, with its competitively violent human beings and their ignorant ways – maybe I am the fortunate one.

Schopenhauer Predicted the World Will End in 2012, not the Mayans

Another grumpy old man that agreed with my pessimism of life was German Philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, who had an extremely bleak outlook on existence as a whole.

In short, Arthur’s philosophy of existence was that life itself must have been an accident, a cruel joke played on us unsuspecting victims. As observed by Arthur,

“Human existence must be a kind of error…it may be said of it, ‘it is bad today and every day it will get worse, until the worst of all happen’”

A very depressing and sobering thought indeed from Mr Grumpy himself, but in reality, Arthur wasn’t a bad old fellow and had much wisdom and compassion for humankind’s lot, which ultimately pained him towards a pessimistic view of life.

I still would have to agree (obviously I would, with him being a fellow misery guts) with some of Arthur’s observations on human suffering in general. However, Arthur did have a serious intolerance to noise and almost pushed a woman, who was gossiping outside his door, down a flight of stairs because of it – the reason for his apparent indiscretion is intimated in his following quote,

“Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but is also a disruption of thought”

Yes, Arthur had his issues and could be a miserable old beggar at times (aren’t we all? Okay, I’m speaking for myself), but I’m sure all of us have had something to complain and be miserable about in our troublesome lives.

Find a Purpose and Meaning to your Life toward having Optimism For Tomorrow

So what can be done to relieve any pessimistic views that one might have?

Surely there is more to life than just existing, and there must be a chance for a brighter future despite whatever I or my fellow pessimists may think. So if you are a person who suffers from pessimism in life, you must aim to transform your negative viewpoint into optimism by finding something worth living for, and use that something as a motivating factor towards vanquishing any feelings of futility.

It is totally in our power to give our life meaning and to remain optimistic about the future. However, sometimes one cannot help but feel the seemingly pointlessness of life, but there is much we can hope to achieve and look forward to:

what more can you live for if you are a parent who is responsible for nurturing your child
daily self-learning towards self-knowledge, wisdom and continuous spiritual growth
opportunity to remove any ignorance, fear or apathy you may have so you can face life with confident vigour
overcoming present troubles, to instead find joy in life
finding something of interest and of value to learn and use for the benefit of your life
realising your goals towards total fulfillment and happiness
developing closer bonds in all your personal relationships
teaching or guiding another pessimistic human being toward self-fulfillment
living a wise, good and happy life before departing gracefully

Just take a look at that inspirational list above, my friend. It should provide you with many reasons to be optimistic about your existence on this insignificant dot in the universe. All you need do, is to free your mind and give life a chance to teach you a positive and purposeful lesson that you have been sceptical of up to now.

So have no fear of what tomorrow brings, just develop a positive mindset for the present moment, which should give you the impetus to go on to achieve anything of benefit for your mind and spirit.

What else can we hope to achieve in this apparently short life? ‘Marcus Aurelius, would you please?’

“Live each day as if it were your last.”

6 Steps Towards Freedom from Pessimism

Before I go to put my bunion-ridden feet up in front of the telly and complain about the crap that’s being shown, I will leave you with some sound advice on overcoming pessimism, and for you not to become as grumpy as me:

Always live in the present and have no fear with what the future brings. Fear of the unknown can cause anxiety and pessimism of what’s to come
Embracing the hope of a positive future can make you feel at ease with whatever difficulty you may be presently experiencing, not to mention opening avenues for you to find greater meaning and purpose in your own lives
Always keep in mind that you are growing wise, and not old. This will help to remove your self-imposed pessimism (and grumpiness) regarding the detriments of old age, ‘To grow old is no evil, just learn to cultivate your mind into becoming like fine wine’
Remain young at heart and find joy and laughter in everything you do
Have goals in life to give you some purpose to get up for, no matter how small
Create, learn or discover something of positive value and worth living for

Will’s Words of Wisdom

Jason Cooper — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:08:13 +0000

I never thought I could learn any sort of wisdom from an actor such as Will Smith, but he surprisingly seems to be a man who excels in positive thinking and also possesses a steely determination to succeed in life.

I always assumed that celebrities usually spent their spare time getting drunk at parties and attending to their looks every second of the day…how wrong was I.

Let the Lessons of Life Begin!

Jason Cooper — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:51:23 +0000

Welcome to Knowledge Reform.com!

This will be my first post on my first ever blog in cyberspace so please be gentle…

I have to admit I do feel a little apprehensive about sharing my thoughts about life to whoever is interested to read them. My main priority to begin with was to create an objective website that would serve as a central resource of enlightening knowledge that I felt would enhance people’s minds and change their outlook on life. I have read more books than what’s contained in a small library, listened to countless audio lectures and watched many a documentary which has all somewhat contributed to helping me understand myself and the world. I thought to myself, “Why don’t I combine the website idea with a blog so that I can share this beneficial knowledge with everyone else” – so here I am!

However, if you came here looking for the latest celebrity gossip (which is unfortunately the popular thing to be preoccupied with in these modern times), you now presently find yourself in the wrong place – so please take your leave, now! For those non-worshippers of the celebrity and for those who wish to stay, this site will endeavour to liberate your mind and re-educate you in learning how to think for yourself so that you can overcome whatever challenge your inner-self and life in general throws in your direction. Who cares about who wins Pop Idol or Big Brother! Who cares what David Beckham wears in bed (well, maybe there are a few people out there who do – you know who you are)! This is a serious site (with a bit of humour thrown in ) dealing with serious issues that affect all of us individually and the environment in which we live.

You can find out more of what the purpose of this site is by checking out the About page.

I will now leave you with a comment I made to a friend recently who encouraged me to create this blog (although the lazy git has still not created his yet, hence the comment below). My friend seemed to think that the following comment could prove to be an inspiration in cyberspace. I don’t know myself, but maybe you can make your own minds up.

“…If you really have knowledge of yourself you will know what your true purpose in life is and will instil ‘ACTION’ to satisfy that purpose – and nothing outside of yourself (opinions, irrational fears, etc) should stop you from achieving something for yourself, especially if it will benefit the future generations to come when you have left this planet.”

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