MORE WISE TEACHINGS

“Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and can be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.”
- Francis of Assisi, born 1181 CE, Catholic, Founder of The Franciscan Order

If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowlege: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.
- Charles Darwin, born 1809 CE, Agnostic

This above all, to thine own self be true, and then it shall follow as night the day, thou cannot be false to any man.
- William Shakespeare, born 1564 CE, Baptised in Christian Church

The teachings of all wise men – great men – are the same; be kind, be active for charity and for peace. These teachings don’t come from churches. Listen; most of them rebelled against churches, yet churches are sometimes made after them but never BY them. Just think about that. Churches are built on the teachings of those who defied the church. Mohammed never entered an Islamic temple, Jesus never entered a Christian church.

King Solomon (believed by some to be the wisest man who ever lived) was not so wise as not to sin – but (supposedly for the late King David’s sake) is spared punishment. This is odd, because no punishment was spared David himself. It’s almost as if God had regrets.

The ‘narrow way,’ the correct path, and true wisdom all lie outside the church. This gentle way is the opposite of “I have to think of myself first.” More important that you should think FOR yourself.

“There is nothing in the holy fountains but water; I know, for I’ve been swimming in them. There is nothing in the holy books but works, I know for I have been looking through them.”
- Kabir

It is true that “Man cannot live by bread alone,” (Matt 4:4) but he also needs more than sacred water and sacred books. He needs the ineffable, subtle, and gentle service to his fellow creatures; listen! This is the path, the way, the truth, the life. Follow the words of the wise, not the words of their worshippers, preachers, interpreters and other obfuscationists!