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We can be happy!
We can be bright!
We can be fully aware of our own Divine nature!
Why is this possible? Because it is our Divine Right to directly know our own true nature.
These statements are not new. They are, in fact, part of our ancient history. It is an exciting and amazing history, but it becomes even more important to us when we have recognized that this history is part of who we are right now. We are the results of that history and it is why you are reading about Wisdom and why this website has interested you.
Welcome to the website for Sher School of Wisdom. We hope you will read on to learn about the nature of the School, our goals and programs. This School is connected to Sher Astrological Institute as astrology, when used as a tool for increased self-awareness, can be a very important part of the process of developing higher states of consciousness, such as Wisdom. You do not have to be a part of the School of Wisdom in order to take courses in astrology. For more information on our astrology courses, you may check us out here.
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The Nature of Wisdom and Goal of the School
To start, let’s describe what is meant by the term ‘Wisdom’ and, by implication, what the nature of this School is. 
The following is the meaning of Wisdom that guides this School: Wisdom is the art and science of spiritual transformation that leads to an awakening to one’s own true nature or essence. This is the nature of enlightenment. It has been referred to by many names. It has been called Intelligence, Divine Love and or the Understanding that comes from within through contact with Spirit, the Divine or the Transcendent. This science has existed for millennia and is the basis of all the great world religions as well as the much more private Mystery Schools that have existed throughout history. It has existed in the East and the West, but since culture will shape how spritual truths are taught, the ‘appearance’ of a wisdom or mystery school will differ depending on the times and place. The essence of a school of wisdom, however, always remains the same.
The transformational process is universal in one sense , but simulteously deeply individual and personal in another sense. Our goal is to assist people who wish to engage in this process and to do so in a way that does not involve a retreating from “real life” into an enclosed temple, monastery, or other similar setting.
We are in a stage of history where the old division between ’so-called’ real life and the pursuit of spiritual transformation must be replaced with a new model. Our ability to thrive and even survive is threatened by the magnitude of the problems facing humankind. These threats cannot be successfully met in the old way. It is time for an evolutionary leap. We can no longer separate the work of spiritual transformation from normal life, or treat it as a luxury for the few.
Wisdom-Intelligence: A New Model
Our culture equates the concepts of knowledge, thinking, wisdom and intelligence. It regards these terms as synonymous. And, it ignores the aspect of Love entirely. This only furthers confusion. It is important to truly examine and inquire into the nature of intelligence and wisdom, beginning with the realization that we use only a small portion of the human brain. This portion contains the sum total of our conditioning by genetics, family, teachers, religion, society, etc. In fact, the brain has evolved through centuries of conditioning as a storehouse of memories that go far beyond one’s personal experience. Perhaps, this conditioning limits us greatly and operates mostly in an automatic way below our awareness.
The terms Wisdom, Love and Intelligence are not used here to refer to the mental process of solving problems, making good choices or the accumulation of useful information. These things are important, but we would do well to ask if it is that all there is. Can there be Wisdom or Intelligence or Love that is beyond the usual human programming? Is it possible for something new to be experienced? Can Love be left out of our understanding of Wisdom? Perhaps we need to look at these questions much more closely.
Our minds are full of knowledge, opinions, beliefs and habits of thinking from the past and which condition and control us. In fact, they define us. This can be discovered clearly. And when it is discovered, we realize that as long as this is true, we are not going to be free or able to discover new ways of Being-in-the-World.
Quieting the Mind
When we recognize that all our thoughts and stored information are from the past and condition us more pervasively than we have realized, we can see, by implication, what is needed to move beyond that state. We must learn to quiet the mind, that is, that part of the mind that has been monopolizing our interior airwaves for so long. Only then can the “still small voice” from the rest of the mind be heard. Only then will we be able to discover something completely new.
But how do we accomplish this? Must we retire to a cave on a mountainside? This is the difficulty, especially when we realize that the answers that come to mind will inevitably come from, you guessed it, our past conditioning — the very thing that we must quiet. So, we now have our first real challenge and our first definition of Intelligence as well: The outcome of a quiet mind is the beginning of Intelligence. It was Jiddu Krishnamurti who said that “Intelligence’ comes into being when the brain discovers its complete limitation and fallibility, when it knows what it is capable of and what it is not.” This is a process in which we can engage. The purpose of this School is to assist in this process.
The Experience of Wisdom-Love-Intelligence
The philosophy of this School regards the experience of Wisdom-Love-Intelligence as one thing, with three aspects. This statement is hearsay, that is, a second-hand account of something directly experienced by others, until it is not. While it may have been experienced by many others, it is important to know that it is hearsay, for to believe something simply because others have reported it, is an obstacle to having one’s own direct experience. We are habituated to think that we can know something based on what others have said about it. This works well enough for many aspects of everyday life, but it is not a substitute for one’s own authentic experience in the realm of the spiritual. Second-hand reports are a useful guide, but as the saying by Alfred Korzybski goes, “the map is not the territory.”
With that said the experience of Wisdom-Love-Intelligence – as reported by those who have experienced it – is that new qualities emerge for a person that that can only be described as an evolutionary leap. Here are just a few:
- The ability to use the mind without being controlled or limited by it.
- Openness to the infinite- transcendent levels of consciousness where there is freedom and the ability to access the new.
- Being in an awakened state of joyful and loving participation in life.
- Openness to real relationship, rather than projecting one’s own needs and wants onto another.
- The ability to assess situations and know what to do or not do for the best outcome for everyone concerned.
- Unity consciousness- a state beyond duality consciousness where higher states of love are a part of one’s Being.
- We become able to participate fully and integrally with those closest to us, our community, and the world.
To learn about the 3-day Enlightenment Intensive and who might benefit from this Work, please read here.
To read more about the Philosophy and approach of the Sher School of Wisdom, go to our Philosophy section here.