Wisdom is far beyond knowledge. Wisdom is not systematic and requires paradoxical thinking, presence, a coherence of wholeness, a shift from linear logic to spherical understanding, and for the highest most abstract-systems, self-realization. In this episode, I explore why wisdom is a paradox and what makes wisdom distinct from knowledge, why it’s inherently paradoxical, and how wholeness offers coherence. We look at the paradox at the heart of reality itself: that the observer is always part of the whole they’re trying to understand. So if you don't know yourself, you'll get in your own way of seeing the truth. We live in a complex, interconnected system, be it that of our psyche in our own minds or within our collective society. These complex, living systems require us to think bigger, know higher, unlearn often, and see differently. Wisdom is a paradox...