Fools believe the mind-body continuum to be the Self and thus they suffer, Wise men know the Self to be the Self and are thus liberated.

Fools delay spiritual-culture for they forget the nearness of death; Wise men cultivate themselves every minute for they remember it.

Fools are attached to worldly phenomena and thus experience pleasure and pain, Wise men detach themselves from worldly occurrences and thus transcend those dual states.

Fools find ways to work with human laws in conducting their misdeeds, Wise men simply obey Cosmic laws in conducting their lives.

Those who are beautiful see only beauty in God's creation; Those who are ugly see only ugliness in everything

Fools conform to the letter of the law and are thus bound by it, Wise men conform to the spirit of the law and are thereby liberated.

Fools understand the false to be true, and the true to be false, Wise men know the false to be false and the true to be true.

Fools believe wisdom, experience, and spiritual development to be related to the physical years of a person; Wise men know that wisdom, experience, and spiritual development to be related to the soul.

Fools only honor those that benefit them, Wise men honor all whom they benefit.

A fool is in confusion by his own state of mind, A wise men is in a state of joy for that is his true nature.

Fools believe themselves powerful but are dependent upon their external supports; Wise men are powerful for they are dependent upon none but their own subtle energy.

Fools await their luck, await their fate; Wise men create their luck, create their fate.

Without humility one is never wise, With humility one is never foolish.

All that is of value one takes along to the other side, All that is worthless one leaves behind.

Fools attack that which they do not know, Wise men surrender to that which they do know.

Those that boast of seeing God's light and are untransformed are fools, Wise men, however, are silent in words but loud in virtues.

He who would not give will not be given, He who gives shall be looked after.

Fools emphasize the pronoun "I" too much, Wise men no longer has such an egoic sense.

Fools judge what they see at the surface, what they believe to be and are thus misled. Wise men look into the hearts, the hidden thoughts, the character and light of men, and thus they judge wisely.

The costliest thing in the world fools ignore, Wise men treasure and nurture it constantly and lovingly.

Fools believe that they have found what they are searching for and are thus complacent; Wise men are never complacent no matter where they stand.

Experiences serves no purpose unless its value is extracted; Its extraction is likewise valueless unless it causes a spiritual transformation.

Discipline may result in liberation or it may result in bondage, Fools serve discipline whereas wise men are served by it.

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