One of the big traps we have in the West is our intelligence, because we
want to know that we know. Freedom allows you to be wise, but you
cannot know wisdom. You must be wisdom. When my guru wanted to put me
down, he called me ‘clever.’ When he wanted to reward me, he would call
me ‘simple.’ The intellect is a beautiful servant, but a terrible
master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive,
compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.
- Ram Dass -