“Chochmah is the first of the Three Mothers, the three faculties (along with rational understanding and integrative knowledge) that compose your intellect (seichel). Chochmah is not reserved for the righteous but is given freely to all, even the foolish and inhumane. The challenge is not to earn wisdom, but to access the wisdom already inside you.” From Tanya, the Masterpiece of Hasidic Wisdom