Ajahn Chah

Wisdom cannot arise because there is no awareness of right and wrong.

With right samadhi, no matter what level of calm is reached,

There is awareness.

There is full mindfulness and clear comprehension.

This is the samadhi which can give rise to wisdom.

One cannot get lost in it.

Meditators should understand this well.

You cannot do without this awareness.

It must be present from beginning to end.

This kind of samadhi has no danger.

You may wonder, where does the benefit arise?

How does the wisdom arise from Samadhi?

When Right Samadhi has been developed, wisdom has the chance to arise at all times.

When the eye sees a form, the ear hears a sound,

The nose smells odour, the tongue experiences taste, the body experiences touch, or the mind experiences mental impressions.

In all postures, the mind stays with full knowledge of the true nature of those sense impressions.

It doesn't follow them.

When the mind has wisdom, it doesn't pick and choose.

In any posture, we are fully aware of the birth of happiness and unhappiness.

We let go of both of these things.