Santikaro

The more we cling to the positive, the more we are also full of negative kinds of clinging.

And this is what destroys our world.

To be above and beyond this power of positive and negative.

This is what is necessary for our survival.

The positive leads to a positive sort of ego.

Either way, there is an ego.

And when there is an ego, the mind gets bitten.

And so it can find no real peace.

When we see things directly, then we see them as they are.

When things have no power over the mind.

What they mean is that there is no dukkha, no suffering.

We call this quenching.

The four are sati, mindfulness, panya, intuitive wisdom,

Samadhi, the collected mind, which is firm yet active.

This special application of wisdom.

And then to supply the necessary strength and power, there is Samadhi.

These four things work together in dealing with all the circumstances of our lives.

And then it will be able to serve us in all experiences of life.

And this is the essence of wisdom.

So understanding dependent origination, this is what wisdom is about.