When has one penetrated and arrived at True Wisdom?
Once, a certain not very well-known Bhikkhu asked the Blessed
Buddha:
Venerable Sir:
True Wisdom is it said. What is really True Wisdom?
Venerable Sir: When has one arrived at such true Wisdom?
The Blessed Gotama
Buddha then pointed out:
Understanding and Knowing
Suffering is True Wisdom;
Understanding and Knowing
The Cause of Suffering is True Wisdom;
Understanding and Knowing
The End of Suffering is True Wisdom;
Understanding and Knowing
The Way to end Suffering is True Wisdom!
All this profound understanding and direct knowledge of the absolute
is True Wisdom, & it is by that penetrating comprehension, that glimpse
of a far-reaching ultimate reality, that one has arrived at true Wisdom!
Therefore, Bhikkhu, an effort should be made much of to understand:
This
is Suffering; an effort should be made much of to comprehend:
This is the Cause of Suffering; an effort should be made so to realize:
This is the End of Suffering; An effort should be made to penetrate,
recognize, & develop,
This is the Way leading to the End of Suffering...
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings
of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
[V:429-30]
section 56: Saccasamyutta.
Thread 18: True Wisdom...
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http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_Ultimate_Fact.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_4_Noble_Truths.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Sour_Sense_Sources.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_1st_Noble_Truth_on_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_2nd_Noble_Truth_on_The_Cause_of_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_3rd_Noble_Truth_on_The_Ceasing_of_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_4th_Noble_Truth_on_The_Way_to_End_Suffering.htm
