Wisdom arises when you’re fully mindful because the lies of the unwholesome mental fabrications fall away. It’s in being fully aware of this that the mind settles and allows you to live without lies…
There are mental fabrications of the mind that arise in each moment, they are wholesome, unwholesome, and neutral. The first is the unwholesome mental fabrication, this would be based in a lie and leads to suffering. Wholesome mental fabrications are those that lead to peace and joy. The wholesome ones don’t need a belief to be, they just need to be investigated to see the truth of their wholesomeness. The third mental fabrication is probably the most difficult one because it’s based in non judgement. It’s neither wholesome nor unwholesome, it’s neutral. It arises for everyone in the present moment and its function is to just see what is. This mental fabrication doesn’t interpret what arises, nor does it attach to it. Think of seeing a stranger on a platform at a train station. Without judgement there’s simply no attachment and neutral remains the mental fabrication of the moment. Once there’s judgement the mental fabrication of the moment changes.
At times unwholesome mental fabrications arise and are attached to. Although there is mindfulness of this somewhat simply because it’s happening, it’s labeled and thus attached to for the most part unconsciously. It’s the focus of these mental fabrications that determine their outcome. Being fully mindful allows you to see, but without needing a label. Being neutral allows you to recognize (perceive) but not be fully mindful. Wisdom arises when you’re fully mindful because the distractions of the unwholesome mental lies fall away. It’s in being fully aware of this that the mind settles and allows you to live without lies. Wisdom isn’t something learned, it arises when you’re disciplined enough to remain fully mindful in the present moment more often than not…
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