To understand sublime dhamma leading to Nibbana and to be able to apply the teachings to one’s life, one’s wisdom helps, because, to gain the mind of a stream-enterer, one needs to go beyond ordinary views and practices. 

For example, vipassana means gaining a superior seeing or understanding or developing insight, and how it is understood based on ordinary view and practice differs from the noble way of practicing insight development. Based on ordinary understanding, the techniques to gain insight or super-seeing (vipassana) indicates living in the present moment and letting go. A noble understanding of insight development indicates developing the right view of a stream enterer, an entry point of gaining a deeper understanding of the triple gem to develop four factors of stream-entry and abandoning three fetters by understanding the deep dhamma taught by Buddha. The noble view of vipassana indicates sotapanna, sakadagami, anagami and arahat. In the end, the practice leading to Nibbana is one for all. It is not about textbooks or divisions; it is about gaining a deeper understanding to see the united teachings that are applicable to all. It is not about the external factors but the extent to which one has developed four factors of stream entry and abandoned three fetters in practice that is relevant to gaining a mind state of a stream enterer.

A person with deeper wisdom will likely make decisions that support one’s wellbeing. For example, when everything is changing, changing things can bring continuous suffering. By understanding the universal truths that are applicable to all beings, one’s wisdom will point to giving up clinging to identities, divisions that are socially created, and practices, including desires for becoming, continued existence or samsara. By understanding that Nibbana is shaped by karma and merits, one with wisdom will give up clinging to rites and rituals, ceremonies that are not relevant or external factors, but will instead develop inner qualities that apply to gaining Nibbana. Similarly, maintaining wholesome intentions and engaging in wholesome deeds to look after others can generate merits. Understanding the highest degree of merits can be generated by reflecting on the qualities of the triple gem meaning Buddha, his teachings leading to Nibbana, and enlightened disciples of Buddha irrespective of divisions. Through those who have abandoned greed, hate and delusion as inner qualities and who share the true teachings of Buddha with immense loving kindness to all as friends, one with wisdom will likely want to help oneself and protect one’s wellbeing by taking refuge in the triple gem meaning gaining a deep understanding of Buddha, his teachings leading to Nibbana, and those who are noble disciples of Buddha and who carry the deep teachings of Buddha beyond ordinary understanding of the teachings to gain Nibbana and/or to gain merits for oneself supporting this life and after life.

The practice leading to Nibbana differs from the practices that do not lead to Nibbana. Momentary awareness is maintained through conscious efforts, which is how the ordinary understanding of dhamma can be interrupted and may be unlikely to be stable. This explains why, for an ordinary person, there is continued existence (samsara). However, if maintaining momentary awareness as a mediation practice can be supported by the triple gem to generate merits (giving, reflecting, or mediating the qualities of the triple gem, and developing noble virtues indicates looking after others as applicable to oneself and avoiding discriminating against others on many grounds), in a way leading to developing four factors of stream-entry and abandoning fetters (develop middle mind training in daily life within one’s lifestyle to abandon self-view and abandon clinging to divisions, ceremonies, rites, and rituals), such a noble practice will lead to gaining blissful Nibbana.