What is Abhidhamma

In the search for the true nature of suffering, wise men traced it to the mind.
It is in the mind that suffering arises, manifests and falls.
What causes the suffering to arise in the mind, how does the mind host it, and how does the suffering fall in the mind?

Abhidhamma documents the wise men's discovery of the mind based on a single methodology, that is to listen and observe their own minds. In the process, they discovered impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and non-self. Finally they learned to live with and not be controlled by their minds. In this way, they became liberated.

Abhidhamma contains useful knowledge for one who wants to understand the mind. However it is even more precious for one who wants to follow the way of the wise men and discovers one's own mind. The latter fully benefits from the teachings. It is not about how many pages we read from the Abhidhamma, but about how many pages we experience from it.