The Moon's a waning and 'tis in Scorpio, perhaps a good time to transplant some Dharma.
These words of the Buddha are found in the Anguttra Nikaya by Nyanaponika Thera.

23 The Roots to All Things

"...In what way are all things rooted? Whereby do they come to actually exist? Where do they arise? Where do they converge? What is the foremost in all thing? What is there master? What is the highest of all things? What is the essence of all things? Where do all things merge? Where do they end?..."

"...All things are rooted in the will.
All things come to actually existence through attention.
All things arise through contact.
All things converge on feelings.
Of all things the foremost is concentration.
All things are mastered by mindfulness.
Of all things the highest is wisdom...(Note here that there is no identity higher than wisdom)
...In all things  the essence is liberation.
All things merge in the Deathless.
Nibbana (nirvana) is the end of all things...(no contacts whatsoever)