Translated from the Pali by F.L. Woodward.
For free distribution only.
From Taming the Mind: Discourses of the
Buddha (WH 51), edited by the Buddhist Publication Society, (Kandy:
Buddhist Publication Society, 1983). Copyright ©1983 Buddhist Publication
Society. Used with permission.
"Monks, I know not of any other single thing so
intractable as the untamed mind. The untamed mind is indeed a thing
untractable.
"Monks, I know not of any other thing so tractable as the tamed mind.
The tamed mind is indeed a thing tractable.
"Monks, I know not of any other single thing so conducive to great loss
as the untamed mind. The untamed mind indeed conduces to great loss.
"Monks, I know not of any other single thing so conducive to great
profit as the tamed mind. The tamed mind indeed conduces to great profit.
"Monks, I know not of any other single thing that brings such woe as
the mind that is untamed, uncontrolled, unguarded and unrestrained. Such a mind
indeed brings great woe.
"Monks, I know not of any other single thing that brings such bliss as
the mind that is tamed, controlled, guarded and restrained. Such a mind indeed
brings great bliss."
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