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Dhp 33 · Meghiyattheravatthu
The mind quivers and quakes,hard to guard, hard to curb.The discerning straighten it out,like a fletcher an arrow.
Phandanaṁ capalaṁ cittaṁ,dūrakkhaṁ dunnivārayaṁ;Ujuṁ karoti medhāvī,usukārova tejanaṁ.
Like a fish pulled from the seaand cast upon the shore,this mind flounders about,trying to throw off Māra’s dominion.
Vārijova thale khitto,okamokataubbhato;Pariphandatidaṁ cittaṁ,māradheyyaṁ pahātave.
Dhp 35
Dhp 35 · Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu
Hard to hold back, flighty,alighting where it will;it’s good to tame the mind;a tamed mind leads to bliss.
Dunniggahassa lahuno,yatthakāmanipātino;Cittassa damatho sādhu,cittaṁ dantaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.
Dhp 36
Dhp 36 · Aññataraukkaṇṭhitabhikkhuvatthu
So hard to see, so subtle,alighting where it will;the discerning protect the mind,a guarded mind leads to bliss.
Sududdasaṁ sunipuṇaṁ,yatthakāmanipātinaṁ;Cittaṁ rakkhetha medhāvī,cittaṁ guttaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.
Dhp 37
Dhp 37 · Saṅgharakkhitabhāgineyyattheravatthu
The mind travels far, wandering alone;incorporeal, it lies hidden in the heart.Those who will restrain the mindare freed from Māra’s bonds.
Dūraṅgamaṁ ekacaraṁ,asarīraṁ guhāsayaṁ;Ye cittaṁ saṁyamissanti,mokkhanti mārabandhanā.
Dhp 38
Dhp 38 · Cittahatthattheravatthu
Those of unsteady mind,who don’t understand the true teaching,and whose confidence wavers,do not perfect their wisdom.
Anavaṭṭhitacittassa,saddhammaṁ avijānato;Pariplavapasādassa,paññā na paripūrati.
One whose mind is not festering,whose heart is undamaged,who’s given up right and wrong,alert, has nothing to fear.
Anavassutacittassa,ananvāhatacetaso;Puññapāpapahīnassa,natthi jāgarato bhayaṁ.
Dhp 40
Dhp 40 · Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu
Knowing this body breaks like a pot,and fortifying the mind like a citadel,attack Māra with the sword of wisdom,guard your conquest, and never settle.
Kumbhūpamaṁ kāyamimaṁ viditvā,Nagarūpamaṁ cittamidaṁ ṭhapetvā;Yodhetha māraṁ paññāvudhena,Jitañca rakkhe anivesano siyā.
Dhp 41
Dhp 41 · Pūtigattatissattheravatthu
All too soon this bodywill lie upon the earth,bereft of consciousness,tossed aside like a worthless log.
Aciraṁ vatayaṁ kāyo,pathaviṁ adhisessati;Chuddho apetaviññāṇo,niratthaṁva kaliṅgaraṁ.
Dhp 42
Dhp 42 · Nandagopālakavatthu
A wrongly directed mindwould do you more harmthan a hater to the hated,or an enemy to their foe.
Diso disaṁ yaṁ taṁ kayirā,verī vā pana verinaṁ;Micchāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ,pāpiyo naṁ tato kare.
Dhp 43
Dhp 43 · Soreyyavatthu
A rightly directed mindwould do you more goodthan your mother or fatheror any other relative.
Na taṁ mātā pitā kayirā,aññe vāpi ca ñātakā;Sammāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ,seyyaso naṁ tato kare.
Cittavaggo tatiyo.