Category: Buddhism

Verse 38.

038.

Wisdom never becomes perfect in one whose mind is not steadfast, who knows not the Good Teaching and whose faith wavers.

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anavatthitacittassa saddhammam avijanato pariplavapasadassa pañña na paripurati

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Verse 37.

037.

Dwelling in the cave (of the heart), the mind, without form, wanders far and alone. Those who subdue this mind are liberated from the bonds of Mara.

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durangamam ekacaram asariram guhasayam ye cittam saññamessanti mokkhanti Mara bandhana

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Verse 36.

036.

Let the discerning man guard the mind, so difficult to detect and extremely subtle, seizing whatever it desires. A guarded mind brings happiness.

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sududdasam sunipunam yatthkamanipathinam cittam rakkhetha medhavi cittam guttam sukhavaham

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Verse 35.

035.

Wonderful, indeed, it is to subdue the mind, so difficult to subdue, ever swift, and seizing whatever it desires. A tamed mind brings happiness.

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dunniggahassa lahuno yatthakamanipatino cittassa damatho sadhu cittam dantam sukhavaham

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Verse 34.

034.

As a fish when pulled out of water and cast on land throbs and quivers, even so is this mind agitated. Hence should one abandon the realm of Mara.

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varijo’va thale khitto okamokata ubbhato pariphandat’idam cittam maradheyyam pahatave

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Verse 33.

033.

Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so the discerning man straightens his mind — so fickle and unsteady, so difficult to guard.

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phandanam capalam cittam durakkham dunnivarayam ujum karoti medhavi usukaro’va tejanam

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