Ekakanipāta 4

Numbered Discourses 1.31–40

The Chapter on the Untamed

31

31 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very harmful as this mind that is not tamed. An untamed mind is very harmful.”

32

32 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very beneficial as this mind that is tamed. A tamed mind is very beneficial.”

33

33 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very harmful as this mind that is not guarded. An unguarded mind is very harmful.”

34

34 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very beneficial as this mind that is guarded. A guarded mind is very beneficial.”

35

35 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very harmful as this mind that is not protected. An unprotected mind is very harmful.”

36

36 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very beneficial as this mind that is protected. A protected mind is very beneficial.”

37

37 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very harmful as this mind that is not restrained. An unrestrained mind is very harmful.”

38

38 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very beneficial as this mind that is restrained. A restrained mind is very beneficial.”

39

39 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very harmful as this mind that is not tamed, guarded, protected, and restrained. An untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained mind is very harmful.”

40

40 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very beneficial as this mind that is tamed, guarded, protected, and restrained. A tamed, guarded, protected, and restrained mind is very beneficial.”