Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

3: The Chapter about the Mind – 26
Anavaṭṭhitacittassa, Saddhammaṁ avijānato,
For the one with unsettled mind, who does not know the True Dhamma,
pariplavapasādassa, paññā na paripūrati. [38]
whose confidence is wavering, wisdom is unfulfilled.
Anavassutacittassa, ananvāhatacetaso,
For the one with mind free of lust, for the one with mind unperplexed,
puññapāpapahīnassa natthi jāgarato bhayaṁ. [39]
for the one who has abandoned making merit and demerit, for the watchful, there is no
fear.
Kumbhūpamaṁ kāyam-imaṁ viditvā,
Knowing this body (frail) is like a jar,
nagarūpamaṁ cittam-idaṁ ṭhapetvā,
establishing the mind like a fortress, 1
yodhetha Māraṁ paññāvudhena,
fight Māra with the weapon of wisdom,
jitañ-ca rakkhe, anivesano siyā. [40]
guard your success, and do not be attached. 2
Aciraṁ vatayaṁ kāyo paṭhaviṁ adhisessati,
Before long has passed by, alas, this body will lie on the ground, 3
chuddho apetaviññāṇo, niratthaṁ va kaliṅgaraṁ. [41]
rejected, without consciousness, just like a useless piece of wood.
Diso disaṁ yan-taṁ kay i rā, verī vā pana verinaṁ –
Whatever an aggressor might do to an aggressor, or an enemy to an enemy –
micchāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ pāpiyo naṁ tato kare. [42]
a mind that is badly-directed can do far worse than that to him.
1
Solid and protected.
2
I do not understand Norman’s translation here of anivesano siyā as: one should take no rest, as
nivesana never seems to mean taking a rest.
3
On the ground, or maybe in the ground, but burial was not common, either the body was
discarded at the charnel ground, to be taken care of by animals and insects, or it was burned, and
sometimes disposed of in bodies of water.