Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

3: The Chapter about the Mind – 27
Na taṁ 1 mātā pitā kay i rā, aññe vā pi ca ñātakā,
Mother and father might not do for him, or other relatives,
sammāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ seyyaso naṁ tato kare. [43]
as much good as a mind that is well-directed can do for him.
Cittavaggo Tatiyo
The Chapter about the Mind, the Third
Related Verses from the Dhammapada
Yathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ vuṭṭhī samativijjhati,
Just as the rain penetrates a house with thatching that is poor,
evaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ rāgo samativijjhati. [13]
so passion penetrates a mind that is undeveloped.
Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati,
Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,
evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ rāgo na samativijjhati. [14]
so passion cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.
Tatrābhiratim-iccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano,
One should desire to delight in that place, having given up sense pleasures, and having no
possessions,
par i yodapeyya attānaṁ cittaklesehi paṇḍito. [88]
the wise one should purify the self of defilements of mind.
Abhittharetha kalyāṇe, pāpā cittaṁ nivāraye,
Hasten to do wholesome deeds, ward off the mind from wickedness,
dandhaṁ hi karato puññaṁ pāpasmiṁ ramatī mano. [116]
for the mind of the one slow in merit delights in wickedness.
Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ, kusalassa upasampadā,
The non-doing of anything wicked, undertaking of what is good,
sacittapar i yodapanaṁ - etaṁ Buddhāna’ sāsanaṁ. [183]
the purification of one’s mind - this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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We would better read: Yaṁ taṁ here, whatever Mother and Father and other relatives might do
for him.