Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)
Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with a discussion of their meaning and their collection.
Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with a discussion of their meaning and their collection.
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3: The Chapter about the Mind – 28<br />
Idaṁ pure cittam-acāri cārikaṁ<br />
Formerly this wandering mind wandered<br />
yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ,<br />
through desire, pleasure and happiness,<br />
tad-ajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso,<br />
(but) today I will control it wisely,<br />
hatthim-pabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho. [326]<br />
like one with goad an elephant in rut.<br />
Appamādaratā hotha, sacittam-anurakkhatha,<br />
You should delight in heedfulness, you should always protect your mind,<br />
duggā uddharathattānaṁ paṅke sanno va kuñjaro. [327]<br />
you should raise yourself from this pit like the tusker sunk in the mud.<br />
Jhāya, bhikkhu, mā ca pāmado,<br />
Meditate, monastic, do not be heedless,<br />
mā te kāmaguṇe bhamassu cittaṁ,<br />
do not let your mind swirl around in strands of desire,<br />
mā lohaguḷaṁ gilī, pamatto,<br />
do not, heedless, swallow a (hot) iron ball,<br />
mā kandi: ‘Dukkham-idan’-ti ḍayhamāno. [371]<br />
do not, while burning, cry: ‘This is suffering.’<br />
Suññāgāraṁ paviṭṭhassa, santacittassa bhikkhuno,<br />
For the one who has entered an empty place, a monastic with a peaceful mind,<br />
amānusī ratī hoti sammā <strong>Dhamma</strong>ṁ vipassato. [373]<br />
there is superhuman delight from insight into true <strong>Dhamma</strong>.