Aṅguttara Nikāya 1 4. Adantavagga

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ adantaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, adantaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

An untamed mind is very harmful.”

Paṭhamaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ dantaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, dantaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

A tamed mind is very beneficial.”

Dutiyaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ aguttaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, aguttaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

An unguarded mind is very harmful.”

Tatiyaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ guttaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, guttaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

A guarded mind is very beneficial.”

Catutthaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ arakkhitaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, arakkhitaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

An unprotected mind is very harmful.”

Pañcamaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ rakkhitaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, rakkhitaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

A protected mind is very beneficial.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ asaṁvutaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, asaṁvutaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

An unrestrained mind is very harmful.”

Sattamaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ saṁvutaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁvutaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

A restrained mind is very beneficial.”

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ adantaṁ aguttaṁ arakkhitaṁ asaṁvutaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, adantaṁ aguttaṁ arakkhitaṁ asaṁvutaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

An untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained mind is very harmful.”

Navamaṁ.

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“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ dantaṁ guttaṁ rakkhitaṁ saṁvutaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.

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

Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, dantaṁ guttaṁ rakkhitaṁ saṁvutaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.

A tamed, guarded, protected, and restrained mind is very beneficial.”

Dasamaṁ.

Adantavaggo catuttho.