Chapter Three: Dhammapada
Chapter Three: Dhammapada "Thoughts" 33. Thoughts are restless, difficult to restrain. The wise straighten their thoughts just as an arrow-maker straightens his arrows. 34. Like a fish on dry land thrashing in agony, a novice meditator agonizes to escape from the power of Mara, the lord of temptations and death. 35. Thoughts are difficult to restrain, they go wherever they want and fancy whatever they wish. But a trained mind is a source of health and joy. 36. The wise can guard their elusive and subtle thoughts wherever and whenever they choose. A well-guarded mind is a source of great joy. 37. He who can guard his thoughts, that wander aimlessly, is free from the bonds of death. 38. He whose mind is unsteady and restless does not know the path to Dharma. 39. But he whose...
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