The Quote
Mind Can Be Your Best Friend Or Your Worst Enemy - Kabira
AN 1.31-40 (A i 6)
Adanta Vagga
— Untamed —
The mind can be our worst enemy or our best friend.
05) Classical Pāḷi,
31.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ adantaṃ
mahato anatthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, adantaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
32.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ dantaṃ
mahato atthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, dantaṃ mahato atthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
33.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ aguttaṃ
mahato anatthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, aguttaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
34.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ guttaṃ
mahato atthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, guttaṃ mahato atthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
35.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ arakkhitaṃ
mahato anatthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, arakkhitaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
36.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ rakkhitaṃ
mahato atthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, rakkhitaṃ mahato atthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
37. “nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ
asaṃvutaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ.
cittaṃ, bhikkhave, asaṃvutaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattatī”ti. sattamaṃ.
38.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ saṃvutaṃ
mahato atthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ,
bhikkhave, saṃvutaṃ mahato atthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
39.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ adantaṃ
aguttaṃ arakkhitaṃ asaṃvutaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ,
bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ, bhikkhave, adantaṃ aguttaṃ arakkhitaṃ
asaṃvutaṃ mahato anatthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
40.
“nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, aññaṃ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṃ evaṃ dantaṃ
guttaṃ rakkhitaṃ saṃvutaṃ mahato atthāya saṃvattati yathayidaṃ,
bhikkhave, cittaṃ. cittaṃ, bhikkhave, dantaṃ guttaṃ rakkhitaṃ saṃvutaṃ
mahato atthāya saṃvattatī”ti.
30) Classical English,Roman,
“I
don’t envision a single thing that, when tamed, guarded, protected,
restrained, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when
tamed leads to great benefit.”