1. On Deities
III. A Sword — SN1.24: Shielding the Mind
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“Whatever you’ve shielded the mind from
can’t cause you suffering.
So you should shield the mind from everything,
then you’re freed from all suffering.”
2“You needn’t shield the mind from everything.
When the mind is under control,
you need only shield the mind
from where the bad things come.”
1"Yato yato mano nivāraye,
Na dukkhameti naṁ tato tato;
Sa sabbato mano nivāraye,
Sa sabbato dukkhā pamuccatī"ti.
2"Na sabbato mano nivāraye,
Na mano saṁyatattamāgataṁ;
Yato yato ca pāpakaṁ,
Tato tato mano nivāraye"ti.