Aṅguttara Nikāya
1. Book of the Ones
21–40. A Single Thing
21.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when undeveloped, is as unpliant as the mind. The mind, when undeveloped, is unpliant.”
22.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when developed, is as pliant as the mind. The mind, when developed, is pliant.”
23.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when undeveloped, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when undeveloped leads to great harm.”
24.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when developed, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when developed leads to great benefit.”
25.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when undeveloped & unapparent, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when undeveloped & unapparent leads to great harm.”
26.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when developed & apparent, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when developed & apparent, leads to great benefit.”
27.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when undeveloped & uncultivated, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when undeveloped & uncultivated leads to great harm.”
28.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when developed & cultivated, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when developed & cultivated, leads to great benefit.”
29.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when undeveloped & uncultivated, brings about such suffering & stress as the mind. The mind, when undeveloped & uncultivated, brings about suffering & stress.”
30.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when developed & cultivated, brings about such happiness as the mind. The mind, when developed & cultivated, brings about happiness.”
31.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when untamed, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when untamed leads to great harm.”
32.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when tamed, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when tamed leads to great benefit.”
33.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when unguarded, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when unguarded leads to great harm.”
34.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when guarded, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when guarded leads to great benefit.”
35.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when unprotected, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when unprotected leads to great harm.”
36.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when protected, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when protected leads to great benefit.”
37.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when unrestrained, leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind, when unrestrained leads to great harm.”
38.
“I don’t envision a single thing that, when restrained, leads to such great benefit as the mind. The mind, when restrained leads to great benefit.”
39.
“I don’t envision a single thing that—when untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained—leads to such great harm as the mind. The mind—when untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained—leads to great harm.”
40.
“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, guarded, protected, restrained—leads to great benefit.”