Anguttara Nikàya

1. Ekakanipàta

III. Akammanãya Vagga

AN1.21 ~ AN1.30 : Not manageable


21.Bhikkhus, I do not know of a thing so unmanageable as the undeveloped mind.
     The undeveloped mind is unmanageable. This is the first.

22. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing so adaptable as the developed mind.
      The developed mind is adaptable This is the second.

23.Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing so detrimental as the undeveloped mind.
     The undeveloped mind is detrimental. This is the third.

24.Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing so harmless as the developed mind.
     The developed mind is harmless. This is the fourth.

25. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing so detrimental as an undeveloped, secretive mind.
      The undeveloped secretive mind is detrimental. This is the fifth.

26. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing so harmless as the developed manifest mind.
      The developed, manifest mind is harmless. This is the sixth.

27. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing that is so detrimental as an undeveloped mind that has no practice.
      The not practicing, undeveloped mind is very detrimental. This is the seventh.

28. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing that is so harmless as a developed mind that makes much of it.
       The practicing developed mind is harmless. This is the eighth.

29. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing that brings unpleasantness as an undeveloped mind.
      The undeveloped mind brings unpleasantness. This is the ninth.

30. Bhikkhus, I do not know a thing that brings pleasantness as a practicing developed mind.
       The practicing developed mind brings pleasantness. This is the tenth.